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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... Ajey Lele | | Book
Japan-China spat over the Senkakus shows no sign of abating To avoid further deterioration in the bilateral relationship, both Japan and China need to now abandon their hard-line stance and stop escalating nationalistic sentiments among their people. Pranamita Baruah | November 14, 2012 | IDSA Comments
