Prospects for India–US Cyber Security Cooperation Cyber security cooperation should be a natural area of cooperation between India and the United States for a number of reasons; both countries are democracies, with similar values and economic... Cherian Samuel | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Can the South Asian Gas Pipeline Dilemma be Resolved through a Legal Regime? South Asian countries, and particularly India, are hydrocarbon-deficient, and given the pace of economic growth in many of these nations, all of them need huge energy resources to sustain their... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Challenges for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Chemical science has a direct relationship with human life. In order to celebrate the value of chemistry, the United Nations (UN) has declared 2011 as the ‘International Year of Chemistry’.... Ajey Lele | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India–Bangladesh Land Border: A Flawed Inheritance and a Problematic Future India shares 4095 kilometres of land and river boundaries with Bangladesh. The border is porous, criss-crossed by rivers and hilly and mountainous terrain which has made the guarding of this... Smruti S. Pattanaik | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka: Time to Move Beyond Complacency Much water has flown down the Mahaveli since the elimination of V. Prabhakaran and decimation of LTTE, the terror outfit he led, in Sri Lanka in May 2009. President Mahinda... Ashok K. Behuria | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Is the Mumbai Police Geared up to the Task of Combating Terrorism? This Issue Brief reviews the progress or lack thereof on the front of modernization of police forces under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme, with specific reference to the... Amit Kumar | August 30, 2011 | Issue Brief
Issues Before the 7th Biological Weapons Review Conference Given its record and its efforts to promote bio-security and bio-safety, India should adopt a proactive role in strengthening the BTWC further. Arvind Gupta | August 30, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Why India’s Coastal Security Arrangement Falters? If India’s coastal security has to become strong, it is essential for the police forces in the coastal states to shed their land centric outlook and turn their attention to... Pushpita Das | August 26, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Reunification of the Two Koreas: Diplomatic Factors In a multi-polar international order and in view of Asia’s growing economy, understanding the PRC and India would be an ongoing task for the ROK in its diplomatic efforts towards... Jiye Kim | August 24, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Reunification of the Two Koreas: Diplomatic Factors In a multi-polar international order and in view of Asia’s growing economy, understanding the PRC and India would be an ongoing task for the ROK in its diplomatic efforts towards... Jiye Kim | August 24, 2011 | IDSA Comments
