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NATO and Russia: Move towards Cooperation or Deployments

After Lisbon, the next step for NATO and Russia should be addressing issues relating to deployments of arsenals and arms control.

Joyce Sabina Lobo |
January 13, 2011 |
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Referendum in Sudan: India’s Predicament

Given the strategic importance of Sudan, it will be in India’s interest to push for a fair and just referendum and influence both the North and the South to respect...

Ruchita Beri |
January 11, 2011 |
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Nepal 2010: Uncertainties Galore

The peace process was deadlocked, with extreme polarization within and among the political parties on various issues.

Nihar R. Nayak |
January 10, 2011 |
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Talks with the ULFA: Beyond Rhetoric to Substance

It is vital that the framework of the talks be informed by the element of inclusiveness based on a ‘problem solving’ approach.

Namrata Goswami |
January 10, 2011 |
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Need for a composite back channel with Pakistan army

The absence of a credible interlocutor in Pakistan who can exercise effective control over the Pakistan army leaves India with little choice except to open a parallel dialogue with the...

Sushant Sareen |
January 07, 2011 |
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The New START, its positives, and the imponderables

The durability of the New START will depend largely on how both sides value it as a means towards disarmament rather than for strategic competition.

A. Vinod Kumar |
January 07, 2011 |
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China’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with Pakistan: Implications for India

If the achievements of Premier Wen’s visit to India were more pronounced in terms of economic content, his visit to Pakistan was more characterised by political and strategic significance.

R N Das |
January 04, 2011 |
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South Korea’s show of force and designation of the North as ‘Enemy’

Soon after naming the North Korean regime as its “enemy”, South Korea has, quite abruptly, invoked the desirability of reverting to the Six-Party Talks.

Preeti Nalwa |
January 04, 2011 |
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Defence against Terrorist Attacks: Game Theory can Help

By postulating that the players think ahead not just to their immediate consequences, but also to the others, game theory can provide a framework to think about defending against terrorist...

Sarita Azad |
January 03, 2011 |
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A New Phase in India-Sri Lanka Relations

The recent increase in top level Indian delegation visits to Colombo indicates that India has entered a new and more comprehensive phase of bilateral relations with Sri Lanka.

Hemantha Dayaratne |
January 03, 2011 |
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Bhutan 2010: Foreign Policy Developments

Security and development cooperation have become the twin pillars of the India-Bhutan relationship.

Medha Bisht |
December 30, 2010 |
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India’s Season of Summits

The world needs India as a balancer – in trade, as a market, as an alternative model, and as a world power.

Sujit Dutta |
December 30, 2010 |
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Examining the Maoist Resurgence in Andhra

The Maoists are trying to cash in on major issues like Telangana to expand their mass base in Andhra from where hail their top leadership.

Uddipan Mukherjee |
December 28, 2010 |
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ISRO cannot afford failures

ISRO needs to conduct a thorough enquiry particularly because failure in a time-tested and launch proven “stage one technology” is undesirable.

Ajey Lele |
December 28, 2010 |
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Power, Interdependence and China’s Rare Earth Moment

The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies.

Yogesh Joshi |
December 28, 2010 |
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Enclaves and Adverse Possessions: Time to deliver on the promise

With a friendly dispensation in Dhaka, it is an opportune moment for India to deliver on its promise to exchange the enclaves and surrender adverse possessions.

Pushpita Das |
December 27, 2010 |
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Japan’s Revised Defence Guidelines: Proactive Dynamism Pervades “Reluctant Realism”

Would China’s strategic error in inviting Japanese hostility place more blocks to its rise as an unchallenged regional power or would it be able to override the Japanese threat in...

Preeti Nalwa |
December 27, 2010 |
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Sino-Indian Relations

China has all along been testing the limits of India’s tolerance and restraint and has once again given the Indian foreign ministry much home work for the next few months.

Ramesh Phadke |
December 27, 2010 |
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President Medvedev’s Visit to India: Fresh Directions for Indo-Russian Partnership in the 21st Century

India and Russia should look at a hi-tech partnership for the 21st century in new areas of the civilian economy.

Smita Purushottam |
December 20, 2010 |
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The way ahead in Indo-Russian ties

Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic...

Pallavi Pal |
December 20, 2010 |
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