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Skolkovo Initiative: Russia’s Drive Towards Modernization

The Skolkova initiative is part of Russia’s attempt to develop a robust national innovation system and a knowledge based economy.

Rajorshi Roy |
November 26, 2010 |
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Less Brussels, more La Manche*? The Case of Anglo-French Defence Co-operation

The question is not whether bilateral co-operation among member-states is a substitute for common European defence.

Kalyani Unkule |
November 25, 2010 |
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Britain’s Strategic Defence and Security Review

The review shows a remarkable shift in the strategic thinking of UK from that of the Cold War frame to a more independent contemporary assessment with a focus on non-conventional...

Poornima Subramaniam |
November 25, 2010 |
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The Culture of ‘Bandhs’ and the Absence of Local Governance in the Northeast

The time has come for citizens of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland to stand up against the negative culture of ‘bandhs’ issued by armed groups who invariably represent only themselves, and...

Namrata Goswami |
November 25, 2010 |
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India and New Zealand: Engaging each other in Asia

India and New Zealand have a great opportunity to work together for the economic wellbeing of the Pacific Island nations.

Rajaram Panda |
November 25, 2010 |
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Obama’s AfPak Review should emphasise on Peace Talks with the Taliban

The US needs to take direct charge of the peace talks prong of strategy to meet the mid-2011 deadline of beginning its troops withdrawal as well as to enable NATO...

Ali Ahmed |
November 23, 2010 |
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Indo-US Defence Cooperation: Set to Chart a New Trajectory

The most important though understated aspect of Obama’s visit to India was the forward movement on almost all facets of defence cooperation.

Gurmeet Kanwal |
November 23, 2010 |
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Why Japan’s economy is ailing?

Japan needs to structurally transform domestic demand by focusing on its service sector – medical services, education, environment, and health.

Rajaram Panda |
November 22, 2010 |
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Cold Start as Deterrence against Proxy War

As long as the sub-conventional deterrence holds, the enunciation of the Cold Start doctrine actually introduces a degree of strategic stability in the region.

Sushant Sareen |
November 22, 2010 |
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North Korea – Construction of Nuclear Power Plant

In the latest game of one-upmanship, North Korea has up the ante by announcing to the world that there is no stopping its nuclear development programme.

The 2010 U.S. Mid-Term Elections and American Foreign Policy

International security analysts must begin a discussion on how reductions in the U.S. defence budget will influence the nature of bilateral security relationships across Asia

Peter Maher |
November 16, 2010 |
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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 |
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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...

R N Das |
November 15, 2010 |
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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...

Rajaram Panda |
November 15, 2010 |
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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...

Rajiv Nayan |
November 12, 2010 |
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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 |
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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...

Ramesh Phadke |
November 11, 2010 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
November 10, 2010 |
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