Strategic Analysis

In Search of Peace in Manipur: Lessons from Nagaland

Manipur has witnessed a rise in insurgency-related violence in recent years. Ordinary people are caught in the crossfire between different ethnic insurgent groups and the security forces. This paper examines...

Frameworks for Peace in Northern Ireland: Analysis of the 1998 Belfast Agreement

The 1998 Belfast Agreement brought to an end over three decades of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. This paper summarizes the role of actors within and outside Northern Ireland, and...

Deals and Dialogues with Militants in Pakistan: Fighting the Symptom or the Disease?

Taking Stock of Seven Years of War on Terror in Afghanistan

Arab-Israeli Peace: Elusive as Ever

Iraq Desperate to Appease Iran Without Losing the United States

India and Pakistan: Introspecting the Indus Treaty

Sino-Indian Water Issues

P. K. Gautam |
November 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

International Relations Theories and the Contemporary World

Arvind Gupta |
November 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

Race, Reconciliation, and Security: Managing India’s Diversities

Nehru’s Concept of Indian Defence

No aspect of Jawaharlal Nehru's policies and leadership came under as severe an attack as those on defence. Unfortunately till this day no scholastic appraisal of the policy he pursued...

Indo-US Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Rhetoric Versus Substance

Following the 9/11 attacks on the American homeland, India and Pakistan emerged as important states in the US-led Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The gathering momentum in the Indo-US relations...

Consumers’ Cartel No Panacea to Resource Nationalism

With the price of oil crossing $110 a barrel, the oil-importing countries' concerns have been mounting. Not surprisingly, the issue of whether the time is now ripe for energy consuming...

Bangladesh’s Relations with China and India: A Comparative Study

China's influence in South Asia has significantly grown over the years, and in particular Bangladeshi-Chinese relations are now robust and very comprehensive. This is in contrast to Bangladeshi-Indian relations, which...

Sreeradha Datta |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

Pakistan-Iran Relations: The US Factor

Pakistan-Iran relations have been complex and paradoxical. The United States has tried to influence this relationship on various counts, given that Iran is an important foreign policy concern for the...

Sumita Kumar |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Role in Global Anti-Proliferation: Challenges and Opportunities

Being a non-NPT state with advanced nuclear capability, India's contributions to the non-proliferation movement have often been scrutinized. India was for long treated as part of the 'proliferation problem'. Since...

A. Vinod Kumar |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

IBSA Dialogue Forum: An Assessment

The formation of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum signals a new phase in South-South cooperation. This paper argues that the IBSA represents the partnership of three like-minded democratic countries,...

Ruchita Beri |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

The Muslim Factor in the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict

The Muslims in Sri Lanka have emerged as a key stakeholder in the past decade. Though they have not directly participated in the conflict, their intervention in the recent peace...

M. Mayilvaganan |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

‘Unity of Effort’: The Missing Link in the Afghan Counter-insurgency Campaign

More than six years after the initiation of Operation Enduring Freedom the Taliban and its affiliates are back, wreaking havoc on the fragile security situation and impeding development activity in...

Towards a Regulated Indo-Nepal Border

The Indo-Nepal border is an open border, which has facilitated close social, cultural, and economic exchanges and led to a special relationship between the two countries. However, in recent times,...

Pushpita Das |
September 2008 |
Strategic Analysis