Terror attack in Kenya: resurgence of Alshabaab? The recent terror attack in Nairobi has brought focus on Kenya's involvement in Somalia and indicates that despite the African Union forces' successes last year the Somalia based terrorist group,... Ruchita Beri | September 2013 | Africa Trends
China in and Beyond the Headlines The book China in and Beyond the Headlines is a collection of 16 contributions written by scholars and experts on various aspects of Chinese politics, society and economy. Considering that... Gunjan Singh | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The China Fallacy: How the US Can Benefit from China’s Rise and Avoid another Cold War There have been many studies on US foreign policy towards China dwelling specifically on the efficacy of the US strategy of containment. Donald Gross’s book is an addition to this... Abanti Bhattacharya | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The Untold History of the United States Filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick’s The Untold History of the United States is an uncompromising and riveting account of the uncomfortable aspects of American history. The book studies... Atul K. Thakur | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Debacle to Resurgence: Y.B. Chavan, Defence Minister (1962–66) Relatively little is known about Y.B. Chavan, India’s defence minister from 1962 to 1966. He replaced the controversial Mr. Krishna Menon on 19 November 1962, when India’s war with China... Arvind Gupta | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: A Global Snapshot The United States dominates global defence markets, but the nature of this dominance is shifting. Strategic and budgetary considerations—the latter being constantly restructured by the rising relative cost of defence... Srdjan Vucetic | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Beyond the Rhetoric of Trilateral Cooperation Over the past few years, ‘trilateral economic cooperation’ and ‘vibrant bridge’ have become buzzwords in Nepal’s foreign policy discourse, and have also caught the popular imagination at home in India.... Post Bahadur Basnet | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
A Compromise with India’s Sphere of Influence Integrating the restive Tibetan minority with China has been the primary domestic challenge for Beijing. Thus far, its Nepal policy has been crafted essentially to address the Tibetan question. The... Abanti Bhattacharya | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Neither Feasible nor Desirable Trilateral cooperation between India, Nepal and China needs to be seen from the perspective of how beneficial it is for all three countries. However, such cooperation cannot be divorced from... Smruti S. Pattanaik | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
More Questions than Answers Prachanda’s proposal for trilateral cooperation between India, Nepal and China seems reasonable on the face of it. However, both China and Nepal should be aware that it will create a... Arvind Gupta | September 2013 | Strategic Analysis
