Volatility in Japanese Politics Intensifies following fundraising Scandal Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan and projected to be the man most likely to become Japan’s next prime minister, has become dangerously entangled in an... Rajaram Panda | March 18, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Sheikh Hasina’s Regional Anti-Terror Task Force Unlikely to Takeoff Counter-terrorism and elimination of religious extremism were important parts of Sheikh Hasina’s election manifesto. But the concern about terrorism is not limited to top Awami League leaders and is also... Anand Kumar | March 16, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Obama’s New Engagement Policy Towards Japan US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent four-stop swing through Asia – Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China – in her first tour as Secretary of State represented a strong... Rajaram Panda | March 09, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Complicity of State Actors in Chittagong Arms Haul Case Revealed India’s position stands vindicated. It had for long maintained that not only have insurgents from the north east found safe havens in Bangladeshi soil but that they have enjoyed the... Sreeradha Datta | March 09, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Consequences of the BDR Mutiny The mutiny by the troops of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on 26 February 26 was extraordinarily brutal. The mutiny toll was about 81 with 72 still missing. Many of these were... Arvind Gupta | March 09, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Is the BDR Mutiny a Conspiracy? The mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) soldiers which started on February 25, 2009 with the brutal killing of army officers has sent shock waves through Dhaka. Even though many in... Smruti S. Pattanaik | March 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The Obama Administration and China Prior to the Democrats coming to power the Chinese Communist Party believed that the Barack Obama administration will push harder on Human Rights and other sensitive issues. The stability in... Gunjan Singh | March 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Initiatives to transform the Army Officer Corps The defence forces have prided themselves in their consistent engagement with the frontiers of their profession. This is an index of their professionalism. India’s military, in particular, is rated highest... Ali Ahmed | March 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Use of White Phosphorous in Gaza and Some Limitations of International Law Notwithstanding calls for the establishment of an independent and international commission of inquiry to investigate war crimes committed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups... S. R. Subramanian | March 04, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Actions against Outsourcing: Missing the Wood for the Trees The related issues of H1B visas and outsourcing have once again come to the fore and could prove to be a troublesome issue in India-US relations. In his address to... Cherian Samuel | March 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
