Revisiting China’s Kashmir Policy China’s moves concerning Kashmir evoke apprehension regarding retrogressive changes in its Kashmir policy, designed to give it a hold over India. The best case scenario for China is that the Kashmir issue is never resolved; and if this issue inches towards any kind of resolution, that China should be considered a party to the Kashmir dispute. Prashant Kumar Singh November 01, 2010 IDSA Comments
Probity in the Armed Forces People in India have traditionally looked up to the Armed Forces. Corruption in the Armed Forces therefore militates against the spirit of service to the nation. It has to be cleansed wholesale, with effective mechanisms for protecting whistleblowers and taking swift action against the guilty put in place. Caesar’s wife must be beyond reproach. Rumel Dahiya November 01, 2010 IDSA Comments
Review Essay Katherine T. Harris (ed.), Geopolitics of Oil , Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2009, pp. 165, US$69, ISBN 978-1606928103 Peter Maass, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil , Allen Lane, London, pp. 228, £20, ISBN 978-1846142468 Prashant Hosur November 2010 Strategic Analysis
Oil in China: Reserves, Production and Export Potential The latest addition to the Chinese ‘enigma’ is its oil potential. There have been various accounts, of late, in influential journals and important documents attempting to unravel the mystery surrounding Chinese oil. As it happens, most of them have helped only to further deepen it. P. K. S. Namboodiri November 2010 Strategic Analysis
European Energy Security: Facing a Future of Increasing Dependency by Peter Truscott Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay November 2010 Strategic Analysis
The Economics and Politics of Climate Change by Dieter Helm and Cameron Hepburn (Eds.) P. K. Gautam November 2010 Strategic Analysis
New Energy Frontier: The Bay of Bengal Region by Sudhir T. Devare (ed.) Saurabh November 2010 Strategic Analysis
Energy Security and Climate Change: Double Challenge for Policy Makers by Artur Gradziuk and Ernest Wyciszkiewicz (eds.) Pankaj K Jha November 2010 Strategic Analysis
China and the Energy Equation in Asia: The Determinants of Policy Choice by Jean A. Garrison First Forum Press, Boulder, CO, 2009, pp. 187, $59.00, ISBN 978-1-935049-05-0 Avinash Godbole November 2010 Strategic Analysis
Pakistan’s Energy Security: Challenges and Options Development prospects and economic growth in Pakistan, like in most other countries, will hinge on securing sustainable energy supplies. The Pakistan government has developed a strategy to enhance its energy production by 2030. This article explores the problems faced by the Pakistan government in optimising its use of indigenous energy resources and the implications that future plans to strengthen its energy security may have for its domestic and foreign policy. Sumita Kumar November 2010 Strategic Analysis