Pakistan: Crisis of Confidence & Credibility Pakistan has all the signs and symptoms of an ailing State that may not be able to sustain itself at the current rate of deterioration. It suffers from the crisis... Chintamani Mahapatra | October 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Bruce Riedel, Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America and the Future of the Global Jihad This book was important when Osama bin Laden was alive and a seemingly never ending hunt was on for him. But, now, in the backdrop of his death due to... Saurabh Mishra | October 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Prime Minister Bhattarai’s Visit to India: Renewing Ties in a Critical Transition Phase Bhattarai’s visit was historic not for the bilateral issues that were discussed but because it provided an opportunity for meaningful re-engagement between India and the UCPN(M). Padmaja Murthy | October 25, 2011 | IDSA Comments
A Consideration of Sino-Indian Conflict There is considerable interest in a possible conflict with China. However, little discussion exists in the open domain on conflict possibilities. This Brief attempts to fill this gap by dilating... Ali Ahmed | October 24, 2011 | Issue Brief
Case Study of MV Suez and Anti Piracy Operations: Lessons for India and Pakistan A study of how the case of MV Suez a pirated vessel was handled would serve to provide some invaluable lessons on how India and Pakistan should join hands to... R. S. Vasan | October 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Fault Lines in Pakistan’s Armed Forces: Impact on the Stability of the State Since the creation of Pakistan, the state has been bedevilled by one crisis after another. Over the last six decades, Pakistan has remained consistently dependant on its armed forces to... Dhruv C Katoch | October 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
Need to Broaden the Scope of India-Bangladesh Engagement: Perspectives from Gangtok and Dhaka The people-to-people connectivity has the potential to actually transform the relationship between India and Bangladesh and take it to a higher level of cooperation and understanding. Shristi Pukhrem | October 21, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Increasing Chinese Footprint in India’s North West: What should India do? This commentary analyses the implications of the growing Chinese footprint in India’s North West region, particularly in Northern Afghanistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Mandip Singh | October 21, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Why Syria is Not Libya? After the death of Gaddafi one may wonder why Syria has had a safe escape from any action by the UN Security Council. There are several reasons why the response... Saurabh Mishra | October 21, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Reading the Veto on Syria The rare October 4 double veto by Russia and China on the draft resolution against Syria sponsored by France, Germany, Portugal, and UK condemning Syrian action on its civilian population... Saurabh Mishra | October 21, 2011 | IDSA Comments
