India’s Options in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation In June 2011, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an influential Eurasian regional grouping consisting of Russia, China and four Central Asian Republics (CARs)—Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan—formally approved a ‘memorandum... Meena Singh Roy | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
The Politics of the New Global Architecture: The United States and India The nature of international politics is changing with respect to two key developments: the relative decline of the United States and the gridlock in major global international institutions like the... Jeffrey W. Legro | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
US–India–China Relations in the Indian Ocean: A Chinese Perspective The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is becoming increasingly significant in the world arena, with the United States, India and China—the most important stakeholders in the region—playing substantial roles. Judging from... Lou Chunhao | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
The US–India Nuclear Agreement: Revisiting the Debate The 2005 US—India nuclear pact created ripples of controversy and debates within in a short period of time. In the US, the nuclear agreement was weighed vis-à-vis the non-proliferation regime—does... Vandana Bhatia | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
The Diamer Bhasha Dam in Gilgit Baltistan: India’s Concerns This article is an attempt to understand India's concerns over the Diamer Bhasha dam project within the overall ambit of India's approach towards Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). It makes a holistic... Priyanka Singh | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Evaluating the Political and Economic Role of the IRGC The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is Iran's most powerful security and military organisation, responsible for the protection and survival of the regime. Over time, the IRGC has attained a... M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Afghan Policy: Beyond Bilateralism The India–Afghanistan relationship is not a simple bilateral engagement. India's Afghan policy is driven by, and is dependent on, many extraneous factors such as India's troubled relationship with Pakistan, its... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Securing Central Asian Frontiers: Institutionalisation of Borders and Inter-state Relations This article develops the message that the artificially introduced administrative borders during the Soviet era, which were subject to the processes of re-delimitation after 1991, whether for reasons of security,... Timur Dadabaev | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Re-examining India’s Counterterrorism Approach: Adopting a Long View This article looks at the status quo of Indian counterterrorism policy—which largely favours ‘physical’ or ‘hard’ measures—and proposes that the government adopt a more holistic strategy. Termed ‘Countering Violent Extremism’,... Ellie B. Hearne | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Political Decision-Making and Nuclear Retaliation Currently, India's nuclear doctrine is one of inflicting ‘unacceptable damage’ in case of nuclear first use against it or its forces anywhere. The problem with this is that at current... Ali Ahmed | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
