Strategic Analysis

Anatomy of Political Atrophy in Thailand

With the take-over of power by the military on May 22, 2014, under General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, the chief of army, Thailand has gone full circle in coup d’états, from democratic...

India–US Ties: Reviewing the Relationship

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington and a summit meeting with President Barack Obama re-energised a relationship that was widely perceived to be moving towards a dead end. During...

Israel–Gaza Crisis: Understanding the War Crimes Debate

The long conflict between Israel and Palestine took a turn for the worse after the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in June 2014.

The ‘Sir Creek’ Dispute: Contours, Implications and the Way Ahead

Sir Creek, the 17th and last drainage branch of the river Indus, is a meandering riverine feature approximately 92 km (50 NM) long in the low-lying marshy region of Rann...

Future of India–Nepal Relations: Is China a Factor?

Nepal shares an open border of 1,868 km with five Indian states (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim) and 1,415 km with Tibet. Under the 1950 Treaty of...

Chronicling the India–China Puzzle

China and India are the emerging economies in Asia and are in close geographical proximity to each other. What makes this relationship complicated is the fact that India and China...

India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision Making by General V.P. Malik

India’s 11th Five Year Defence Plan was completed on March 31, 2012. Throughout its currency, the plan did not receive the approval of the Union Cabinet. The ongoing 12th Defence...

Bargaining on Nuclear Tests: Washington and Its Cold War Deals by Or Rabinowitz

In Bargaining on Nuclear Tests, Rabinowitz examines aspects relating to the US entering into informal deals with Israel, South Africa and Pakistan in order to prevent them from testing nuclear...

The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises by Stefano Guzzini (ed.)

The end of the Cold War was one of the defining moments in Europe’s geopolitical history. The ‘frozen spatiality’ that dominated the geopolitical space of Europe for half a century...

Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy by David M. Malone

In Does the Elephant Dance, David Malone identifies various aspects of Indian history relevant to foreign policy by examining the role of domestic politics and internal and external security challenges....

Uma Nabhi |
March 2015 |
Strategic Analysis

Cyber: Also a Domain of War and Terror

India, the IT nation, did not make a news splash at CyberTech 2014. That is worth a passing thought. Because cyber is the fifth and new domain of warfare, after...

Experiences from the International Rhine Water Management

Germany, located in Central Europe, has access to different national and international river basins and lakes, including the Rhine, Elbe, Danube and Lake Constance. Precipitation in Germany differs between comfortable...

The Articulated Strategy to Fight the Islamic State: Is It Self-Defeating?

President Barack Obama has detailed his strategy to degrade, defeat and ultimately destroy the Islamic State (IS) (the IS is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and...

Depoliticising Illegal Immigration from Bangladesh to India

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition coming to power in India in May 2014, the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh has come to the forefront once again. However,...

Anand Kumar |
January 2015 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and the Club Model of Global Governance: Why the Indian BRICS Engagement Warrants a Less Ambiguous Foreign Policy Doctrine

India’s global policy strategy is on the verge of major changes. Non-alignment as a cornerstone of foreign policy has become outdated given the power shifts in a multipolar world, especially...

Strategic Analysis

Anatomy of Political Atrophy in Thailand

India–US Ties: Reviewing the Relationship

Israel–Gaza Crisis: Understanding the War Crimes Debate

The ‘Sir Creek’ Dispute: Contours, Implications and the Way Ahead

Future of India–Nepal Relations: Is China a Factor?

Chronicling the India–China Puzzle

India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision Making by General V.P. Malik

Bargaining on Nuclear Tests: Washington and Its Cold War Deals by Or Rabinowitz

The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises by Stefano Guzzini (ed.)

Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy by David M. Malone

Cyber: Also a Domain of War and Terror

Experiences from the International Rhine Water Management

The Articulated Strategy to Fight the Islamic State: Is It Self-Defeating?

Depoliticising Illegal Immigration from Bangladesh to India

India’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and the Club Model of Global Governance: Why the Indian BRICS Engagement Warrants a Less Ambiguous Foreign Policy Doctrine

Mubarak’s Fall in Egypt: How and Why did it Happen?

Global Governance Debates and Dilemmas: Emerging Powers’ Perspectives and Roles in Global Trade and Climate Governance

The ASEAN Way of Conflict Management in the South China Sea

Maritime Strategies of China and Southeast Asia

The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass