Uranium from Down Under: Can Madam Gillard Pull it off? Prime Minister Gillard's decision to reverse the uranium export policy not just indicates a dramatic shift in Australia’s strategic outlook, but also could endow a decisive fillip to its crisis-hit uranium industry. A. Vinod Kumar November 21, 2011 IDSA Comments
POST GADDAFI LIBYA—WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Libya may have to turn to Asian countries such as China and India for long term financial help as also for construction and white collar workers. R. S. Kalha November 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
India and the Palestinian Bid for Statehood at the UN Irrespective of the outcome of the Palestinian bid to seek to become the 194th UN member-state, the effort is a definitive ‘fork-in-the-road’ as far as the future contours of the intractable issue are concerned. S. Samuel C. Rajiv November 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
China’s Response to India’s Military Upgrade in Arunachal Pradesh: A Classic Case of “Security Dilemma” China views the Indian military upgrade as a response to China's rise in Asia forgetting that its own aggressive posture and military upgrade since 2006 has provoked the Indian response. Namrata Goswami November 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Olive Branch from Pakistan, in its Time of Crises India’s recent encounters with Pakistan show surprisingly warm diplomacy, with an open declaration from Islamabad of “mending the trust deficit.” This upswing in relations however comes with no guarantees. Shruti Pandalai November 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: A View from Beijing The Dialogue was featured in prime time on the Chinese State-run TV channel, with the comment of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that it had achieved “positive results”. Mukul Sanwal November 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
‘Heart as a Weapon’: A Fresh Approach to the Concept of Hearts and Minds The recent 'heart as a weapon' initiative in Jammu and Kashmir has been received favourably both by critics of security forces and by the state government. Vivek Chadha November 16, 2011 Policy Brief
A non-territorial resolution to the Naga ethnic conflict The Union government must work in consultation with the governments of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur to identify problem areas on the path to a non-territorial Naga council. Namrata Goswami November 15, 2011 IDSA Comments
Elevate Human Rights as the Core Organising Principle in Counter Insurgency The Indian Army’s Doctrine for Sub Conventional Operations does an admirable job in balancing human rights protection with operational demands. However, there is a degree of dissonance in the approach to human rights brought about by the perspective that protecting human rights is a means to an end. Ali Ahmed November 14, 2011 Policy Brief
Will Cooperative Security Work in South Asia? While the cooperative security approach has not succeeded in resolving conflicts in South Asia, it might work when it comes to resolving human security related issues. Arvind Gupta November 13, 2011 IDSA Comments
