Continuity and Change at the 11th National People’s Congress in China The recently concluded 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) held in Beijing from March 5-18 was noteworthy for two significant features – administrative restructuring of the government and introduction of personnel... Raviprasad Narayanan | March 24, 2008 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Budget 2008-09 Union Budget 2008-09 has allocated Rs. 105,600 crores for India’s Defence. Crossing the one lakh barrier for the first time, and accounting for nearly 14.1 per cent of total central... Laxman Kumar Behera | March 19, 2008 | IDSA Comments
India Woos Africa India is all set to woo Africa at the forthcoming India-Africa Summit on April 8, 2008 in New Delhi, reflecting the continent’s growing importance to Indian foreign policy in the... Ruchita Beri | March 19, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The Sealed Fate of the Tibetan Unrest Ongoing protests in Tibet, coinciding with the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the 1959 March Uprising, was not unexpected given that China is only a few months away from... Abanti Bhattacharya | March 19, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Protests in Tibet Tibet has been an important and controversial issue for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since it came to power in 1949. The CCP “liberated” Tibet in 1950 and began its... Gunjan Singh | March 18, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan Castigated for Deficiencies in Counter Terrorist Financing Regime In a statement on February 28, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) voiced concern about the existing deficiencies in Pakistan’s counter terrorist financing and anti-money laundering system. While acknowledging... Satinder K. Saini | March 17, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Trouble in the “Queen of Hills” Peace in the picturesque town of Darjeeling and adjoining areas has been shattered for the last month by an agitation demanding a separate Gorkhaland and the removal of Subhash Ghisingh... Pushpita Das | March 14, 2008 | IDSA Comments
China’s Designs on Arunachal Pradesh The recent Chinese Foreign Ministry statement expressing ‘unhappiness’ about Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh has generated a debate in India as to whether China is serious... Jagannath P. Panda | March 12, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Kosovo Declares Independence, East Asia Feels the Heat The impact of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia on February 17 is being felt on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. Apart from plunging the European Union (EU)... Raviprasad Narayanan | March 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Message on Arunachal Pradesh Apart from launching several new development initiatives, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh served as a big boost to the morale of the Arunachalis, whose territory... M. Amarjeet Singh | March 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
