India’s Neighbourhood: The Armies of South Asia Publisher: Pentagon Press This book is an attempt to examine the role, relevance and status of the armies in the ever dynamic socio-political milieu of the countries in India’s South... Vishal Chandra | | Book
Urenco is up for sale, is India interested? If Chinese companies eventually end up bidding for Urenco, there is no reason why Indian companies should not do so. India can form a joint-venture with counterparts in Brazil, South... A. Vinod Kumar | November 13, 2013 | Issue Brief
Tracking the source of ‘Weapon Providers’ for NE Rebels It is well established that the armed ethnic groups in Myanmar act as the interlocking chain for the illegal weapons flow from Yunnan in China via Myanmar to the Northeast... Namrata Goswami | November 07, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Will Turkey be the new hub for gas? Turkey’s natural gas reserves are 218 bcf and its production is roughly 27 bcf. It relies heavily on imports to meet its domestic demand. Additionally, Turkey positions itself as a... Gulshan Dietl | November 06, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s ‘deep-sea mining’ capability gets a fillip India’s acquisition of a deep-sea exploration ship ‘SamudraRatnakar’ is a noteworthy development. ‘Deep-sea mining’ has now been officially recognised as a future frontier of scientific research, a notion first outlined... Abhijit Singh | November 01, 2013 | IDSA Comments
India’s Nuclear Policy: The Year After On 11 May 1998, two events took place: (1)India carried out nuclear tests; and (2)India declared itself to be a state with nuclear weapons.1 Jasjit Singh | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
R.I.P. Air Commodore Jasjit Singh AVSM, VrC, VM, IAF (Retd) (1934–2013) Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, AVSM, VrC, VM, IAF (Retd), aged 79, passed away on August 4 2013 after a brief illness. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his condolence message,... Arvind Gupta | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace Post-Cold War structural change (from bipolar to unipolar) brought about by the demise of the Soviet Union, redefined the role and responsibilities of the United Nations (UN). The constraints imposed... Vikash Chandra | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India by Patrick Olivelle is an annotated translation of Kautilya’s Arthasastra. It has 15 chapters and three appendices, which allow the author to stay... Jean Langlois-Berthelot | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Prospects and Challenges of ASEAN Regionalism has been an important force in international relations since 1945. The aim of this article is to make an assessment of one of the major regional organisations from the... Kunal Mukherjee | November 2013 | Strategic Analysis
