Ethnicity and Security Forces in Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago The perception of discrimination and the attendant reluctance of Indo-Trinidadians and Indo-Guyanese to enlist in proportionate numbers gives rise to a circle of claims of discrimination that never augur well... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | September 05, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Bringing India-Nepal ties back on track The Prachanda regime’s success in bringing India-Nepal ties back on track will greatly depend on his domestic performance; that is where the goodwill which can give him political heft lies. Rajesh Singh | September 05, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Visit of Myanmar President Upgrades Bilateral Ties The message President Kyaw took back from New Delhi is that India stands ready to support Myanmar in every possible way on its march to security, reconciliation and prosperity. Ashok Sajjanhar | September 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Turkmenistan needs to revisit its gas policy TAPI has the potential to be a game changer for Turkmenistan. To boost confidence among potential investors, Turkmenistan needs to adopt best global practices in its gas sector. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni | September 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Naga ‘Framework Agreement’ and Its Aftermath Differing perceptions among the various stakeholders has emerged because the contents of the framework agreement are not in the public domain. Pradeep Singh Chhonkar | September 01, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Identity, contestation and development in Northeast India by Komol Singha and M. Amarjeet Singh Inhabited by numerous tribes and sub-tribes with fierce clan loyalties, the north-east of India has been plagued by identity-inspired insurgencies since independence. The first of these insurgencies was that of... Pushpita Das | September 2016 | Strategic Analysis
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
