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Defence Budgetary Allocation 2010-11: Adequacy vs. Usage

Adequacy or inadequacy of defence allocation largely lies in the manner it is spent keeping in view the defence requirements for meeting operational and strategic goals and to have the...

Narinder Gupta |
March 18, 2010 |
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Pakistan wants to play a central role in the Afghan settlement

Karzai’s use of the word ‘proxy war’ in relation to India’s reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts can only be understood in view of the West’s fatigue in Afghanistan and the growing...

Arvind Gupta |
March 18, 2010 |
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Testing Times for the Japan-US Alliance: “Secret Pact” Revealed

Notwithstanding revelations about the secret nuclear pact, the Japan-US alliance is likely to remain strong and the East Asian security order will continue to be determined by the American presence

Rajaram Panda |
March 16, 2010 |
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Japan unveils existence of a secret nuke pact with the US

The disclosure of this agreement is aimed at scoring political points as well as addressing the discontent among the nuclear allergic Japanese who want adherence to the non-nuclear principles in...

Shamshad A. Khan |
March 16, 2010 |
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The 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan Struggle: What is the future?

China has to accept that the long term solution to Tibetan discontent lies in granting greater autonomy to Tibetans instead of pursuing assimilation oriented policies.

Gunjan Singh |
March 12, 2010 |
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Contradictory Tendencies in the India-China Relationship: Does it help the bilateral relationship?

Contradictions in India-China relations provide the rationale for greater engagement exactly like it has done in the case of US-China relations.

Avinash Godbole |
March 10, 2010 |
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The Challenges of Asymmetric Warfare

While the asymmetrical threat will have an effect on warfare at strategic, operational and tactical levels, the threat will be most dramatic at the operational level.

K C Dixit |
March 09, 2010 |
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The Naxal Muddle – of Intellectual Haze, Governmental Clarity and Operational Realities

The Naxal challenge is a wake up call to rejig our internal security instruments and restore their organizational ethos, autonomy and operational credibility.

Raj Shukla |
March 09, 2010 |
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AfPak dialectics can work in India’s favour

If Pakistan succumbs to American pressure, it will continue to be engaged in a long war of attrition on its western borders. If Pakistan resists American pressure, it will be...

Sushant Sareen |
March 08, 2010 |
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Pakistan against signing the NPT as a non-nuclear weapons state

In a fundamental shift in its position on the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, Pakistan has made it known that it will join the NPT only as a recognised nuclear weapons...

Ch. Viyyanna Sastry |
March 08, 2010 |
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Another Pakistan-based Terror Group Exposed in Bangladesh

The latest arrests underline the lack of cooperation among security agencies in South Asia and the support base that exists in Bangladesh for terrorist groups.

Anand Kumar |
March 04, 2010 |
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Forging a Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia

India and Saudi Arabia are entering into a long term strategic partnership that encompasses political, economic, scientific and cultural relations.

Exit from Afghanistan: Playing the Game and not learning the lessons

US calculation in backing Pakistani designs for controlling Afghanistan will bring even greater dangers to its own doorsteps.

India’s Defence Budget (2010-2011): Wake up call for Defence Managers

Given that allocations for revenue expenditure are likely to become lesser in coming years, defence managers need to initiate immediate measures to control the rising revenue expenditure.

Arvind Kadyan |
March 03, 2010 |
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Budgeting for India’s Defence: An Analysis of Defence Budget 2010-11 and the Likely Impact of the 13th Finance Commission on Future Defence Spending

If the Finance Ministry’s emphasis on fiscal prudence and inclusive growth has resulted in a smaller increase in the latest defence budget, the Report of the Thirteenth Finance Commission does...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
March 03, 2010 |
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Hatoyama Battles to Wrest Control Power from the Bureaucrats

With Hatoyama’s determination to wrest policymaking power from bureaucrats in full swing, Japan is likely to witness an intense battle between the political masters and the powerful bureaucrats for supremacy.

Rajaram Panda |
March 02, 2010 |
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EU-India Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Post-Lisbon Prospects

Since both India and EU face the same threat of religious radicalism at home and from across the border, focused cooperation on this issue must be given serious thought.

Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay |
February 26, 2010 |
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The military intelligence function in future war

To prevent intelligence failures there is a need to incorporate the additional and fresh areas of intelligence interest brought on by the asymmetric and nuclear dimensions of future conflict.

Ali Ahmed |
February 26, 2010 |
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Hurdles Ahead for Japan as the APEC Chair

With APEC accounting for half the world’s global economic output and 44 per cent of its trade value, Japan’s role in creating a region wide free-trade zone and developing a...

Pranamita Baruah |
February 25, 2010 |
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Afghan Factor behind moves to revive talks between India and Pakistan

The resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue is closely linked with US moves in Afghanistan in the context of Obama’s publicly declared intent to begin the process of US military withdrawal from...

P. K. Upadhyay |
February 25, 2010 |
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