Maoists in ‘Golden Corridor Area’ The ‘Golden Corridor Area’ was reportedly formed by the Maoists in February 2008. It is essential to check their presence in this area in order to curtail their finances as well as to avoid industrial sabotage. P. V. Ramana December 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
China’s new great firewall and publicity offensive After ensuring that its people are only able to access ‘filtered’ news, the Chinese leadership has also decided to refurbish its image abroad through a major public relations effort. R. S. Kalha December 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Bonn II Conference on Afghanistan: A Step Forward Amidst Uncertainty Bonn II made it somewhat clear that there is at least an evolving discourse and a fleeting sense of realisation in Western capitals that Afghanistan cannot simply be abandoned once again. Vishal Chandra December 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
South Kordofan: The Next Case for R2P? Given the nature of violence perpetrated against innocent civilians and prolonged hostility between Sudan and South Sudan, it is imperative that the UN Security Council takes stock of the situation and acts immediately. Keerthi Sampath Kumar December 16, 2011 Issue Brief
The Proposed PLA Naval Base in Seychelles and India’s Options India must actively engage the island nations in the Western Indian Ocean and enhance the scope and deployment of the Indian Navy and its air aim in these waters. Mandip Singh December 15, 2011 IDSA Comments
Islandic Hop Scotch in the Indian Ocean Region The island hopping game being played out is an indication of China’s strategy for gaining access to the IOR by developing the capabilities of “reach”, “presence” and “sustainability”. Sarabjeet Singh Parmar December 15, 2011 IDSA Comments
Australia’s Uranium Export to India and Pakistan’s Claim Concerned about Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes, Australia has blocked the shipment of dual-use equipment to Pakistan on at least three occasions during the past two years. Ch. Viyyanna Sastry December 14, 2011 IDSA Comments
India’s Internal Security: The Year That Was, The Year That May Be India’s internal security situation in 2011 was relatively better than in previous years. To ensure that 2012 also turns out to be a quiet and secure year, New Delhi not only has to consolidate the gains made in 2011 but also undertake new initiatives to address these gaps. Pushpita Das December 13, 2011 Issue Brief
Prognosis for Pakistan 2012 The outlook for Pakistan in the year 2012 is rather negative diplomatically, economically, politically, socially, culturally, and militarily. Sushant Sareen December 13, 2011 IDSA Comments
A Rejoinder to John R. Schmidt, ‘Pakistan’s Alternate Universe’ Whatever John R. Schmidt’s aims, the arguments that he has employed do not stand the test of casual perusal leave alone scrutiny. Amit Julka December 12, 2011 IDSA Comments
