Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on the Periphery Christopher Snedden, The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir, Hurst & Company, London, 2012, xxi + 435 pp., £50, clothbound, ISBN 97818490041508 Priyanka Singh | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The Arab Spring and its Implications for India The ‘Arab Spring’ is the popular rejection of the political and economic scenario that has prevailed across the Arab world from Morocco to Yemen over the last 100 years. In... Talmiz Ahmad | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Do the Changes in Myanmar Signify a Real Transition? A Response to the Debate Myanmar's complexity makes it difficult to find agreement on its multiple facets. What makes it doubly confounding is that the country is passing through a phase of transition. My initial... Udai Bhanu Singh | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Myanmar’s Transition: A Comment Myanmar's reforms have generated much debate among scholars, both inside and outside the country. One of the key questions asked is: do the changes in Myanmar signify a real transition?... K. Yhome | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Contours of Change in Myanmar—and Future Prospects Dr. Udai Bhanu Singh astutely raises multiple questions in his article in order to trigger a debate. But his take on today's Myanmar is evident from the first paragraph (‘This... Rajiv Bhatia | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Response to Udai Bhanu Singh’s Essay, Do the Changes in Myanmar Signify a Real Transition? 1. In general terms, it is my impression that the author is far too optimistic about what recent changes in Myanmar can lead to. Power is still in the hands... Bertil Lintner | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Do the Changes in Myanmar Signify a Real Transition? A Critique/Response Dr. Singh's article summarises parts of Myanmar's reform process. However, he misses out the historical background that led to the current reforms and he does not unpack some of the... Marie Lall | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Do the Changes in Myanmar Signify a Real Transition? Myanmar is in the midst of a phase of historic transformation, both in the domestic sphere and in its external relations. This time the change that is occurring is substantive,... Udai Bhanu Singh | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India Policy: Engage and Countervail Mahinda Rajapaksa has emerged as perhaps the only Sri Lankan leader who has managed to secure some strategic autonomy in conducting his country's foreign policy vis-à-vis India. He engaged India... Ashok K. Behuria , Gulbin Sultana | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The ‘Ethnic Question’ in India–Sri Lanka Relations in the Post-LTTE Phase The ‘ethnic question’ in Sri Lanka, even after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), evokes a sense of suspense, uncertainty and even a possible conflict of... Amali Wedagedara | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis