IDSA Comments

Karzai Raises the Anti-Taliban Rhetoric

Kabul has for long been wary of Pakistan’s idea of negotiating ‘peace’ deals with Taliban militants operating out of its north-western tribal areas. Pakistan’s earlier peace deals in 2004 and...

Vishal Chandra |
June 30, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

China and Taiwan: modus vivendi… for now

Encouraging developments on either side of the Taiwan Straits have taken place recently, considerably reducing the ‘shrill atmospherics’ surrounding ‘independence’ and ‘invasion’ by several notches. The primary determinant driving these...

Can India Say No?

Where are India-China relations heading, given repeated Chinese claims in recent years to Indian territory and a noticeable hardening of its position beginning with Sun Yuxi’s statements on Arunachal Pradesh...

Negotiations with Insurgents in India’s Northeast

Insurgency movements in India’s northeast would appear to be even more intractable and beyond solution if not for the ongoing ceasefires and peace negotiations between the government and two dozen...

Tata’s Forays into Defence Production

In early May 2008 Tata Group of India and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) signed an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) in India to develop, produce and support...

The Intangibles of the India-US Strategic Partnership

With elections looming large in both countries and the Indo-US nuclear deal facing its moment of truth, the inevitable question will arise as to who has gained how much from...

Cherian Samuel |
June 16, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Bangladesh: Fixing the Democratic Future

The release of Sheikh Hasina on ‘parole’ for two months has generated hope for the stalled political dialogue and uncertainty over the scheduled Parliamentary elections in December 2008. The Awami...

Chinese Checkers in the Himalayas

In a disturbing sign, the Chinese seem to have brought up Sikkim and not Arunachal Pradesh back to the table during the recent visit of Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee to...

P. Stobdan |
June 13, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Implications of Peace Deals in Pakistan’s Wild West

As the new political dispensation in Pakistan negotiates new deals with militants in the country’s Pakhtoon belt, it is causing consternation among its neighbours. The deals have been signed in...

Alok Bansal |
June 13, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Imperative of PLA Integration into the Nepal Army

Integration of Maoists combatants into the Nepal Army (NA) has become a contentious issue. Despite the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections and the declaration of Nepal as a Republic, a new...

Nihar R. Nayak |
June 13, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Interstate Border Disputes in the Northeast

At a time when the India-China border dispute is hogging the limelight and causing unease in the Indian establishment, many festering inter-state border disputes in the Northeast that are sowing...

Pushpita Das |
June 12, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Will Success in the East Pave the Way for Peace and Stability in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka’s Eastern province is transitioning to a new era. First came Karuna’s exit and subsequent co-operation with the government in Colombo. This was followed by the expulsion of the...

M. Mayilvaganan |
June 12, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Flexibility in Political Dialogue Needed to Avert Chaos in Bangladesh

In the ongoing mass arrests in Bangladesh, nearly 20,000 people have been put behind bars. These arrests started on May 28, 2008 after the ban on political activity was lifted....

Anand Kumar |
June 11, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Terrorist Attack on the Danish Embassy in Islamabad

On June 2, terrorists exploded a car-bomb outside the Embassy of Denmark in the high-security diplomatic area of Islamabad. The explosion instantaneously killed eight people, injured more than twenty five...

Problems with Arms Imports

Recent announcements of major arms acquisition programmes by the Indian government must have given a sense of elation to the armed forces, which have been waiting for long for some...

N. Neihsial |
June 03, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

The Chlorine Gas Leak at Jamshedpur

On the afternoon of May 27, the people of Jamshedpur were caught unaware. They were exposed to a dense, pale green, pungent and poisonous gas, Chlorine. This gas had leaked...

Monalisa Joshi |
May 31, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Defence Budget as a Strategic Tool of National Security

The practice of converting defence plans into publicly known defence budget is essentially a practice of democratic governments. One reason for public disclosure of defence spending could be that tax...

N. Neihsial |
May 30, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Alok Bansal |
May 28, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Karzai Raises the Anti-Taliban Rhetoric

China and Taiwan: modus vivendi… for now

Can India Say No?

Negotiations with Insurgents in India’s Northeast

Tata’s Forays into Defence Production

The Intangibles of the India-US Strategic Partnership

Bangladesh: Fixing the Democratic Future

Chinese Checkers in the Himalayas

Implications of Peace Deals in Pakistan’s Wild West

Imperative of PLA Integration into the Nepal Army

Interstate Border Disputes in the Northeast

Will Success in the East Pave the Way for Peace and Stability in Sri Lanka?

Flexibility in Political Dialogue Needed to Avert Chaos in Bangladesh

Terrorist Attack on the Danish Embassy in Islamabad

Problems with Arms Imports

The Chlorine Gas Leak at Jamshedpur

Defence Budget as a Strategic Tool of National Security

Who are the “Indian Mujahideen”?

The India-Pakistan Bonhomie Continues

Pakistan’s Peace Deals with Islamic militants: Lull before the Storm