Should India Continue Its Present Course in Afghanistan? The July 7 gruesome attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which resulted in the loss of over 40 lives including those of two senior diplomats, is clearly a high... Shanthie Mariet D'Souza | July 09, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Should India Engage with NATO? On the face of it, India and NATO are poles apart. NATO is a military alliance. India is a non-aligned country with an independent foreign policy. Any engagement between India... Arvind Gupta | July 08, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The French Quest for NATO France has taken over the half-yearly presidency of the European Union (EU) Council from Slovenia on July 1. The change of guard at the helm of the EU is a... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | July 07, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The Proliferation Security Initiative: Five years later, losing its sheen? On May 27, 2008, participants from 91 countries assembled in Washington to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) – a controversial counterproliferation initiative launched by President... A. Vinod Kumar | July 07, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Changing US Perspective on Terrorism Every year the United States releases a report on global terrorist activities as required by its domestic law. The latest report is titled Country Reports on Terrorism and includes developments... Satinder K. Saini | July 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Cracks in the ULFA The central leadership of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is under pressure following the announcement of a unilateral ceasefire by a section of its cadres. ULFA’s top leaders... M. Amarjeet Singh | July 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Shangahai Cooperation Organization: Challenges to China’s Leadership The SCO— a linchpin of China's Eurasia policy is viewed ominously by most international watchers. China is nurturing the SCO as an exclusive nucleus to undercut the US strategic outreach.... P. Stobdan | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Revisiting China’s Territorial Claims on Arunachal In recent years, China has again publicly revived its territorial claims over India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. However, by insisting on these claims, China is making a settlement of... Sujit Dutta | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Interpreting the Chinese Dicourse on State in the Era of Globlization Under the impact of globalization the Chinese state is caught in the dilemma of intensifying economic reforms on the one hand, and maintaining authoritarian rule on the other. This dichotomy... Abanti Bhattacharya | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
