Strategic Analysis

India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): An Economic and Political Perspective

Indian presence in the Gulf region is civilizational and has developed into a vibrant relationship over the years. With the emergence of India as a large economic power and with...

The Iran–Pakistan–India Natural Gas Pipeline: Implications and Challenges for Regional Security

This research article examines the rationale for Iran, Pakistan, and India entering into a trade agreement to meet their economic, political, and strategic needs as well as the constraints and...

China’s Regime Politics: Character and Condition

Specialists on Chinese studies are divided on whether or not China is moving towards democracy. Many scholars forcefully argue that China by now is fairly democratic. While conforming to these...

The US Navy in Distress

In February 2009, the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser U.S.S. Port Royal ran aground about a half mile south of the Honolulu airport. The Navy's investigation found that the ship's navigational...

Seth Cropsey |
January 2010 |
Strategic Analysis

A Delphi Assessment on the Current Developments in Pakistan

The Obama Administration’s Approach to the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict: Opportunities and Constraints

President George W. Bush was the first US president to propose a two-state solution to the Palestinian–Israeli conflict when he addressed the UN General Assembly in November 2001. His administration...

Is China Desperate to Teach India Another Lesson?

First it was Arunachal Pradesh, then Sikkim, and now it is Ladakh. There has been a shifting pattern in Chinese mischief along the Indian borders. But more curiously, when reports...

P. Stobdan |
January 2010 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Renewable Energy Challenge

India is being subjected to increasing pressure from the developed countries to cut down on its carbon emissions on the grounds that it is the fifth largest consumer of energy....

Response to Comments

Indo-US Relations

That two countries, India and the United States of America, with so much in common should have drifted apart for so long has baffled many. Of course, there are reasons...

Dinesh Singh |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power by Tariq Ali

Sumita Kumar |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

China, the US and the Power-Transition Theory: A Critique by Steve Chan

Gunjan Singh |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of Conflict by Ashley South

Pakistan’s Identity Crisis Making Sense of Pakistan by Farzana Shaikh

Arvind Gupta |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Nuclear Policy by Bharat Karnad

Terror Financing in Bangladesh

This article deals with financing of Islamist terror in Bangladesh, which on occasions becomes jihadi in nature, especially when it is directed towards India. The exercise undertaken studies developments in...

Anand Kumar |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

Religious Assertion in Malaysia: Constrained or Conflagrated?

For several decades, religion has been a visible and potent force in the domestic politics of Muslim countries. Within Asia, the issue has attracted considerable debate and a good case...

Pankaj K Jha |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

North-East India as a Factor in India’s Diplomatic Engagement with Myanmar: Issues and Challenges

In recent years India, along with China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, has been following a policy of diplomatic engagement with Myanmar. India has also clarified its diplomatic...

Pradip Saikia |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

Pakistan’s HEU-based Nuclear Weapons Programme and Nuclear Terrorism: A Reality Check

In order to construct an operational nuclear device, terrorists need to obtain the requisite fissile materials - Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) or plutonium. It has been proved that, generally, it...

Reshmi Kazi |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis

Trends in Thinking about Warfare

Militaries the world over need to study and understand lessons from the ongoing military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, and the new knowledge needs to be placed in context....

P. K. Gautam |
November 2009 |
Strategic Analysis