Militarism and the Future of Democracy in Manipur: Impressions from the Field India’s two core national security objectives of territorial integrity and sovereignty can be better achieved through individual progress and overall societal happiness especially of its ethnic minorities. Namrata Goswami | April 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
China Entices Myanmar as India Struggles to ‘Look East’ India must revitalise, implement and act on infrastructure and economic development projects in the North East to build its relationship and harness the energy potential in Myanmar. Shruti Pandalai | April 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Why India should retain its No-First-Use policy? Since there is no evidence to suggest that the expansion of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile has degraded India’s retaliatory capability, India should retain its no-first-use doctrine. Reshmi Kazi | April 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Strategic Intelligence and National Security: The Role of Think Tanks Strategic Intelligence depends primarily on open source information and provides a broad net assessed picture of the security environment. Shivananda H | April 08, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Dynamics of Expanding the SCO Given the uncertainties and lack of consensus among SCO members, India must proceed cautiously on the issue seeking full membership. Meena Singh Roy | April 04, 2011 | IDSA Comments
White Paper on China’s National Defence 2010 “China’s National Defense in 2010” reviews the success of the PLA modernization and informationization process while subtly indicating a shift in assessments about the international system and China’s place in it. Rukmani Gupta | April 01, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Protests in the Arab World: Implications for the Region and India The ongoing protests against undemocratic regimes in West Asia and North Africa have sent shockwaves throughout the region. This Brief analyses the protests in the Arab world and their implications for the region and India. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | March 31, 2011 | Issue Brief
South Korea’s Military Preparedness In response to increasing North Korean hostilities, South Korea’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin unveiled a 73-point military reform measures in early March 2011 Rajaram Panda | March 31, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Uprisings in the Arab World: Options for GOI While erstwhile authoritarianism and absolutist rule may no longer be possible, it would be naïve to expect that the Middle East will undergo a metamorphosis. P. R. Kumaraswamy | March 30, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Saudi Succession Puzzle By establishing an organized process of selection and factoring in contingencies, King Abdullah is hoping for a smooth and orderly transition. But age and health are not on his side and the current wave of political unrest in the region has only complicated the challenges facing him. P. R. Kumaraswamy | March 28, 2011 | IDSA Comments
