Relevance of Kautilya’s Arthasastra The community of scholars needs to study Kautilya's Arthasastra and apply his concepts to political theory and other fields of enquiry, such as intelligence, internal security, war, foreign policy, sociology,... P. K. Gautam | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Peak Oil and Implications for India The basic point is that crude oil is a finite resource. Hence, the issue is not ‘if’ crude oil peaks and availability declines, but ‘when’ it peaks and starts its... S.C.N. Jatar | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Growing Energy Woes The power blackouts on 30 July 2012, first in north India and again in north, north-east and eastern India, which plunged seven northern Indian states into darkness for several hours,... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir—A Buffer State in the Making? One cannot deny the inexorable advantage that geography has given Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Being the only link between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and Pakistan, PoK is truly the... Mandip Singh | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Early Trends from Xi Jinping’s Leadership Xi Jinping’s speeches and actions have elaborated upon three major themes: upholding the market economy, adopting measures against ‘formalism and bureaucracy’, and endorsing the Rule of Law. Prashant Kumar Singh | December 28, 2012 | IDSA Comments
LDP “Take(s) Back Japan”: The creation of a national military is on Abe’s agenda Although Shinzo Abe is aggressively pushing for revising the Constitution, the LDP’s ally, New Komeito, remains opposed to the idea arguing that it will change the nature and duties of... Shamshad A. Khan | December 26, 2012 | Issue Brief
Capital Acquisition Budget: Factors Affecting its Utilization It is almost customary to blame underutilization of the capital acquisition budget on defective planning, apathy of the civilian bureaucracy and procedural complexities. This view, however, does not take into... Amit Cowshish | December 26, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Chinese Aerial Patrols Over Senkaku Islands China’s escalation of the Senkaku ownership dispute by commencing air patrols over the islands by OSA aircraft has the potential to trigger a war between China and Japan. Vivek Kapur | December 24, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Signs of Change in Syria Signals from Russia, China and even Iran that it is time for Assad to go combined with domestic dissensions and defections signal that the regime is finally cracking up. Rajeev Agarwal | December 24, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Sino-Indian Relations: Are Trade Issues Likely To Cause Even More Problems? The Indian political class should seriously ponder without engaging in fruitless ideological debates – for we may be leaving ourselves with no choice – whether to acquiesce to a China-dominated... R. S. Kalha | December 24, 2012 | IDSA Comments
