The International Community’s Intervention during the Conclusion of the War in Sri Lanka This article explores the backdrop of the engagement between the International Community (IC) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) over the conduct of the military during the last stages... Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
A Failed US Peace Building Project in Afghanistan: Exploring Cause–Effect Relationship This article argues that while the concept of peace building proved beneficial to Western society, it drew flak in pre-2014 Afghanistan for its inbuilt faults, the overarching US–Taliban conflict and... Mushtaq A. Kaw | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Emerging International Ideocracy and Russia’s Quest for Normal Politics This article analyses modern Western society from the standpoint of the concept of ‘ideocracy’. The author suggests that the development of mass societies and mass ideologies—noted by a number of... Alexander Lukin | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Sri Lanka after Rajapaksa: Can it Ignore China? Since the fall of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, there has been an apparent foreign policy shift in Sri Lanka. There is a growing view that the new National Unity Government... Gulbin Sultana | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Moderates Strike Back in Iran: Imperatives for the International Community The results of the most recent Parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in Iran indicate that Iranians are increasingly unhappy with the conservative establishment in the country. The Reformists or... M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Bose, beyond the ‘Mystery’ Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has featured prominently in the news—and hence the public consciousness—only from time to time. As was often the case earlier, the recent prominence he has been... Amba Pande | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Dalai Lama and Tibet’s Future In an ominous way the Dalai Lama recently threatened to terminate the over 400-year-old spiritual lineage of his position, saying that Tibetans no longer require the authority of the Dalai... P. Stobdan | July 2016 | Strategic Analysis
India and SCO – Future Prospects SCO will need to assume responsibility for providing security in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the withdrawal of ISAF forces. Ashok Sajjanhar | June 30, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Potential Defence Cooperation between Papua New Guinea and India The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is preparing to undergo a major expansion programme. India can assist in enhancing and developing PNGDF’s capabilities without coming into conflict or competition... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | June 28, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Political Upheaval in Brazil An early and decisive conclusion to the political crisis in Brazil and also a finality in the position of Rouseff vis-a-vis the presidency appear unlikely. Gautam Sen | June 28, 2016 | IDSA Comments
