The Barents Cooperation: Region-Building and New Security Challenges The Barents Euro–Arctic Region (BEAR), which in terms of land territory is one of the biggest international region-building projects in Europe, was established in 1993 to meet the new security... Rune Rafaelsen | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The Arctic: Potential for Conflict amidst Cooperation Changes in the Arctic topography due to climate change have resulted in the region, which erstwhile was remote with little accessibility, to being accessible with potential natural resources and attractive... Sarabjeet Singh Parmar | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The Promise of Involvement: Asia in the Arctic In late 2012, the first liquefied natural gas tanker to sail through the Northern Sea Route reached its destination in Japan, carrying gas from a Euro–Arctic offshore field. Only months... Olav Schram Stokke | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Reincarnation Under Stress: The Dalai Lama’s Succession and India–China Relations The article seeks to assess the evolution of the Tibet question against the backdrop of the problems associated with the succession of the Dalai Lama. It also discusses the implications... Adrien Frossard | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Left-Wing Extremism and Counterinsurgency in India: The ‘Andhra Model’ India has a long history of left-wing extremism. The largest and most powerful left-wing extremist group today is the Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist), which is active in many... Arijit Mazumadar | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Defence Offsets: A System-Level View How effective are offsets as a means to boost a domestic defence industry? This article takes a novel approach to answering this question; examining global data on levels of defence... Joanna Spear | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Majoritarian State and the Marginalised Minorities: The Hindus in Bangladesh The problem confronting the Hindu minority in Bangladesh is analysed in this article within the framework of a majoritarian state, which embodies the socio-cultural ethos of the majority community in... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Trilateral Security Cooperation: Nepal’s New Foreign Policy Nepal's King Prithvi Narayan Shah's famous ‘Yam between two boulders’ quote reflects the great understanding of Nepal's security dilemma, even as far back as the 18th century. 1 This has... Rohit Karki | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
How will India Respond to Civil War in Pakistan? In 1971, India intervened militarily on behalf of Bengalis in the civil war in East Pakistan, dividing the country into two. The prospect of another civil war in Pakistan pitting... Sunil Dasgupta | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Future of Golden BRICS With the successful holding of the fifth summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in Durban during March 26–27, 2013, this influential group of emerging economies completed... Swaran Singh | July 2013 | Strategic Analysis
