China and the Global Financial Crisis The global financial crisis which had been brewing for some time began to unfold in the middle of 2008. Stock markets around the world have nosedived, large financial institutions have... Gunjan Singh | December 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The Need to Refine India’s Response to Terrorist Incidents The November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai which left more than 170 people killed and close to 300 injured did not conform to the pattern to which Indian security agencies... Satinder K. Saini | December 03, 2008 | IDSA Comments
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
