The Naga Armed Conflict: Is a Resolution Finally Here? A non-territorial resolution for the Naga armed ethnic conflict will offer a way forward to resolving many other ethnic conflicts such as those involving the Kukis, Meiteis, Bodos, Dimasas, Hmars,... Namrata Goswami | November 08, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Rising Instability and Regional Naval Modernisation in East Asia Considering the complementary interests and interdependencies at stake between China and Japan as also their individual aspirations of nation building through peace and stability, a clash over the Senkakus would... Kamlesh K. Agnihotri | November 02, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Introduction In the two decades since the end of the Cold War, the Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as one of the two most debated, contested and commented upon foreign... P. R. Kumaraswamy | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Israel: The Non-Parallel Player Political tensions and rivalry between Iran and Israel have cast a shadow over India's bilateral relations with both these countries. While one offers energy security, the other provides military–security capability... P. R. Kumaraswamy | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Iran: India’s Gateway to Central Asia Most of the discourses on India–Iran relations are either focused on cultural and civilisational links with Iran or its relevance as an energy-rich nation. Its transit potential in providing India... Meena Singh Roy | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
The Pakistan Factor in the India–Iran Relationship India's relationship with Iran has been uneven owing to external factors. This article traces the role of the Pakistan factor in this relationship, wherein the religious identity of a fellow... Siddharth Ramana | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
India–Iran Energy Ties: A Balancing Act This article looks at relations between Iran and India, with a focus on energy, in the past as well as currently. It will examine the state of the energy sector... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
In Pursuit of a Chimera: Nuclear Imbroglio between Sanctions and Engagement Efforts undertaken to address concerns generated by the Iranian nuclear issue have primarily followed a dual-track approach made up of punitive non-proliferation and economic sanctions at the multi-lateral and unilateral... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
American Shadow over India–Iran Relations India's ties with Iran have become an irritant in the India–US relationship. Several scholars have alleged that the US is influencing India's Iran policy. This article examines three cases in... Uma Purushothaman | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Necessary Oppositions: Domestic Debates on Iran For the longest part of the two decades since the end of the Cold War, there were mostly Indian perspectives, rather than debates, on Iran and bilateral relations. Domestic debates... Atul Mishra | November 2012 | Strategic Analysis