India’s response to the next terror attack “There is credible information of ongoing plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out fresh attacks. The area of operation of these terrorists today extends far beyond the confines... Ali Ahmed | August 26, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Iranian Upheaval and Implications for Indian Policy Iran has unfortunately witnessed a deep political upheaval in the wake of recent Presidential elections leading to vertical polarization among its ruling elite between two major factions, one led by... P. Stobdan | August 25, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Racial Profiling: An absurd drama Incidents of racial profiling of Indian citizens at American airports have been reported time and again. The latest incident of ‘secondary questioning’ of a film star whom the United States... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | August 24, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The imperative of a national government in Nepal Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who heads a twenty-two party coalition government, chose India for his first official foreign visit after assuming office two months back. This ‘goodwill’ visit... Smruti S. Pattanaik | August 24, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Afghan Presidential Elections: The Quest for Change As a harbinger of change in a conflict ridden country, the Afghan presidential elections being held on August 20 are important for both the people of Afghanistan and the international... Shanthie Mariet D'Souza | August 19, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Challenges Before New Government in Indonesia A Constitutional court recently dismissed a petition about alleged electoral irregularities filed by opposition presidential candidates Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jusuf Kalla. The decision effectively clears the decks for a second... Pankaj K Jha | August 19, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Afghanistan: Stability on the Cheap? Eight winters since the launch of Enduring Freedom, the turmoil in Afghanistan continues. When contrasted with the progress in Iraqi Freedom, the gloom only deepens. Having applied the necessary mid-... Raj Shukla | August 17, 2009 | IDSA Comments
“Reclaiming Nubra” – Locals Shunning Pakistani Influences The liberation of Turtuk block and Siachen glacier in 1971 and 1984 respectively eliminated any threats that could have come from Pakistan having a contiguous border with China along the... Senge H. Sering | August 17, 2009 | IDSA Comments
India, Australia and ‘Curry Bashing’ In early August, India’s Minister for External Affairs S. M. Krishna visited Australia as part of his trip to attend the Pacific Island Forum meeting, held in Cairns. India is... Rahul Mishra | August 17, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Swine Flu: A National Security Issue The security architecture of any state is normally based on traditional concepts like dealing with issues related to war and peace. This is no longer true in the 21st century... Ajey Lele | August 13, 2009 | IDSA Comments
