The Post 26/11 Regional Strategic Predicament Evidence gathered in the aftermath of by far the most deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai indicates conclusively that the attack was planned by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba. The attack on... Ali Ahmed | December 03, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis, October 2008 The number of violent incidents in Pakistan increased from 309 in September 2008 to 346 in October 2008. Yet, casualty figures decreased from 1342 to 1081.1 This shows that Pakistan’s... T. Khurshchev Singh , Alok Bansal | December 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Indian PM’s Visit to Oman and Qatar During his November 2008 visit to Oman and Qatar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed two memoranda of understanding with Oman and three with Qatar. The MOUs with Qatar were on... Zakir Hussain | December 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Role of Intuition in Military Command Historically, the use of intuition by commanders to anticipate events in battle to exploit fleeting opportunities has remained obscure. One likely reason is that it has not been a fashionable... S. K. Saini | Winter 2008 | Journal of Defence Studies
Oil Politics in the Bay of Bengal Hydrocarbon rich Bay of Bengal seems to be emerging as another centre of oil politics. This was recently manifested by a standoff between Myanmar and Bangladesh, when Dhaka sent three... Anand Kumar | November 27, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Obama and the Special Envoy to Kashmir The dust might have settled on the US Elections with Barack Obama ensuring a place in history as the first African American President to occupy the White House. The moot... Cherian Samuel | November 24, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The Gorshkov Deal: Beyond Economic Considerations It has been reported that Russia has demanded US $3.5 billion from India for the aircraft carrier, Gorshkov, which is currently undergoing repairs. This is the second time that Russia... N. Neihsial | November 21, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Indian Army: Vision 2020 Kanwal, G., Indian Army: Vision 2020, New Delhi, Harper Collins, 2008, pp. 342, Rs. 495/-, ISBN 13: 978-81-7223-732-5 Ali Ahmed | Winter 2008 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s Scary Challenges to India External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent outburst that China poses a security challenge indicates a dangerous ambiguity in India’s China policy. The fact that Mukherjee has aired such a view... P. Stobdan | November 18, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Kashmir has nothing to do with stability in Afghanistan The contention that stability in Afghanistan is linked to the resolution of the Kashmir issue is fallacious. It only serves the interests of a particular interest group, which has consistently... Smruti S. Pattanaik | November 18, 2008 | IDSA Comments
