Obama’s Policy towards East Asia President Barack Obama's foreign policy orientation towards East Asia seems to be characterised by continuity rather than change, and is not so very different from that of his predecessors. With... Pranamita Baruah , Rajaram Panda , Shamshad A. Khan | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Constitutional Impasse in Gilgit-Baltistan (Jammu and Kashmir): The Fallout The legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan, which is part of Jammu and Kashmir that is under Pakistani occupation, has remained undefined in successive Pakistani constitutions. Pakistan governs the region with ad... Senge H. Sering | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
India–Bhutan Relations: From Developmental Cooperation to Strategic Partnership The India–Bhutan relationship is perhaps the only bilateral engagement in South Asia, yielding high dividends to both parties. While Bhutan all through the years has appreciated India for its economic... Medha Bisht | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
India and Bangladesh: The Road Towards Common Peace and Prosperity After a hiatus, relations between India and Bangladesh are back on track again. This period was ushered in with the Awami League government assuming power in Dhaka after the culmination... Sreeradha Datta | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Issues and Prospects of the NPT Review Conference 2010 It is unlikely that the Revcon will be able to agree on a credible roadmap for nuclear disarmament although there may be some marginal progress on some issues. Arvind Gupta | April 30, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Impending Crisis in Nepal With Prachanda’s announcement that the Maoists intend to launch an indefinite nationwide general strike, a major crisis seems to be brewing in Nepal. Nihar R. Nayak | April 29, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The ICC’s Role in Sudan: Peace versus Justice In order for ICC jurisdiction to truly have a sway it needs to be credible as a deterrence mechanism, and it should keep track of the political strategies used by... Mayank Bubna | April 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
Hughes, Christopher W., Japan’s Remilitarization Crippled by US drafted pacifist Constitution and growing pressure from the pacifist lobby within the country, Japan adopted a pacifist security policy during the Cold War period and various governments... Shamshad A. Khan | April 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Integrated Network Electronic Warfare: China’s New Concept of Information Warfare The People's Liberation Army (PLA) considers active offence to be the most important requirement for information warfare to destroy or disrupt an adversary's capability to receive and process data. Launched... Deepak Sharma | April 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in India It has become almost a cliché to say that the LWE situation is the most serious internal threat facing the country. Naxalism has been operating in several parts of the... G.K. Pillai | April 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
