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The Chinese Message and What Should the Reply Be?

If as the Chinese say that they wish to have ‘good neighborly’ relations with India, then what better way to start, at the very least, to agree to exchange maps...

R. S. Kalha |
May 21, 2013 |
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What India needs to learn from China

It is important to be conversant with the Chinese thought process in order to deal with them. China respects authoritativeness and it is time that India signals its resolve and...

Kasturi Moitra |
May 20, 2013 |
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Outer space comes closer to a regime

The Group of Government Experts need to take into consideration complex and inter-related concerns of space activities before formulating the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures. The need is to have...

Ajey Lele |
May 20, 2013 |
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Will it be a new phase in India-Pakistan Relations?

Nawaz Sharif’s sentiments for better relationship with India are laudable in spite of being still premature. There are constituencies within Pakistan for whom Kashmir continues to remain the core issue...

India and China: Strategic partners in global governance reform

Changing the political relationship between two rising powers requires that both countries use the opportunity provided by their shared interest in global governance reform to develop close cooperation.

Mukul Sanwal |
May 16, 2013 |
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Kenneth Waltz R.I.P. (1924-2013)

Kenneth Waltz hailed as the ‘King of thought’ was a towering thinker in the field of IR. His two most important works, Man, The State, and War (1959) and Theory...

Lure your enemy onto the roof, then take away the ladder

In the context of recent Chinese assertiveness in Ladakh, it is important to not only understand Sun Tsu but possibly also to follow him.

Mandip Singh |
May 13, 2013 |
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Pakistan elections: Implications for domestic and foreign policy

Nawaz Sharif having expressed his intentions of improving relations with India will try to give trade a big push. Yet, one should not expect policy changes related to terrorism targeted...

Sumita Kumar |
May 13, 2013 |
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Pakistan Elections: Making Sense of the Mandate

The new government to be led by Nawaz Sharif will have to tread a very difficult path to manage, if not solve, the monumental problems that confront the Pakistani state...

Sushant Sareen |
May 13, 2013 |
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Chinese lessons in diplomacy

The External Affairs Minister has returned back from his visit to China. Despite this seemingly happy ending to the sordid border incident, inconvenient questions about China’s intentions and assertiveness persist.

Arvind Gupta |
May 12, 2013 |
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The TTP Factor in Pakistani Elections

What we are seeing in Pakistan is the ushering in of an anti-democratic Islamic order through the ballot box. What is more, the Pakistan Army has decided to also indirectly...

P. K. Upadhyay |
May 10, 2013 |
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Rockets in Maoist Arsenal

Rockets in the Maoist arsenal may seem, presently, to have nuisance value. However, the possibility of the Maoists acquiring greater capability to fire the rockets with accuracy cannot be ruled...

P. V. Ramana |
May 10, 2013 |
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Ifs and buts of Pakistan’s coming elections

With an expected fractured poll results, Pakistan is further heading towards uncertainty. The question is not so much as to who forms the next government but more importantly on how...

Sushant Sareen |
May 09, 2013 |
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FDI in Defence: Lessons for Developing Countries

Most developed economies are already feeling threatened by increasing equity investments sponsored by foreign government-owned and/ or foreign government-controlled entities in the defence and high-tech industries. A coordinated government response...

Sandeep Verma |
May 07, 2013 |
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Significance of Japan-Taiwan Fishery Pact

Recently concluded Japan-Taiwan Fishery Pact warrants careful monitoring of the Cross-Strait relations as the pact displeases China.

Lessons from Somdurong Chu Incident

Incursions and incidents of escalation are not new to India-China relations. Importantly they have been successfully diffused by a combination of adroit diplomacy, ‘show of force’ and political statesmanship.

Mandip Singh |
April 26, 2013 |
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China’s Defence White Paper 2013: Lessons for India

Struggling to deal with a rigid China on the intractable border issue, India would do well to digest the core assertions of the white paper, including the growing reach of...

Arvind Gupta |
April 25, 2013 |
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The Korean Imbroglio

North Korea’s uranium enrichment programme has made the US jittery and is not totally confident of reopening the six-party talks. Washington needs assurances regarding North Korea’s future nuclear programmes and...

R. S. Kalha |
April 25, 2013 |
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LAAD Exhibition: Showcase of Brazilian Self-Reliance

Like many other developing counties, Brazil also believes in self-reliance in arms manufacturing and has articulated comprehensive national defence policy with a strong support of its armed forces. There could...

Laxman Kumar Behera |
April 25, 2013 |
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Tunisia’s shaky transition

Constant bickering between Islamist and secular leaders has resulted in deadlock over the new constitution. The Ennahda-led government has been caught between the rock and a hard place, having to...

Melissa M. Cyrill |
April 22, 2013 |
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