Always in the Line of Fire There are no shortcuts to overcoming the grave Naxal threat to our democratic way of life. Broadening the mandate by handing over the problem to the army is neither fair nor efficacious. Harinder Singh , Ramesh Phadke | June 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
US Sanctions on Iran and their Impact on India Will the recent US Treasury sanctions and impending Congress sanctions on Iran influence Indian companies from doing business with the Islamic Republic? Shebonti Ray Dadwal , M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | June 21, 2010 | Issue Brief
Bhopal is also about security Spilling of gas from a chemical factory can happen either because of accidental release or sabotage. In this era of terrorism such threats need to be reviewed on a much broader canvas. Ajey Lele | June 21, 2010 | IDSA Comments
A China-North Korea-Myanmar “Axis” in the making? Tacit Chinese endorsement of the policies pursued by North Korea and Myanmar has emboldened them to persist with policies that are detrimental for peace and stability in the region. Rajaram Panda | June 17, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Nuclear Disarmament versus Nuclear Revolution: Options for India As long as nuclear weapons determine a nation’s power and capability, India must have no hesitation in strengthening its nuclear capability and learn to ‘live with the bomb’. S Sasikumar | June 15, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Economic Crises, Currencies and Geopolitical Turning Points The serial financial crises have exposed deep fault lines in the international financial system, and have prompted a search for a better and more stable global financial structure. Smita Purushottam | June 14, 2010 | Issue Brief
Countering the Naxals The Grid-Guard-Govern strategy would do away with the sequential application of socio-economic solutions by undertaking security-led governance cum development action. Harinder Singh | June 11, 2010 | Issue Brief
Manipur Blockade: A Tale of Vested Political Interests and Exclusivist Narratives Only social cohesion and determination by local communities to bring about peace can realistically tide over vested political interests and narrow destructive narratives that seem to be informing the present crisis between Manipur and Nagaland. Namrata Goswami | June 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The Strategic Relevance of Okinawa Notwithstanding popular criticism and opposition, the US-Japan security alliance and the presence of USFJ remain vital to Japanese foreign and security policies. Rajesh Kapoor | June 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Promises, Compromises and a Tie-Breaker: NPT RevCon 2010 was an Otiose Event The RevCon, after abundant manoeuvring and political one-upmanship, finalised quite ‘consensually’ a much diluted and defeatist document that promises to ensure that disarmament remains a dream. A. Vinod Kumar | June 09, 2010 | Issue Brief
