Oslo, A Distant Dream but No Mirage While, violence, extremism and short-sighted leadership have buried Oslo, it still remains the only option for the Israelis and Palestinians alike. P. R. Kumaraswamy | September 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Relocate the Security Forces to Lift Economic Blockade on NH-2 The government can redeploy a segment of the security forces at choke points along NH-2 to prevent the various tribal groups from imposing the blockade and keep the line of communications open. Shivananda H | September 12, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Delhi Terror Attacks: Need for some Soul Searching The need of the hour is to devise a counter-terrorism strategy which is well-coordinated and led by specialized units with superior intelligence-gathering and assessment skills. Namrata Goswami | September 08, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Challenges Before Noda Yoshihiko If Noda falters, Japan’s importance in the global community would be considerably diminished and it will be left with the role of a marginal power Rajaram Panda | September 06, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Continuing ‘State of Emergency’ in Sri Lanka Removing emergency regulations while continuing with militarisation and a massive project of policing in socio-cultural arenas do not indicate a journey towards normalcy. Amali Wedagedara | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Diana: A Human Face to Expatriates Until I met Diana, the South Asian Diaspora in the Middle East meant six million Indians, $50 billion in annual remittances and the problems of evacuation during crises. Diana put a human face to that understanding. P. R. Kumaraswamy | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Public Private Partnership In Procurement Practices An efficient, transparent PPP policy dovetailed with an effective FDI framework will not only ensure that state-of-the-art defence equipment is procured but will also be instrumental in enabling transfer of technology. Venu Gopal | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Arctic as a Global Common India’s ‘strategic community’ must take the lead in articulating the debating the idea of including the Arctic in the discourse on global commons. P. K. Gautam | September 02, 2011 | Issue Brief
RoK’s Jeju Island Naval Base The Jeju naval base is intended to serve two objectives: to protect the country from possible missile attacks from North Korea and to allow the United States to station Aegis class destroyers. Rajaram Panda | September 01, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor Harper Collins, New York, 2010, pp. xvii+302, US$ 27.99, ISBN 9780061708770 Rukmani Gupta | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
