The Why and What of Water Security That there is a freshwater crisis today is an irrefutable fact. That there is also a water policy that is in perpetual crisis is an equally undeniable fact. Continued population... Uttam Kumar Sinha | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Central Asian Geopolitics and China’s Security From a geopolitical perspective, Central Asia is one of the most important regions of the world due to its impact over great powers. At the outset, it should be made... Zhao Huasheng | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Geopolitical Importance of Central Asia: Russian View Geopolitics has always had a global dimension even since the time of H.J. Mackinder. In the current context, understanding of a region like Central Asia would be incomplete without comprehending... Evgeny Kozhokin | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India and the Convention on Cluster Munitions On May 30, 2008, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted by 107 countries at a diplomatic conference in Dublin, Ireland. However, India was not a party to this... Binalakshmi Nepram | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Naval Diplomacy and Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean Maritime violence off the Horn of Africa has generated immense global attention. Ships carrying cargo that included oil, military weapons, and chemicals have been attacked. More than 20,000 vessels ply... Brian Wilson | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Danger of Nuclear Terrorism: The Indian Case The concept of nuclear terrorism is possibly the least understood of all dangers emanating from nuclear weapons. However, certain drivers like the nuclear black market (the AQ Khan Network), proliferation... Reshmi Kazi | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Arms to Agreement: Northern Ireland’s Move from War to Peace For over three decades, Northern Ireland endured one of the most violent and intractable conflicts. Those years brought into focus the fundamental issues that have underlain the 'Irish Question' for... Rayan Gawn | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The National Front in Afghan Politics: An Exploratory Study The Jabhe-e-Melli or the National Front (NF) is largely considered inconsequential in Afghan politics. It is often dismissed as a loose mlange of elements from the former United Front or... Vishal Chandra | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Jamaat and its Agenda of Islamic State in Bangladesh The rise and growth of Islamist political parties in Bangladesh has been a cause of concern as these parties have the establishment of an Islamic state as their ultimate objective.... Anand Kumar | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Storming of Lal Masjid in Pakistan: An Analysis Religious places are being increasingly used by fundamentalists and terrorists as their hideouts and strongholds to propagate their subversive ideology and launch attacks. This has often compelled states to use... S. K. Saini | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
