India’s Options within the Afghan Maze Although General David Petraeus emphatically stated that the United States of America is not in Afghanistan to lose the war, the fact remains that the decade-long war on terror against... B. R. Muthu Kumar | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
In the Wake of the US Withdrawal As the United States seeks to draw down its security forces in Afghanistan, India faces a serious policy conundrum. It has made, as Vishal Chandra argues, significant developmental and infrastructural... Prof. Sumit Ganguly | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Options in Afghanistan The prognoses that it will be long before Afghanistan will be at peace with itself; that the Taliban have raised the cost of the Afghan war for the West; that... Satish Chandra | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India in the Afghan Maze: Search for Options The Afghan war has a long way to go. The situation has come to a point where with every passing month one wonders where the war is headed. There can... Vishal Chandra | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Illegal Bangladeshi Migration to India: Impact on Internal Security Migration, a worldwide phenomenon, has often been seen as beneficial for both the sending and receiving countries. However, post-9/11, the phenomenon is seen as a mixed blessing. It is also... Anand Kumar | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Engaging Iran in the New Strategic Environment: Opportunities and Challenges for India In recent years, Iran has come to acquire a significant place in the West Asian region with the ability to influence regional politics. For India, relations with Iran are vital.... Ajey Lele , Meena Singh Roy | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Neighbourhood Policy: Perceptions from Bangladesh Security has been a major driving force of India's neighbourhood policy. India's sympathies with democratic forces and its aversion to extra-regional presence are all geared to optimise its security interest,... Smruti S. Pattanaik | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Thinking about an Indian Grand Strategy This article is primarily a conceptual overview on the theme of a grand strategy for a rising power such as India. The objective is to promote a systematic and structural... Zorawar Daulet Singh | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India and the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty: Policy Options The international community inside and outside the Conference of Disarmament is underscoring the need for concluding a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT). The Indian government, for a long period, has... Rajiv Nayan | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The US Space Priorities under the Obama Administration The 21st century may not hold the same strategic logic of the 1960s and 1970s towards discovering outer space. Over a period of time, particularly after the end of the... Ajey Lele | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
