Russia’s Growing Afghan Re-Engagement The historical baggage weighing on the Russo-Afghan relationship is apparently in the process of being jettisoned. The two countries have been cautiously reaching out and engaging each other for quite... Vishal Chandra | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Protest Movements in West Asia: Some Impressions The pro-democracy uprisings in West Asia began with Tunisia, where the dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in a dramatic fashion and found refuge in Jeddah, his... Atul Aneja | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
‘Cheonan’ Epilogue: Prelude to the Sino-US Incompatibility on the South China Sea Dispute The 'Cheonan' incident has prodded and expedited the strategic comeback of the US in East Asia. The US offer to mediate the territorial disputes over islands and seabed minerals in... Preeti Nalwa | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India-Pakistan Talks: Media’s Role Crucial for Normalisation of Relations The success of high-level talks between India and Pakistan would depend on how the media shape popular opinion in the two countries and popular support to take the relationship forward. Shamshad A. Khan | June 29, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Other South Asia Though Pakistan and Afghanistan still continue to be embroiled in religious and ethnic conflict, the rest of South Asia appears keen to check and go beyond such tendencies. Anand Kumar | June 20, 2011 | IDSA Comments
India’s NSG Membership Under the November 2010 statement issued by India and the United States, India is committed to take only one step: harmonizing its export controls with those of all the four... Rajiv Nayan | June 18, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan: Beginning of the Endgame? If the Army withers away then a fragmentation of Pakistan into a ‘Lebanonized’ state would become inevitable. P. K. Upadhyay | June 17, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Nepal after Three Months Given the reluctance of Nepal’s political parties to further extend the term of the Constituent Assembly, lack of progress in implementing the five-point deal will result in the CA becoming... Uddhab Pyakurel | June 17, 2011 | IDSA Comments
India’s Membership of the NSG: Possible Options This Brief elaborates the principles that need to be followed to evolve a criteria-based approach to enable India to join the NSG as a full member and contribute materially and... G. Balachandran | June 16, 2011 | Issue Brief
Is India’s Transport Infrastructure Prepared for the Eastern Front? It is imperative that the transport connectivity in the Northeast be strengthened by the establishment of railway networks in the hinterland, by the timely construction of roads that extend to... Shivananda H | June 15, 2011 | IDSA Comments
