Strategic Analysis

Indo-Iranian Relations during the Cold War

India and Iran have shared a rich history of civilisational ties for many centuries. The close historical relations were, however, ruined by the British rule and the subsequent loss of...

Iran: Its Strategic Importance

One of the most difficult tasks facing the foreign policy makers in India is the requirement to balance the relations with Iran while enhancing proximity with the United States. This...

Alok Bansal |
November 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

In the book Conflict and Development, which is a product of extensive research, Eleanor O'Gorman explains how civilians become the main victims in conflict situations, as the combatant authorities lack...

Shristi Pukhrem |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

India As An Asia Pacific Power

India's rise as a regional and global power could potentially alter the geopolitical landscape of the Asia-Pacific. With its economic growth and concomitant investments in military modernisation, many see India...

Rukmani Gupta |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

FOREIGN POLICY AFTER TAHRIR REVOLUTION: (Re)-Defining the Role of Egypt in the Middle East

Recently, we have witnessed an unprecedented series of political events in the Middle East and North Africa after a young man from Tunisia had his vegetables confiscated by the police....

Necati Anaz |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History

Hardly any language in the subcontinent has a history as contested as that of Urdu. The history of Urdu is not just a story of linguistic evolution, but of the...

Amit Julka |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

AN ANTI-TALIBAN PASHTUN PERSPECTIVE ON THE TALIBAN

An old African proverb—‘Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter’—comes to mind after reading Farhat Taj's combative, if also compelling, and to an...

Sushant Sareen |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

A Resurgent China: South Asian Perspective

AResurgent China: South Asian Perspective, edited by Tan Tai Yong and S.D. Muni, is a timely book. The simultaneous rise of India and China is a defining reality of the...

Arvind Gupta |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

On Your Marx!

When the Berlin Wall was brought down in 1989, followed by the subsequent disintegration of the Soviet Union, one is unsure whether Francis Fukuyama was actually singing a ditty with...

China’s National Interests: Exploring the Domestic Discourse

China's emergence as a global actor has fuelled much speculation over its ‘intentions’ in the long term. Arguably, debates on the issue have centred around China's growing military and economic...

Rukmani Gupta |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Bhutan–India Power Cooperation: Benefits Beyond Bilateralism

The article argues that as India and Bhutan have moved into the second phase of power cooperation, it is important that the two countries revisit their policies and identify approaches...

Medha Bisht |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Tedim Road—The Strategic Road on a Frontier: A Historical Analysis

The article is an attempt to study the history of the Tedim Road, a 265 km transborder road connecting Imphal (the capital of Manipur in India) with Tedim in the...

Pum Khan Pau |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

UCPN (Maoist)’s Two-Line Struggle: A Critical Analysis

The objective of this article is to critically analyse the discourse within the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or known as UCPN (Maoist) since its evolution and find out...

Nihar R. Nayak |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Will the Indus Water Treaty Survive?

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is the most significant confidence-building measure between India and Pakistan. Despite the wars and hostilities, the IWT has functioned well since it was signed in...

Uttam Kumar Sinha , Arvind Gupta , Ashok K. Behuria |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Strategy and Tactics of the Indian Maoists: An Analysis

Naxals of the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist), better known as Maoists, characterised more than once by the Indian prime minister as the gravest threat to our internal security,...

V.K. Ahluwalia |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Bangladesh–India Relations, Challenges and Prospects

The relations between Bangladesh and India are important and have a strong historic basis. The prospects for these relations to grow in strength are indeed enormous if they are pursued...

Legitimacy Crisis and ‘Popular Uprisings’ in North Africa

The recent wind of ‘popular uprisings’ blowing across North Africa, most notably Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Libya, is monumental and unprecedented. Indeed, the world was taken aback by these...

Space Sustainability: Consent to Security Insurance

On 6 June 2012 the European Union (EU) launched a multilateral diplomatic process to discuss and negotiate an International Code of Conduct (CoC) for outer space. This CoC is designed...

Ajey Lele |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

China and Africa: The Relationship Matures

The strum and drang that has accompanied China's arrival as a major economic and diplomatic actor in Africa has divided the continent into advocates, alarmists and analysts. 1 For the...

Chris Alden |
September 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia by Thant Myint-U

Thant Myint-U has written a book that weaves together travel anecdotes, historical narratives, strategic discourse and an optimistic future for Burma, the country he originally belongs to. The book is...