Karachi is Burning, Pakistan is Tottering The continuing spiral of violence in Karachi signals the slow but gradual melting of a nuclear-armed State controlled by a military allied with global terrorist networks. Rajeev Sharma | November 15, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Russia-China-India Trilateral: Calibrating a Fine Balance The importance of the RIC trilateral initiative lies in the fact that India, Russia and China, as countries with growing international influence, can make substantive contributions to global peace, security and stability. R N Das | November 15, 2010 | IDSA Comments
New Zealand’s Defence White Paper 2010 As an island country deep down in the Pacific, New Zealand’s security is under no great direct threat from any external source, though turbulence in the neighbourhood would be a matter of concern. Rajaram Panda | November 15, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities Publisher: Pentagon Security International Space technologies are critical to diverse human activities including communication, education, navigation, and remote sensing, meteorology disaster management and military. Naturally, keeping the space assets secure has become a major necessity for the states. Any damage to such assets would lead to excruciating consequences. ISBN 978-81-8274-687-9, Price: ?. 695/- E-copy available Ajey Lele | | Book
Obama’s Visit and the Nuclear Conundrum The joint statement on nuclear issues reflects the combined endeavour of the two countries to find a new common ground, though the final outcome reflects the struggle of the traditional contending approaches of India and the United States. Rajiv Nayan | November 12, 2010 | IDSA Comments
China relents but cannot stop North Korea from weapon proliferation China’s objection to the early release of a UN report on North Korea’s compliance with UN sanctions stemmed from its misplaced confidence in international diplomacy. Rajaram Panda | November 12, 2010 | IDSA Comments
China Air Show-Zhuhai 16 November 2010 Thousands of aviation enthusiasts and professionals are bound to throng to Zhuhai on 16 November, but one wonders if Indian aviation companies and other SMEs would send their delegations or sell their wares at the show. Ramesh Phadke | November 11, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Obama’s Visit and Strategic Trade Management The removal of some organisations from the Entity List has merely removed a layer of controls and there is no guarantee that all dual-use curbs on India would go. Rajiv Nayan | November 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Indonesia-US Relations in the context of President Obama’s visit President Obama’s visit to Indonesia is expected to excise the sense of drift in the relationship that had crept in the post-Suharto phase of transition. Udai Bhanu Singh | November 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
India’s Accommodation in Multi-lateral Export Control Regimes Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in the global non-proliferation regime. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | November 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
