Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations by Zheng Wang Scholars studying China are quite familiar with themes like national humiliation, nationalism as a new source of regime legitimacy vis-à-vis communism, and China’s anti-US and anti-Japan polemic. Zheng Wang’s book... Prashant Kumar Singh | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Religion and Politics in South Asia by Ali Riaz (ed.) In the post-colonial era, religion has emerged as a powerful political force in South Asia. The key question that emerges is: how and why did religion become this potent political... Md. Mizanur Rahman | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West by Ahmad Rashid There is immense strategic interest in the Af-Pak region. The US has spent over half a trillion dollars in Afghanistan and perhaps billions in Pakistan. NATO has spent money and... Naser Timory | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grandmaster’s Insights on China, the United States and the World by Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill with Ali Wyne Without doubt, Lee Kuan Yew has been among the most distinguished statesmen to emerge from the ruins of post-colonial Asia. He orchestrated and led the transformation of Singapore from a... Arjun Subramaniam | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Through the Gender Lens: A Feminist Analysis of ‘Security’ Nicole Detraz, International Security and Gender (Dimensions of Security), Polity, UK, 2012, 168 pp., $21.39 (trade paperback), ISBN 978-0745651170 Chayanika Saxena | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Digital Public Diplomacy and a Strategic Narrative for India States articulate their identity and foreign policy interests in the international system, seeking to influence the perceptions of others and to create an environment in which their goals and efficacy... Kalathmika Natarajan | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Malaysia–India Defence Cooperation: Need for a Paradigm Shift before Strategic Partnership The objective of this article is to discuss defence cooperation between Malaysia and India in the post-Cold War era (1991–2012), mainly from Malaysia’s perspective. The article is divided into four... Suseela Devi Chandran | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
India’s South Asia Dilemma and Regional Cooperation: Relevance of Cultural Diplomacy This article highlights the current relevance of cultural diplomacy not as a panacea for the problems in India’s relations with its South Asian neighbours but as a way of dealing... Rabindra Sen | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Factoring the RCEP and the TPP: China, India and the Politics of Regional Integration The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are not necessarily two contending trade liberalising models, but their import and arrival have posed stiff political challenges for... Jagannath P. Panda | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Federalising India’s Neighbourhood Policy: Making the States Stakeholders The politics of coalition has posed new challenges to India’s foreign policy. This problem becomes particularly evident in India’s neighbourhood, which inevitably becomes intertwined with domestic politics. The rise of... Smruti S. Pattanaik | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
