China ups the ante in Arunachal Pradesh China’s refusal of visa to an IAF officer from Arunachal Pradesh, while aimed at scoring a political point, creates obstacles towards the very confidence-building that China hopes to see in the eastern sector. Namrata Goswami | January 17, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Visit of Pakistan Army Chief to China India will need to factor the growing PLA presence in and around Pakistan and be prepared to engage an increasingly confident Pakistan propped by Chinese support and driven by Chinese interests in the region. Mandip Singh | January 17, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Possible Political Scenarios in Pakistan If the army is not in favour of a coup, attempts could be made to defuse the tension through a compromise between the army and the government, with some leadership change acting as a face-saver. Arvind Gupta | January 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Possible Political Scenarios in Pakistan If the army is not in favour of a coup, attempts could be made to defuse the tension through a compromise between the army and the government, with some leadership change acting as a face-saver. Arvind Gupta | January 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Foreign Minister Krishna’s Visit to Israel: Adding Political Content to a Robust Partnership S.M. Krishna’s visit to Israel has added the crucial political content to one of India’s most significant bilateral relationships of the post-Cold War era. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | January 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
Challenges Before Japan in 2012 This Issue Brief assesses the pitfalls and opportunities as well as the likely course of action that the Japanese political leadership is going to define in the coming months. Rajaram Panda | January 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
US Strategic Defence Review—The Dilemma for Asian States While we in India should welcome a change in the strategic profile of the US, we should at the same time examine the matter closely, lest we unnecessarily get embroiled yet again with the Chinese. R. S. Kalha | January 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India-China Special Representatives Talks: Focus on Trust Building Although not much is expected from this round of border talks, some incremental forward movement cannot be ruled out in terms of creating additional institutional mechanisms to deal with frequent border transgressions from the Chinese side. R N Das | January 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The US Pivots to the East: Implications for India While India’s policy elite have surely not been ‘oblivious’ of the tectonic changes occurring in the region, they have been rather ‘impervious’ to the rapidly emerging equations. Abhijit Singh | January 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Exciting times for Taiwan Like in earlier elections in Taiwan this time too the polls are a close contest both at the Presidential and Parliamentary levels. Joe Thomas Karackattu | January 13, 2012 | IDSA Comments
