Whither Asia? International Relations in Asia by David Shambaugh and Michael Yahuda (eds), Pentagon Press, London, 2010, pp. 383. ISBN 9780742556959. Arvind Gupta | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Strategic Importance of Turkmenistan for India This article examines the strategic importance of Turkmenistan for India in respect of: energy resources; transit potential; and proximity to Afghanistan and Iran. It argues that India's economic potential, its... Meena Singh Roy | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Micro-Geopolitics of Central Asia: A Uzbekistan Perspective Everything is geopolitical in Central Asia where the newly independent state (NIS) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are located. In other words, the major international political events in the... Farkhod Tolipov | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The Domestic Determinants of Iranian Foreign Policy: Challenges to Consensus The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is widely misunderstood. On the one hand many experts regard the Iranian foreign policy as being essentially ideology driven while on... Mahan Abedin | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Mapping Chinese Oil and Gas Pipelines and Sea Routes China is pursuing an energy policy to alleviate its import dependence, diversify the sources and routes of imported oil and prepare for supply disruption. China's import of hydrocarbons is growing... P. K. Gautam | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
‘Old’ Islamists and ‘New’ Radicals: Understanding the Politics of Religious Radicalisation in Pakistan and its Implications The new radicals in Pakistan have challenged the old Islamists as represented by the religious political parties on the nature of state and the means to capture state power. These... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Efficacy of Nuclear Forensics The danger of nuclear terrorism and ways to thwart it, tackle it and manage it in the event of an attack is increasingly gaining the attention of nuclear analysts all... Reshmi Kazi | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India–Pakistan Arms Race in Fissile Materials Production? Ever since India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998, Western media reports have constantly highlighted the dramatic increase in Pakistan's production of nuclear fissile materials and nuclear warheads. Reports... G. Balachandran , Ch. Viyyanna Sastry | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The Non-Proliferation Paradigm and the Restive Outlier The nuclear non-proliferation paradigm 1 has rarely remained static. Its logic or the underlying principle has however been singular – non-proliferation should lead to nuclear disarmament, and eventually total elimination.... A. Vinod Kumar | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Paradigm and India Non-proliferation is now an accepted norm in international security and international relations. Most countries perceive global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation as being inseparable in principle, although there is disagreement among... Rajiv Nayan | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
