Analysing China’s soft power strategy and comparative Indian initiatives Soft power has become a new currency of power in international relations. It assumes more significance with countries that are sovereign equals but vulnerable to dominance and hegemonic actions by... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Nexus of Global Jihad The emergence of Al Qaeda on the global stage marked a shift, in more ways than one. Amongst these, it was perhaps the ability to run a corporatised terrorist organisation,... Vivek Chadha | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Kautilya’s Arthashastra: an intellectual portrait: the classical roots of modern politics in India The generalist reader, as also those interested in indigenous historical knowledge, owes a debt of gratitude to Professor Subrata K. Mitra and Dr. Michael Liebig for bringing out this remarkable... Jayant Prasad | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Pashtun Nationalism in Search of Political Space and the State in Pakistan Pakistan is undergoing political turmoil once again. Once again an elected prime minister was first removed in July 2017, and then barred from fighting elections for life on April 13,... Nazir Ahmad Mir | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Qatar Crisis and the Deepening Regional Faultlines In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar. They accused Qatar of supporting extremist and terror groups in the region, having close ties... Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Whither Oil Prices? India’s Choices President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has sent oil prices soaring again. Even prior to the May 8, 2018 announcement, after falling to below $30 a... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Transforming Eastern South Asia: Relevance of BIMSTEC Of late the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is receiving sincere attention from its member countries as an organisation that has the potential to... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Human Security Approach to Internal Security: Case Study of Reconciliation and Insurgency in Tamenglong, Manipur Human security as a concept contends that the appropriate referent for peace and security should be the individual instead of the state. This Essay explores whether a human security-centred approach,... D. Padma Kumar Pillay | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Indian Diaspora in Reunion Island: A Strategic Asset Wherever Indians have migrated, they have carried with them their culture, which has subsequently served to build multi-layered bridges with their country of origin. The article studies the Indian migration... Ankita Bhattacharjee | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Securing Peace? Regime Types and Security Sector Reform in the Patani (Thailand) and Bangsamoro (the Philippines) Peace Processes, 2011–2016 This article examines how regime types shape security sector reforms, that are integral to the peace processes in Thailand’s Patani and the Philippines’ Mindanao. Dr. Janjira Sombatpoonsiri | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
