Project Tiger: Reintegration of the Surrendered LTTE Cadres If adequate attention is not given to reintegrating former LTTE militants, there are chances that they may resort to criminal or militant activities for their livelihood. N. Manoharan July 21, 2011 IDSA Comments
Benefits of the Pegging Arrangement Between Nepali and Indian Currencies In the existing situation, any effort to do away with the pegging arrangement would further invite capital flight from Nepal and thus affect business, trade and other economic activities. Hari Bansh Jha July 21, 2011 IDSA Comments
The 2011 Mumbai Serial Blasts and India’s ‘Resilience’ With India’s security apparatus once again standing exposed and the security overhaul envisaged after 26/11 being still a work in progress, it is time for some harsh introspection. Shruti Pandalai July 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
GSAT-12: Boosting Transponder Demand The larger issue which the GSAT-12 launch brings to the fore is that of the mounting demand for satellite transponders and India’s capabilities in this regard. Ajey Lele July 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
Global Zero and Nuclear Disarmament Activism Though Global Zero’s ‘umbrella activism’ involving current and past policy practitioners and the general public alike can be expected to gain further momentum in the near future, its continued vitality may however be captive to the pressures of the timeline within which its vision is intended to be achieved. S. Samuel C. Rajiv July 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
Infrastructure Development and Chinese War Waging Capabilities in Tibet China has created world class infrastructure on the Tibetan plateau in terms of highways, rail links, airports, logistic installations and oil pipelines which have civilian as well as military usage, allowing China to settle its Han majority population into these sparsely populated areas, project power in Central and South Asia, and make sustained efforts to integrate these alien areas. These unprecedented infrastructure developments have significantly multiplied the war waging capabilities of China, including against India. Shailender Arya July 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
Averting the ‘Lehman Momentum’ in Nepal The health of Nepal’s banking and financial institutions has deteriorated drastically, causing panic among a section of depositors and government institutions. Hari Bansh Jha July 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Detecting Surgically Implanted Bombs Aviation has been a favourite target for terrorist groups over the last three decades. Shashank Singhal July 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Soft Way to Consolidate Hard Power: China’s New ‘Low Profile’ Strategy Orientation China learnt in 2010 that continued strategic tension with the United States provides less advantage to China’s vital interests. For consolidating a peaceful development environment, China began to reshape its rising strategy of “Low Profile with a new identity of an emerging power”. China might not satisfy the US hegemony profile, however, China is not certain nowadays that it can overcome its strategic limits and diplomatic isolation in East Asia. Hsin Chih Chen* July 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
China and India: Maritime Commonalities and Divergences When a nation embarks upon the process of shifting from an “inward-leaning economy” to an “outward-leaning economy,” the arena of national security concerns begins to move to the oceans . The expanding economies and ever increasing demand for natural resources has rekindled the maritime vision of these growing nations. The rediscovery of a maritime vision leading to increased inroads in the maritime domain by both these nations could be viewed as being based on maritime commonalities. Along with the commonalities there are divergences in strategic thought and approach. Sarabjeet Singh Parmar , Saloni Salil July 2011 Journal of Defence Studies
