Political Stalemate and Transitional Justice in Post-conflict Nepal Failure to provide justice will significantly undermine the capacity of the state to uphold the rule of law and undermine the foundations of the new institutions that are being instituted. Monalisa Adhikari | November 21, 2012 | Issue Brief
What did China Gain at the End of the Fighting in November 1962? By first crossing the McMahon Line and then retreating north beyond the McMahon Line on the conclusion of hostilities, the Chinese only served to further reinforce the validity of the McMahon Line as the international frontier. R. S. Kalha | November 21, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India-Japan Join Hands to Challenge China’s Rare Earth Monopoly The most interesting aspect of India and Japan coming together is that they are also proposing to engage with other states where REEs are available for excavation. Ajey Lele | November 20, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Gaza Escalation With reports noting that the Israeli government had authorised the mobilisation of close to 75,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion, international attention is currently focussed on preventing this possibility S. Samuel C. Rajiv | November 20, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Can Israel Afford the Risk of Operation Cast Lead Part 2? While the United States stands committed to Israel, though in a much muted tone, there has been outrage in the region, particularly from Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia as well as the Arab League. Rajeev Agarwal | November 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
China to Launch Satellite for Sri Lanka: India’s Missed Opportunity? India has much to learn from China with regard to using space as an ‘instrument of influence’ and also needs to expand the global footprint of its expertise. Ajey Lele | November 16, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Towards A New Asian Order Publisher: Shipra Publications The volume contains contributions by leading Asian analysts and Asia watchers on the theme of prospects for Asian integration. It discusses regionalism at the continental level and investigates overarching trends. It focuses on Asia's 'rise' and the key factors shaping the Asian regional order. The volume also provides valuable perspectives on Asia's sub-regions. Another salient feature of this volume is its coverage of increasingly significant non-traditional issues in the Asian context. ISBN 978-81-7541-615-4 , Price: ?. 995/- E-copy available Jagannath P. Panda , Ali Ahmed , Prashant Kumar Singh | | Book
Space Security: Need for Global Convergence Publisher: Pentagon Press Employment of Space technologies for advancing the nation's social, scientific and economic interests is gaining increasing importance in the 21st century. At the same time Space security, which includes the security of Space assets and the ability to use Space for civilian and security purposes, is also attracting increasing attention. This book is an attempt to analyse the ongoing trends in the Space domain and emphasis the need for India to establish a comprehensive Space strategy. ISBN 9788182746053 Ajey Lele , Arvind Gupta , Amitav Mallik | | Book
Return from the Precipice: Bangladesh’s Fight Against Terrorism Publisher: Pentagon Security International The image of Bangladesh of being a ‘moderate Muslim country’ was tarnished at the turn of the 20th century. The country known for its Sufi Islam was witnessing a spurt of Islamic radicalism. While delineating the threat posed by Islamic radicalism to Bangladeshi politics and by Indian insurgent groups to Northeast India, the book also focuses on their sources of finance. This book marks an advance over other works on the same topic as it discusses the actions taken by the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government to counter terrorism. ISBN 978-81-8274-697-8, Price: ?. 595/- E-copy available Anand Kumar | | Book
Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities Publisher: Pentagon Security International Space technologies are critical to diverse human activities including communication, education, navigation, and remote sensing, meteorology disaster management and military. Naturally, keeping the space assets secure has become a major necessity for the states. Any damage to such assets would lead to excruciating consequences. ISBN 978-81-8274-687-9, Price: ?. 695/- E-copy available Ajey Lele | | Book
