Verification of the FMCT: Lessons from IAEA, OPCW and CTBTO The successful completion of a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT), some believe, would be an important step towards the ultimate goal of elimination of nuclear weapons. The FMCT will affect…... Arun Vishwanathan | April-June 2008 | CBW Magazine
Israel and Biological Weapons The fragile security situation Israel has experienced since its founding has determined its policies regarding the pursuit of unconventional weapons. Information regarding its biological quest, known to have begun as…... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | July-September 2008 | CBW Magazine
Ma, KMT and the new Cross-strait Policy In a development that is expected to ease tensions across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese voted in favour of the Kuomintang (KMT, Nationalist Party) candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the March 22... Jagannath P. Panda | April 16, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Sanctions Against Iran are Futile The United Nations Security Council imposed the third set of economic and trade sanctions against Iran on March 3, 2008 for refusing to halt its nuclear programme. Resolution 1803, sponsored... M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | April 16, 2008 | IDSA Comments
India and Africa Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges The India-Africa Forum Summit is an indication of the coming of age of India’s relations with African countries. While India’s relations with African countries are time tested and historical, nevertheless... Ruchita Beri | April 08, 2008 | IDSA Comments
India Should Revisit its Tibet Policy The Indian government’s response to the ongoing protests in Tibet has been to merely state its “distress” about the situation and reaffirm its position that Tibet is an “internal” affair... Abanti Bhattacharya | April 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Yousuf Raza Gilani: A Tall Man with a Task of Tall Order Yousuf Raza Gilani was nominated by Asif Ali Zardari as the PPP candidate for prime ministership on March 22, 2008. On that occasion, Zardari called upon Gilani “to accept the... Ashok K. Behuria | April 03, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Mizoram on the Verge of Another Mautam? Mizoram’s bamboo groves have been bursting into flower since November 2007, causing famine-like conditions. It is not as if the locals have been caught unawares. Since the flowering occurs over... Namrata Goswami | April 01, 2008 | IDSA Comments
For EU, Trade Will Trump Tibet The streets of Lhasa have started to become quiet once again. It would be just a matter of weeks if not months before the Forbidden City once again invites tourists... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | March 26, 2008 | IDSA Comments
DHD (N) and UPDS Agree to Ceasefire People living in the two hill districts of Assam – North Cachar Hills and Karbi Anglong –witnessed a dim ray of hope for peace on March 18, 2008, when the... Namrata Goswami | March 26, 2008 | IDSA Comments
