Strategic Road-Building along the India-China border Given the urgent need to build strategic roads along the India-China border, the Ministry of Home has sanctioned Rs.1,934 crore for strategic road projects of about 804 kms. Namrata Goswami June 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Sustainanble Culture for Soft Power To maintain our cultural heritage, it is vital that the state encourages the study of Sanskrit and impart vigour to reworking Sanskrit texts like that of the Arthsastra of Chanakya. P. K. Gautam June 07, 2012 IDSA Comments
Abrogating the Inimical Discreteness of Af-Pak-In The question of Pakistan’s disintegrating domestic realm and the ramifications of this on national security calculi has not been factored in the post-withdrawal phase as the probability of military responsibilities to be undertaken by regional actors, including India, becomes real. Muska Dastageer June 06, 2012 Issue Brief
Opening the NATO Supply Route: Does Pakistan have any Option? Unless Pakistan opens the NATO supply route, it is very unlikely that the US will transfer any coalition support funds, thus creating serious trouble for the aid-dependent Pakistani economy. Smruti S. Pattanaik , G. Balachandran June 06, 2012 Issue Brief
An Assessment of Manmohan Singh’s Visit to Myanmar Political change in Myanmar is palpable and a sensitive and proactive approach is required to prevent the initiative slipping from India’s hands. Udai Bhanu Singh June 01, 2012 Issue Brief
Nepal: The Constituent Assembly that was….. Nepal’s Constituent Assembly did have some positive achievements, the most important among these being the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the UCPN-M, although it failed to fulfil its other main task of finalising a constitution. Anshuman Behera June 01, 2012 IDSA Comments
Somalia Area1 Total 637,657 sq km Population2 10,085,638 (July 2012 estimate) Saurabh Mishra June 2012 Africa Trends
South Sudan: A Year Old and ‘A Global Problem Child’ The Sudan of the last century was a land ridden by inter-tribal conflicts and civil wars, divided on religious lines and its politics was embroiled in a constant struggle for control over the country’s resources. Today, nothing much has changed except for the secession of South Sudan from Sudan and the discord continues across the border. After decades of civil war what is now observable is that the two Sudans are at the tipping point of an international armed conflict. Keerthi Sampath Kumar June 2012 Africa Trends
Disrupting Life and Economy: The Maoist way Repeated acts of targeting infrastructure speak of Maoist intentions: paralyse normal life, sabotage economic activity, dictate terms and allow life and economic activity only on their “terms and conditions.” P. V. Ramana May 31, 2012 IDSA Comments
The Beijing SCO Summit: Not a Routine One for China While expanding the SCO mandate and reviewing the membership criteria are some of the issues that make the Beijing summit a vital one, contentious global issues like Iran also lend the summit greater importance. Jagannath P. Panda May 29, 2012 IDSA Comments
