A Season of Political Protests in Bangladesh It is not clear what kind of democracy the BNP wants to restore in alliance with the Jamaat which does not believe in democracy. But the AL needs to proceed... Anand Kumar | January 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
A New Era in Sri Lanka’s Politics? Sirisena will be expected to restore both the institutional checks and balances which saw an erosion as a result of the 18th Amendment to the constitution and the faith of... Smruti S. Pattanaik , Rumel Dahiya | January 12, 2015 | IDSA Comments
The Terrorism-Disease Nexus: India’s Neighborhood Concerns The lawyer1 representing the Pakistani clinician2 involved in a US national security plan to confirm Osama Bin Laden’s identity in 2010, was killed in Peshawar last week. The formerly Taliban-linked,…... Melissa S Hersh , Michael Hopmeier | January-June 2015 | CBW Magazine
Meeting the Maoist Challenge In the wake of the Sukma attack, it is apparent that the CPI-Maoist's weather- and surrender-induced operational frailty is a matter of the past. Gurmeet Kanwal , Bibhu Prasad Routray | January 08, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Climate Change and Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region Climate change is likely to influence maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The growing unpredictability in climate and weather patterns is having a disproportionate impact over the region.... Abhijit Singh | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
Enhancing Jointness in Indian Armed Forces: Case for Unified Commands The nature of warfare has undergone a major change over the last few decades, brought about by rapid advancement in technologies combined with changes in doctrines and organisational concepts. This... Vijai Singh Rana | January 2015 | Journal of Defence Studies
SAARC Energy Agreement: A step in the right direction Signing of the SAARC agreement is merely the first step in the process of regional energy cooperation. To make this initiative work, governments in the region need to synchronise their... Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni | January 05, 2015 | IDSA Comments
Cyber: Also a Domain of War and Terror India, the IT nation, did not make a news splash at CyberTech 2014. That is worth a passing thought. Because cyber is the fifth and new domain of warfare, after... Suryakanthi Tripathi | January 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Experiences from the International Rhine Water Management Germany, located in Central Europe, has access to different national and international river basins and lakes, including the Rhine, Elbe, Danube and Lake Constance. Precipitation in Germany differs between comfortable... Martin G. Grambow | January 2015 | Strategic Analysis
The Articulated Strategy to Fight the Islamic State: Is It Self-Defeating? President Barack Obama has detailed his strategy to degrade, defeat and ultimately destroy the Islamic State (IS) (the IS is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and... Sanu Kainikara | January 2015 | Strategic Analysis
