Nepal: The Constituent Assembly that was….. Nepal’s Constituent Assembly did have some positive achievements, the most important among these being the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the UCPN-M, although it failed to fulfil... Anshuman Behera | June 01, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Somalia Area1 Total 637,657 sq km Population2 10,085,638 (July 2012 estimate) Saurabh Mishra | June 2012 | Africa Trends
South Sudan: A Year Old and ‘A Global Problem Child’ The Sudan of the last century was a land ridden by inter-tribal conflicts and civil wars, divided on religious lines and its politics was embroiled in a constant struggle for... Keerthi Sampath Kumar | June 2012 | Africa Trends
Disrupting Life and Economy: The Maoist way Repeated acts of targeting infrastructure speak of Maoist intentions: paralyse normal life, sabotage economic activity, dictate terms and allow life and economic activity only on their “terms and conditions.” P. V. Ramana | May 31, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Beijing SCO Summit: Not a Routine One for China While expanding the SCO mandate and reviewing the membership criteria are some of the issues that make the Beijing summit a vital one, contentious global issues like Iran also lend... Jagannath P. Panda | May 29, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Constitutional and Political Evolution in Nepal: Dangers of Federalism A modus vivendi that accepts the concept of federalism in principle as well as the devolution of administrative and financial powers in key functional areas is the need of the... Gautam Sen | May 29, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The China Bull in the Ring The Chinese decision to send warships to the Scarborough shoals was intended to send a message not only to the Philippines but also to the United States as well as... R. S. Kalha | May 28, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Libya And R2P: A Year After UNSCR 1973 The resolution was responsible for sparking off debates in the UN General Assembly and the Security Council which, in turn, has led to the emergence of viable alternatives to military... Keerthi Sampath Kumar | May 23, 2012 | Issue Brief
Syrian Turmoil: A Test for the US Position The absence of a credible secular substitute for Assad, a divided opposition, and deadlock in the Security Council, are all acting as stumbling blocks for the US wish to unseat... Saurabh Mishra | May 23, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Environmental and Cultural Degradation The current growth trajectory is leading to serious environmental and cultural degradation—an issue that needs to be placed on priority and a holistic environmental impact assessment needs to be made... P. K. Gautam | May 22, 2012 | IDSA Comments
