Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee: A Midway Solution The Chairman COSC will neither be the Commander of India’s Armed Forces nor will he be able to do justice to his advisory role because of the constraints that will affect his functioning in the present system. Rajneesh Singh August 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
The Beginning of the End in Syria The WMD insinuation by the West, the debate over the impending genocide in Aleppo, and the swelling ranks of refugees, all point to an orchestrated shift in the narrative of the conflict that makes external intervention an ‘inevitability’. Abhijit Singh August 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
China Consolidates the Rare Earth Industry and Builds Strategic Reserves China’s success in the rare earth industry is the result of both careful thought and consideration at the highest policy making levels which have constantly expedited reform in the industry. Nabeel A. Mancheri August 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Challenges for Post-Revolution Egypt The end of decades of autocratic rule in Egypt is marked by the beginning of a march towards a democratic political system and the rise to power of the Muslim Brotherhood. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan August 2012 Africa Trends
Now China may play spoiler to TAPI The timing of the proposal for the new Turkmen-Afghan-China pipeline is intriguing, setting off speculation about whether it was being conceived to stymie TAPI or is part of China’s strategy to guard against any extra-regional influence in Central Asia. Shebonti Ray Dadwal July 31, 2012 IDSA Comments
South China Sea Dispute: The Farce of Chinese Multilateralism On territorial and sovereignty related issues, China is likely to increasingly display unilateral tendencies. This is commensurate not only with China’s growing power but also with the relative decline of the United States. Abanti Bhattacharya July 31, 2012 IDSA Comments
Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Conflict It is expected that the Syrian inventory could contain several thousand aerial bombs filled mostly with the chemical agent Sarin, and between 50 and 100 ballistic missile warheads. Ajey Lele July 30, 2012 IDSA Comments
ASEAN without accord The Kingdom of Cambodia, chair and host of the 10 member-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), hosted the second ASEAN Summit in its Peace Palace building at Phnom Penh from July 9-13. The Summit convened its signature assemblage—the 45th ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Meeting (AMM)/Post Ministerial Conference (PMC). Apart from this annual feature, the Summit also saw the participation of ASEAN partners from 17 countries under the aegis of 19th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), 13th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) and the 2nd East Asia Summit (EAS). Preeti Nalwa July 30, 2012 IDSA Comments
PLA Conducts Missile Tests In Tibet A tactical new missile in Tibet may be a good thing for China’s defence industry, but it is definitely not a good thing for India-China relations or for regional security. Bijoy Das July 30, 2012 IDSA Comments
China’s Forward Policy in the South China Sea Cooperation and goodwill of the South-East Asian nations and the international community far outweighs any purported advantage that China might gain in occupying these barren islands. R. S. Kalha July 30, 2012 IDSA Comments
