“Kashmir: Paths to Peace”: A Misleading Report The Report lends itself to all kinds of interpretations, does not attempt to correlate responses to questions in the same section, and certainly does not provide the ‘paths to peace’. Arpita Anant | August 10, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Wikileaked Warlogs: Will whistle-blowing change Af-Pak reality? While the US may continue to keep its contacts with the Pakistani army and its political leadership and strengthen its presence in Pakistan, can it contain the tide of Islamic... Ashok K. Behuria | August 05, 2010 | IDSA Comments
China’s Foray into Sri Lanka and India’s Response China’s foray into Sri Lanka in recent years has somewhat heightened India’s engagement in the island nation, separated by the small stretch of the Palk-Strait R N Das | August 05, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Convention on Cluster Munitions Over the years, a broad pattern regarding the states’ response to various arms control and disarmament agreements is becoming visible. Particularly, states which do have peaceful borders and do not... Ajey Lele | August 04, 2010 | IDSA Comments
New Vocabulary and Imagery While explicit political control cannot be questioned, it is critical to involve the military as equal partners in the overall decision making process so as to leverage their knowledge, operational... Harinder Singh | August 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The Soft Coup in Pakistan India has to prepare itself for the consequences of an unstable Pakistan headed by a weak civilian government, effectively controlled by the army. Ashok K. Behuria , Shamshad A. Khan | August 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Beyond the Summitry: David Cameron in India What is new for the observers of British foreign policy after the new coalition government came into power, is the endeavour to reposition Britain in a fast-changing global scenario Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | August 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Julia Gillard’s Political Moves To distance herself from the adverse fallout of the unpopular policy decisions taken by Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard has decided to seek a fresh mandate from the electorate. Rahul Mishra | July 29, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Priyanjali Malik, India’s Nuclear Debate: Exceptionalism and the Bomb Priyanjali Malik’s book titled ‘India’s Nuclear Debate: Exceptionalism and the Bomb’, attempts to examine the public debate which took place among the Indian elite as well as the middle class... Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav | July 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
India-Pakistan Talks-Need for a Grand Negotiating Strategy India should now focus on handling internal differences, balancing issues across sectors and forging a domestic consensus in order to enhance its negotiating posture vis-a-vis Pakistan Medha Bisht | July 27, 2010 | IDSA Comments