Japan’s Revised Defence Guidelines: Proactive Dynamism Pervades “Reluctant Realism” Would China’s strategic error in inviting Japanese hostility place more blocks to its rise as an unchallenged regional power or would it be able to override the Japanese threat in ample measure by altering its strategic game and finding a meeting ground with the United States? Preeti Nalwa December 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
Sino-Indian Relations China has all along been testing the limits of India’s tolerance and restraint and has once again given the Indian foreign ministry much home work for the next few months. Ramesh Phadke December 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
President Medvedev’s Visit to India: Fresh Directions for Indo-Russian Partnership in the 21st Century India and Russia should look at a hi-tech partnership for the 21st century in new areas of the civilian economy. Smita Purushottam December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
The way ahead in Indo-Russian ties Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic partnership for decades. Pallavi Pal December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
Naoto Kan’s Remarks strain Relations with South Korea Kan’s statement about sending the SDF to the Korean peninsula to rescue Japanese citizens and people of Japanese origin in the event of an emergency has raised the spectre of a possible revival of Japanese militarism. Rajaram Panda December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
China threat propels a new defence thinking in Japan Japan’s adoption of a new defence Guidelines to secure its southern “outlaying islands” closer to China suggests major shift in Japan’s Cold War security policy. Shamshad A. Khan December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
Maldives Intensifies Campaign to Tackle Climate Change Fractious domestic politics and lack of consensus at the international level are stumbling blocks before Maldives’ campaign on climate change. Anand Kumar December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
Football World Cup: Opportunities for Russia With Russia hosting three major world sporting events in the next eight years, it is hoped that there would be a massive infusion of capital to boost the country’s infrastructure and upgrade the transport and tourism sectors. Rajorshi Roy December 15, 2010 IDSA Comments
A feeble approach The report provides useful documentation on nuclear issues but falls short of making recommendations which would speed up nuclear disarmament. This is not surprising considering that many of the Commissioners are from nuclear armed states or from ones which enjoy the comfort of a nuclear umbrella. Actually, the report may have the unintended impact of strengthening the hawks in nuclear and security establishments as it fails to put enough moral pressure on them to undertake drastic measures to achieve nuclear disarmament. Arvind Gupta March 18, 2010 Book Review
Address Sensitive Issues and Build Mutual Trust during Premier Wen’s India Visit Primer Wen’s visit should be devoted to enhance mutual trust and confidence but this should not be done by brushing longstanding problems under the carpet. Arvind Gupta December 13, 2010 IDSA Comments
