The Great Powers and the Sub-Continent: A New Phase? The emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign independent republic and the manner in which it so emerged has radically altered the relative position of the Great Powers in South Asia.... Sisir Gupta | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
New Challenges of Cyberwar: Stocktaking from Mumbai Experience The November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have highlighted the new challenges posed by cyberwar. A faked telephone call from the India Foreign Minister to the Pakistani President caused a diplomatic... P. K. Gautam | December 31, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis November 2008 T. Khurshchev Singh , Alok Bansal | December 31, 2008 | IDSA Comments
‘Transformational Elections’ in Bangladesh As Bangladesh is holding its most closely watched general elections, the apprehension remains whether democracy would prevail in the country. All the uncertainties about the elections were removed when the... Anand Kumar | December 29, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Brazil in South America: The Awakening of the Giant Since the beginning of the Lula administration in 2003, Brazilian foreign policy has been re-oriented towards a renewed and more extended approach to regional politics. Under Lula, Brazil’s foreign policy... Marco Vieira | December 24, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Serial Blasts in Assam: Are Planners and Perpetrators Different? The October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam were the most horrific that the state has witnessed till date. These blasts have completely confused the investigating agencies, which still seem... Anand Kumar | December 24, 2008 | IDSA Comments
An Elected Government in Bangladesh and India’s Options If all things go well, Bangladesh should have an elected government in January 2009 following the Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) elections. Contrary to much scepticism, the caretaker government headed by... Sreeradha Datta | December 23, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Integrating the Indian Military:Retrospect and Prospect Wars are not fought only by the armed forces, but by the entire nation, the government and all its organs, the media and the people in an integrated and unified... Vinod Anand | Winter 2008 | Journal of Defence Studies
Exploring India – Kazakhstan Transport Linkages Economic growth in the Asian region and emerging opportunities for interregional trade are creating a demand for viable transport connectivity, land-linking arrangements, and important transit services. However, due to geographical... P. Stobdan | December 22, 2008 | Policy Brief
