Dissuasion by Punishment or Denial to Counter Bioterrorism In June 2002, the first ever big delegation led by Dr AC Muthiah, the Senior Vice President of FICCI, left for the United States. The two interesting features of this… Continue reading Dissuasion by Punishment or Denial to Counter Bioterrorism B S Malik September-December 2007 CBW Magazine
Hyderabad Woes: Mecca Masjid, Lumbini Park… Hyderabad has been reeling under deadly terror strikes. Three months after the serial blasts at Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, another pair of coordinated attacks rocked the city on August 25. Repeated attacks by outfits with support from foreign covert agencies have made Hyderabad an epicentre of terrorist operations in India. The twin blasts on August 25 and the subsequent recovery of unexploded bombs from different places pointed to a security lapse as well as a delayed government response to demands for beefing up the city's protective measures in the aftermath of the May explosions. T. Khurshchev Singh September 13, 2007 IDSA Comments
The Rise of Pakistani Taliban and the Response of the State The rise of a militant Islamist group calling itself Pakistani Taliban has drawn wider international attention in recent years. It has appeared as a serious internal security threat for the Pakistani state and as an external challenge for the Afghan government facing a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan. This article seeks to trace the evolution of 'Pakistani Taliban' and to isolate and analyse its ideological moorings and its political aspirations. Ashok K. Behuria September 2007 Strategic Analysis
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces: Towards a Normal Military The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are one of the variables of the distinctly pacifist security policy Japan has followed ever since the end of the war. Japan's ongoing 'normalisation' involves an enhancement of the role and functions of these forces. Although the SDF's role has considerably increased in the past decade, it cannot be characterised as Japan's remilitarisation because of strong domestic and external checks. Arpita Mathur September 2007 Strategic Analysis
The China-Pakistan Strategic Relationship: Trade, Investment, Energy and Infrastructure The traditional Sino-Pakistan friendship of 55 years now has a new objective—to improve the economic content of their relationship, which comprises trade, investment and energy co-operation within a bilateral framework. The result of this determination to implement the new economic agenda is visible in the quantum of Chinese investment in Pakistan. Sumita Kumar September 2007 Strategic Analysis
Nuclear Proliferation Challenges and India’s Response India is uniquely placed in the international security and political environment as it neither falls within the NPT 'definition' of 'nuclear weapon states' nor is it a country that can be ignored in any international arrangement without taking into account the reality of its being a state with nuclear weapons capability. At a time when proliferation challenges are assuming disturbing levels, this article seeks to examine the policy options available for India to strengthen the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Rajesh Kumar Mishra September 2007 Strategic Analysis
India’s Aid to Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects Shanthie Mariet D’Souza September 2007 Strategic Analysis
On the State of Media Violence in Nepal Jason Miklian , Ingvill Håkås Tveite September 2007 Strategic Analysis
