China’s Reactor Sale to Pakistan: The Known Unknowns The reported offer of China to sell 1000 MWe reactors to Pakistan has raised a number of issues. China applied for NSG membership in 2004 only after being satisfied that... G. Balachandran , Kapil Patil | November 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
India-Myanmar Border Problems: Fencing not the only solution In addition to building a 10-km fence along its border with Myanmar, India should strengthen the security of the border by deploying adequate guarding forces, revise the FMR and constructively... Pushpita Das | November 15, 2013 | IDSA Comments
Asian Strategic Review 2013 Publisher: Pentagon Press It would not be a cliche to describe the strategic contours of Asia as being at the crossroads of history. A number of significant events are influencing... S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha | | Book
Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality? Publisher: Springer This book explores the character and contours of the Asian Space Powers. At present, Asian states like China, Japan and India are found investing in space technologies with... Ajey Lele | | Book
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
