Andean Cosmovision and Diplomacy for Life The concept of ‘Vivir Bien´ or ´Good Life’ has emerged in Bolivia’s political, policy and diplomatic discourse after the ascension to power of Evo Morales in December 2005, the first... Sandeep Chakravorty | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Australia and India in Asia: When ‘Look West’ Meets Act East The recent Australian decision to extend civilian nuclear cooperation to India, overriding its own long-term principled position, is no ordinary development. Taking that as a starting point, this article seeks... Vishal Ranjan | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Decision Making on Cross-Border Natural Gas Pipelines (1989–2012) In the last two decades, cross-border gas pipelines have become an integral part of discourse on India’s energy security. Successive reports from the government and the private sector have envisaged... Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Assessing India’s Rise and the Road Ahead This article analyses India’s economic, military and political rise in the international state system. It concludes that India is on the rise in all three power dimensions, underpinned by a... Samuel Bergenwall | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Mass Media in Xi’s China: Markets Versus Control Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China in November 2012 and the President of the People’s Republic of China in March 2013. Ever since, under... Gunjan Singh | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Roadmap for India’s Nuclear Security A watershed moment for nuclear security was reached when global leaders from more than 50 countries including India and other organisations met successively over six years (2010–2016) to develop an... Reshmi Kazi | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Oil Market Challenge Over the last few years, it has been a roller coaster ride for the oil markets. From $110 a barrel in 2010, prices began dropping from June 2014 and finally... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Importance of PM Modi’s Visit to Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran is important in many ways. It came at a time when India is seriously contemplating activation of its ‘Look West’ policy and banking... M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi , Ashok K. Behuria | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Foreign Policy Priorities and the Emergence of a Modi Doctrine India’s current Prime Minister Narendra Modi is often touted as India’s Deng Xiaoping, expected to lead the country on a path of economic reform and accelerated growth.1 While Modi rose... Aakriti Tandon | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Flimsy Reading of History Fails to Predict Tibet’s Future Prof P. Stobdan (Senior Fellow, IDSA)’s reading of history fails to predict Tibet’s future from the beginning. The Dalai Lama has informed the Tibetan people about his thinking on the... Tenzin Tsultrim | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
