The revised defence guidelines have added value to the US-Japan partnership and the fundamental shift in Japanese security policy complements the US call upon Japan to shoulder greater security responsibility as a partner.

• Authors: Titli Basu
• May 29, 2015
• Issue Brief

In the last two months, the large-scale exodus of Rohingyas towards the coastlines of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia has been a concern not only for the region but also for the international community.

• Authors: Sampa Kundu
• May 29, 2015
• Issue Brief

While both Saudi Arabia and Iran vie for power and influence, Yemenis continue to suffer and the country seems to be slipping into further instability.

• Authors: Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• May 26, 2015
• Issue Brief

Modi and Xi share several similarities: their rise to the top, the popular nationalism they ride, the power they wield, and their domestic as well as foreign policy priorities.

• Authors: Avinash Godbole
• May 13, 2015
• Issue Brief

India has to play a critical role in developing and thereby realising the full potential of Chabahar port which will significantly boost its image as a proactive regional power that is building such critical infrastructure not only to maximise its financial and strategic gains but also to propel regional growth and prosperity.

• Authors: Ashok K. Behuria , M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi
• May 13, 2015
• Issue Brief

This Issue Brief examines the various dimensions of the conflict in Yemen and analyses the conflict’s impact on the region and beyond.

• Authors: Meena Singh Roy , M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi , Zaki Zaidi
• May 05, 2015
• Issue Brief

This Issue Brief looks back at the implementation of the JPOA and examines the extent to which the recent framework (JCPOA) agreed upon at Lausanne adheres to the letter and spirit of the JPOA, specifically as it relates to the pledge to treat the Iranian nuclear programme “as that of any non-nuclear state party to the NPT”.

• Authors: S. Samuel C. Rajiv , G. Balachandran
• April 23, 2015
• Issue Brief

Answers to all of Afghan problems can easily be found within the regional context. But the Afghan leadership is not likely to uphold the regional choice now.

• Authors: P. Stobdan
• April 20, 2015
• Issue Brief

One area where the 2015-16 defence budget is likely to hurt the most is in capital acquisition, which has already been under acute pressure in recent years due to the overwhelming share of the ‘committed liabilities’ arising out of contracts already signed

• Authors: Laxman Kumar Behera
• March 02, 2015
• Issue Brief

There is a general feeling among analysts that while US government lawyers may have been satisfied that the CLNDA is compatible with CSC in light of explanations offered by the Indian government, this view is being reportedly challenged by nuclear industry lawyers.

• Authors: G. Balachandran
• February 19, 2015
• Issue Brief