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
A Phased Approach to India’s Missile Defense Planning India's missile defence explorations had long been hindered by its limited access to advanced interception technologies and slow pace of indigenization. India is now developing lower- and upper-tier systems for... A. Vinod Kumar | March 2008 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Role in Keeping Peace in Africa India has played a major role in keeping peace in Africa through its participation in the UN peacekeeping operations in the continent. For India, being at the forefront in peacekeeping... Ruchita Beri | March 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Stablizing Politics Through Economics The discourse on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations has usually centred on the political strategic dimensions of their relationship. This is not surprising given the acrimonious association between the two countries. Yet it... Sumita Kumar | March 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Changing Geographical Factors in Planning and Conduct of Indian Military Operations The changing nature of geography plays a critical role in the planning and execution of military missions. Geography as a subject combines both the physical and human elements and the... P. K. Gautam | March 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Capacity-Building in Defense Science and Technology: A Perspective from the DRDO Suranjan Pal , William Selvamurthy | March 2008 | Strategic Analysis
