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Who is Supporting Jundullah’s Terror Campaign and Why?

From its base in Pakistan’s Baluchistan, Jundallah has had opportunities to forge cooperative ties not only with the ISI but also with the Taliban as well as with the intelligence services of countries interested in stoking anti-Iranian activism.

Balaji Chandramohan |
November 06, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Shadow over the Latest Nuclear Deal with Iran

The draft deal is envisaged as a test of Iran’s intentions, and from the Iranian point of view as a test of Western countries’ assurance to facilitate its peaceful nuclear programme.

M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
November 05, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Need for a Resource Generation and Management Cell in Defence

The orientation of the existing administrative set up in Service Headquarters and in departments under the Ministry of Defence is to plan for the utilization of defence budget allocation. They are not in a position to pay attention to the aspect of defence receipts.

Arvind Kadyan |
November 05, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

A Possible Afghan Denouement

Post an American exit, China is likely to increase its investments in Afghanistan, provide employment to hundreds of unskilled Afghan workers, and assume the role of regional stabiliser.

Ramesh Phadke |
November 03, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

America’s Afghan Sojourn

The US may have satiated its desire for vengeance but risks losing sight of its objectives due to liberal atavism, inconstancy, pusillanimity and operational ineptitude.

Kartik Bommakanti |
November 03, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

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Indo-US Relations

That two countries, India and the United States of America, with so much in common should have drifted apart for so long has baffled many. Of course, there are reasons for it, but there are equally compelling arguments in favour of forging better ties. Perhaps the most important factor contributing to the drift has been the inability of the two to identify common interests. Both have been seized by many misconceptions; both have tended to look upon their mutual relations in the context of third countries.