IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Japan’s quest for East Asian Community

Japan is seeking to forge an East Asian Community inline with the European Union. But the optimism that East Asia will realize the goal of European Union (EU) type integration...

Shamshad A. Khan |
October 28, 2009 |
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India-Pakistan Conflict Outcome Probability

The Prime Minister in his address to the Combined Commanders conference of the armed forces exhorted the Services to remain alert, due to the unfolding situation in Pakistan. The armed...

Ali Ahmed |
October 27, 2009 |
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China should not use water as a threat multiplier

Water may not become a catalyst for a direct conflict, but China could leverage Tibet’s water as a politico-military tool vis-à-vis other riparian states. As the economies of India and...

P. Stobdan |
October 23, 2009 |
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Re-strategizing the AfPak Campaign

America’s new strategy in Afghanistan needs to be based on the concept of `connect–hold–build’, where the ground troops surely and silently `connect’ with the local population.

Harinder Singh |
October 22, 2009 |
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India’s Afghan Policy Requires Rethinking

Stability in Afghanistan is vital and the stakes for India are high, but the time is over for sitting on the fence. India requires a larger strategic vision, not a...

P. Stobdan |
October 19, 2009 |
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Talibanization of Gilgit-Baltistan and Sectarian Killings

The year 2009 has seen more sectarian killings in Gilgit-Baltistan than the previous two years put together. Although sniper shooting has remained the primary method of sectarian killings, owing to...

Senge H. Sering |
October 19, 2009 |
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The beginning of the end of the dollar era?

The ramifications of an end to dollar-based oil trade would extend far beyond the oil market and would herald the beginning of a new international political order.

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
October 14, 2009 |
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Shashi Tharoor in Liberia

Ethnic tensions and political and economic corruption are rampant in Liberia, and dealing with these institutional problems is a monumental challenge for any outsider.

Mayank Bubna |
October 14, 2009 |
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India, Maldives and the Indian Ocean

The August 2009 bilateral pact will fortify the security of the Maldives as well as cater to Indian security concerns on the terrorism and geopolitical fronts.

Balaji Chandramohan |
October 13, 2009 |
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US-Induced Privatization of Security in Pakistan

Pakistan faces a new challenge with the United States advocating privatization of security to deal with the country’s internal security challenges, a move that would also increase the level of...

Shantanu Chakrabarti |
October 13, 2009 |
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China’s Experiments with Weather Modification: A Cause for Concern

Weather patterns in a neighbouring state can be affected by experiments conducted on own territory. China needs to clear suspicions that have been aroused by its weather modification actions.

Ajey Lele |
October 12, 2009 |
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Obama and Nuclear Disarmament: Drivers and Substance

Obama is the first American president to actively pursue the goal of nuclear disarmament. But roadblocks on the road to disarmament nirvana, as envisaged by Obama, remain.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
October 08, 2009 |
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Cribbing Over Conditionalities

While Pakistan could still try and develop a taste for grass by rejecting US assistance, there is no way it can economically sustain the fight against the Islamist insurgency without...

Sushant Sareen |
October 08, 2009 |
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Indo-Bhutan Joint Action against Insurgents

Indian insurgent groups are re-establishing camps in Bhutan and are also forging links with Bhutanese rebel groups.

Balaji Chandramohan |
October 05, 2009 |
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Space Technology and Soft-Power: A Chinese Lesson for India

India should engage space have-nots at a different level, going beyond technological and commercial interests.

Ajey Lele |
October 05, 2009 |
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The Situation in Balochistan

Resource-rich Balochistan province has high rates of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and infant and maternal mortality.

Arvind Gupta |
October 05, 2009 |
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Give Me More: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) Turns 60

Indian insurgent groups are re-establishing camps in Bhutan and are also forging links with Bhutanese rebel groups.

Ramesh Phadke |
September 30, 2009 |
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Contours of the India-United States Strategic Partnership

The strategic partnership is moving towards a higher trajectory with growing co-operation in the areas of defence, economy, energy, education, environment, science, technology and innovation.

Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav |
September 29, 2009 |
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Afghan elections and Af-Pak Strategy

If Karzai were to become President again in the election seen as marked by fraud, his lack of legitimacy will only feed into the insurgent propaganda.

Shanthie Mariet D'Souza |
September 29, 2009 |
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Pakistan’s Travails and China’s Aggressiveness

The aggressive posture that the Chinese have adopted along the otherwise relatively tranquil Line of Actual Control (LOAC) has come under a lot of analytical examination by Indian Sinologists. They...

P. K. Upadhyay |
September 23, 2009 |
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