India and Pakistan: Will They Move beyond ‘Sharing of Intelligence’? Intelligence sharing by the Pakistani National Security Advisor (NSA) with his Indian counterpart in early March 2016 came up as an interesting outcome of the ongoing engagement between them since... Ashok K. Behuria | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Impact of Iran’s Return for the Oil Market and India As was anticipated, the nuclear sanctions imposed against Iran were finally lifted on January 16, 2016 after it was certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran had... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Energy Interdependence as a Strategic Factor in the Post-Cold War Context Energy, as a resource, has been considered only as a factor of complex geopolitical rivalries and geo-economic calculations globally. This article, on the other hand, attempts to analyse a parallel... Sreemati Ganguli | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Explaining Non-Arctic States in the Arctic Council How has the role of observers in the Arctic Council evolved and why is there increased interest in participation by states and international institutions? This article examines the influence and... Andrew Chater | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
US Power and Influence in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Decline of ‘Alliance Mutuality’ Recently, the nature of the presence of the US in the Asia-Pacific has undergone significant changes. At least three developments—the rise of an economically and militarily resurgent China, a renewed... Vivek Mishra | May 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Countering the Threat of Radicalisation: Theories, Programmes and Challenges In recent years, rising instances of home-grown terrorism, lone-wolf operations and growing polarisation within societies have upstaged the global military struggle against major transnational terrorist organisations. As the dissemination of... Adil Rasheed | April 2016 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Maoist Global Web The external linkages of the Maoists are wide, stretching from Latin America to South East Asia. These linkages have, essentially, given them visibility and propaganda, and very occasionally weapons. P. V. Ramana | April 29, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Buy (IDDM) or Buy (Indian): Horns of a Dilemma If a product is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured, should the percentage of indigenous content in that product really matter so much? Amit Cowshish | April 29, 2016 | IDSA Comments
India’s Space Security Policy: A Proposal It is time India devised a cohesive national policy to guard its interests in space and effectively address existing and emerging challenges. Ajey Lele | April 28, 2016 | Policy Brief
Strategic Partnerships: A Critical Overview of the Aatre Task Force Report The Task Force has not extended the principle of Strategic Partnership to the whole gamut of big contracts in which the private sector is supposed to play a major role.... Laxman Kumar Behera | April 26, 2016 | IDSA Comments
