India and its Neighbours: Towards a New Partnership by Ashok K. Behuria (ed.) Satish Kumar | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India Woos GCC’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: Policy, Scope and Precautions In 2007, a small piece of research by Steven Jen generated ripples about the role and significance of Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in the world of finance. The term SWF... Zakir Hussain | June 26, 2009 | Policy Brief
The 9th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit: An Assessment The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its ninth summit on June15 -16, 2009 in Yekaterinburg. The Heads of the SCO member states, observer states and guests of the host state... Meena Singh Roy | June 24, 2009 | IDSA Comments
China’s Maritime Intent in South China Sea Vis a Vis ASEAN South China Sea is a disputed maritime area. This is because of the multiple and often overlapping maritime claims on parts of the Sea by China, many ASEAN countries (Brunei,... Sandeep Anand | June 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Japanese Vulnerabilities increases following North Korea’s actions The delicately maintained fragile peace in Northeast Asia received a severe jolt when North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009, followed by the test launch of... Pranamita Baruah | June 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Is Australia a Racist Country? Australia is not a racist country. The state has some of the toughest laws against racial discrimination. Though there is a history of discrimination against its aboriginal population today the... Namrata Goswami | June 22, 2009 | IDSA Comments
China: Two Decades after Tiananmen It is obvious today that realpolitik is shaping the relationship between the world powers and China. There was hardly any debate on the Tiananmen Square Incident barring a few newspaper... Gunjan Singh | June 19, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Internal Security Given growing internal security challenges, the Indian government needs to formulate a comprehensive national security strategy, and improve co-ordination among various law enforcement agencies as well as among Central and... MP-IDSA | June 17, 2009 | Policy Brief
Is Pakistan a Failing State? In recent months the international media has focused on the issue of Pakistan becoming a failed state soon. A top US counter terrorism expert David Kilcullen who advised David Petreaus... Arvind Gupta | June 16, 2009 | IDSA Comments