Where Hawks Dwell on Water and Bankers Build Power Poles: Transboundary Waters, Environmental Security and the Frontiers of Neo-liberalism Hydropower development clearly has a significant role to play in the closer integration of different parts of the Himalayas and in facilitating downstream benefits throughout South Asia. However, the neo-liberal... Douglas P. Hill | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Nations without Borders: Climate Security and the South in the Epoch of the Anthropocene The standard narrative on modern geopolitics is being re-scripted. Previous ingredients that made up the literature on high politics such as securing resources, rivalries over the control of territory and... Rohan D’Souza | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
The Promise of China’s Cooperative Behaviour towards India M.S. Prathibha | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World: Revisiting Kautilya and his Arthashastra in the Third Millennium Shounak Set | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Recasting Sino-Indian Relations: Towards a Closer Development Partnership Sino-Indian relations were governed by concerns about an unsound bilateral bonhomie, internal as well as external strategic and political considerations, and in addition, national interests and priorities not necessarily oriented... Keshab Chandra Ratha , Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Deconstructing India’s Doctrinal Response The military and scientific leadership of Pakistan has given clear signals that tactical nuclear weapons have a vital role in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons policy. Developed to lower Pakistan’s nuclear threshold,... Arka Biswas | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Reconsidering the Paracel Islands Dispute: An International Law Perspective The Paracel Islands dispute has recently resurfaced as a source of conflict between Vietnam and China, who both claim sovereignty over the islands from ‘time immemorial’. This article re-examines their... Christopher Budd , Dalbir Ahlawat | November 2015 | Strategic Analysis
3rd India Africa Forum Summit: Rejuvenating Relations Touted as the most spectacular diplomatic exercise hosted by India since the 1983 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, this meeting provides opportunity for India to rejuvenate relations with the continent. Ruchita Beri | October 29, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Reenergising India-Africa Maritime Relations Africa needs not only maritime administration frameworks and the local capacity to enforce regulations, but also a model for sustainable blue-economy development that does not result in the destruction of... Abhijit Singh | October 28, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Russian Bombing in Syria: An Interim Assessment It is now abundantly clear that Russia has emerged as the most important player in Syria. With the US on the defensive, the coalition that Russia is forging with Iran... K. P. Fabian | October 27, 2015 | IDSA Comments
