Flailing America Vs Failing Pakistan Until the US figures out an answer to the larger Pakistan problem, like India it too will have to resist the temptation of responding to Pakistani provocation with force. Sushant Sareen October 03, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Maoist-Business Nexus While businesses, especially industries, face a real dilemma, the long-term solution is the isolation of the Maoists by winning over the local people through projects that benefit local communities. P. V. Ramana October 03, 2011 IDSA Comments
Richard Bonney, Tridivesh Singh Maini and Tahir Malik (Eds.), Warriors after War: Indian and Pakistani Retired Military Leaders Reflect on Relations between the Two Countries, Past, Present and Future This is an interesting book which offers views, insights and analyses of the relations between India and Pakistan through the interviews with top 26 ex-military officials from both the nations. These officers from both the sides held important positions and provided crucial leadership to their respective militaries in the years after the birth of two nations in 1947. The book attempts to explore whether sustainable peace is possible between both the nations and what are the prospects for the resolution of all outstanding issues between the two nations including the Kashmir dispute. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav October 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
Tibetan Waters: A Source of Cooperation or Conflict? Lower riparian countries likely to be affected by China’s construction of dams and river diversion projects in Tibet need to initiate a bilateral or multilateral dialogue with China. Hari Bansh Jha September 30, 2011 IDSA Comments
Tibetan Waters: A Source of Cooperation or Conflict? Lower riparian countries likely to be affected by China’s construction of dams and river diversion projects in Tibet need to initiate a bilateral or multilateral dialogue with China. Hari Bansh Jha September 30, 2011 IDSA Comments
The ‘Orchid Revolution’ in Singapore The PAP needs to make itself more responsive to the common Singaporean’s demands in order to remain the single-most powerful representative of the people of Singapore. Rahul Mishra September 30, 2011 IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Flood Redux: Need for Institutional Disaster Preparedness While the institutional reforms and structures are in place, often their effectiveness is impeded by corrupt practices and lack of proper maintenance and implementation on ground. Medha Bisht September 30, 2011 IDSA Comments
Sino-Indian Trade: Smoothening the Rough Edges The composition of the Indian delegation to the ongoing Strategic Economic Dialogue is suggestive that issues such as telecom, water, infrastructural development and railways are being discussed on a priority basis. R N Das September 27, 2011 IDSA Comments
The party’s over in the Hindu Kush: It’s time for the US to call it a day Left behind will be a quasi-theocratic Afghan state compelled to accommodate Talibani-style cultural medievalism and a Pakistani state teetering on the brink of political self-destruction and social chaos. Harold A. Gould September 26, 2011 IDSA Comments
The PM’s Speech at the 66th UNGA session: Indian Foreign Policy in Search of a Balance? The PM’s speech in the UN General Assembly shows that Indian foreign policy may be rediscovering age old themes which had become subdued in recent years. Arvind Gupta September 26, 2011 IDSA Comments
