Heuristics for Convoy Movement Problem Convoy movement problem involves routing and scheduling military convoys across a limited route network, adhering to certain strategic constraints. This article suggests using heuristics for solving the dynamic version of the problem where the network changes over time. The performance of heuristics evaluated against lower bounds, when applied to a number of hypothetical data-sets, is found to be encouraging. P. N. Ram Kumar , T. T. Narendran | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Struggling Giant: China in the Twenty-first Century by Kerry Brown Gunjan Singh | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India and its Neighbours: Towards a New Partnership by Ashok K. Behuria (ed.) Satish Kumar | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India Woos GCC’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: Policy, Scope and Precautions In 2007, a small piece of research by Steven Jen generated ripples about the role and significance of Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in the world of finance. The term SWF was coined by Andrev Razanor in 2005, and IMF defined it as “assets held by governments in other country’s currency”. Although, SWF has a history of more than half a century, it gained currency only since 2000. SWFs have been created by the governments for different motives. Zakir Hussain | June 26, 2009 | Policy Brief
The 9th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit: An Assessment The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its ninth summit on June15 -16, 2009 in Yekaterinburg. The Heads of the SCO member states, observer states and guests of the host state - President of Afghanistan, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Secretary-General of the Eurasian Economic Community, and Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, participated in the meeting. Meena Singh Roy | June 24, 2009 | IDSA Comments
China’s Maritime Intent in South China Sea Vis a Vis ASEAN South China Sea is a disputed maritime area. This is because of the multiple and often overlapping maritime claims on parts of the Sea by China, many ASEAN countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam) and Taiwan. Two incidents in the past one month have brought the issue once again to the forefront. In May, the Chinese permanent mission at the United Nations (UN) presented a note to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon claiming sovereignty over 80 per cent of South China Sea including the disputed islands of Paracel and Spratly. Sandeep Anand | June 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Japanese Vulnerabilities increases following North Korea’s actions The delicately maintained fragile peace in Northeast Asia received a severe jolt when North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009, followed by the test launch of four short-range missiles. Earlier on April 5, North Korea had launched a long-range rocket, which drew condemnation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) in the form of a strong presidential statement. Pranamita Baruah | June 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Is Australia a Racist Country? Australia is not a racist country. The state has some of the toughest laws against racial discrimination. Though there is a history of discrimination against its aboriginal population today the country is sensitive to matters concerning race and ethnicity. Namrata Goswami | June 22, 2009 | IDSA Comments
