Af-Pak and India’s Options in Afghanistan By offering to augment its $1.3 billion assistance to Afghanistan, India has sent out a clear signal that it remains a player in the beleaguered nation's reconstruction process. India will... Mahendra Ved | September 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Sixty Years of India–China Relations Sixty years for a human being may mean looking back, 1 taking stock of things and preparing to retire from active life. But for a nation it means more than... Abanti Bhattacharya | September 2010 | Strategic Analysis
SAARC at Twenty-Five: An Incredible Idea Still in Its Infancy The SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit is often described as being a mere photo opportunity for south Asian leaders who should actually be using the comatose organisation... Smruti S. Pattanaik | September 2010 | Strategic Analysis
50 Years of the Indus Water Treaty: An Evaluation Rivers are more than what Samuel T. Coleridge poetically expressed in Kubla Khan: ‘meandering with mazy motion’ and falling into the ‘sunless sea’. Rivers are life-givers, carrying a mystic and... Uttam Kumar Sinha | September 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Kashmir: Policy in a Time of Contending Realities The coexistence of contending realities in Kashmir is a natural corollary of the transition from conflict to peace. A successful transition to peace is not only a test of Indian... Arpita Anant | August 31, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The Upcoming Nalanda University The new Nalanda University now being planned to be rebuilt will soon provide momentum to the systematic study of Buddhism in India of various shades and nuances. P. K. Gautam | August 31, 2010 | IDSA Comments
China’s Denial of Visa to the Indian General: Not So Incomprehensible The various diplomatic rows and even the border problem are symptoms of the larger problems that exist between India and China – the competition for status, influence and power. Prashant Kumar Singh | August 30, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The Sochi Summit: Fresh Moves on The Grand Eurasian Chessboard At their second Summit in Sochi on August 18, 2010, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan agreed to reinforce their cooperation. The United States has supported the Russian initiative due to... Smita Purushottam | August 27, 2010 | Issue Brief
America Leaves Iraq: A Strategic Appraisal As the latest wave of deadly bombings across Iraq vividly demonstrates, the war-torn country has a long way to go before it achieves an acceptable level of stability. Mahan Abedin | August 27, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Pentagon Report on China: Assessment or Exaggeration? Even though the report is fairly cautious in what it says and does not highlight anything new, the reactions on the Chinese side have not been that positive. Gunjan Singh | August 26, 2010 | IDSA Comments
