Radical Islamic Organisations in Europe: South Asia in their Discourse In the European security calculus, terrorism has become one of the key strategic threats. Alarmingly, the continent has also become a centre of radical Islamist propaganda and activism, with a... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | March 2007 | Strategic Analysis
The Naga Narrative of Conflict: Envisioning a Resolution Roadmap The Naga narrative of dissent is a longstanding issue afflicting India's Northeast. Though attempts are being made to resolve the issue through peaceful dialogue between the Union Government and the... Namrata Goswami | March 2007 | Strategic Analysis
Environmental Degradation: Unearthing the Past for Future Longevity Pushpita Das | March 2007 | Strategic Analysis
India can drive a hard bargain on the IPI Pipeline The general impression is that Iran has gained tremendously from rising oil prices, fuelled by its vast oil wealth. In reality, however, given increased domestic consumption coupled with inefficient usage... Rohit Pattnaik | February 23, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Aero India 2007: The Lure of India’s Burgeoning Aerospace Market The Sixth Aero India Aerospace and Defence Exhibition held from February 07 to 11, 2007 was by all accounts a 'big' event. The biennial gathering was organized jointly by the... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | February 22, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Why are we talking about an OGEC now? In January 2007, when the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei suggested to the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Igor Ivanov, that the two countries should explore setting up an... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | February 21, 2007 | IDSA Comments
The US Defence Budget for 2008 On February 5, 2007, President Bush presented his administration's budget for fiscal year 2008 (October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008). Out of a total budgetary allocation of US $2.9... Laxman Kumar Behera | February 21, 2007 | IDSA Comments
A Tightrope Walk in the Korean Peninsula Earlier speculations negating the possibility of one-on-one talks between the United States and North Korea after Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test have proven wrong. Irrespective of the merits or the... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | February 19, 2007 | IDSA Comments
China’s Ambitions in Space It may be a mere coincidence that the People's Daily, official mouth piece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), decided to carry two pieces on China's ongoing space programme on... M. V. Rappai | February 19, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Growing Fundamentalism in the Northeast The disturbing reports about the presence of jihadi forces in India's northeast have added a new twist to the region's multiple insurgencies. Combined with the recent arrest in Delhi of... M. Amarjeet Singh | February 19, 2007 | IDSA Comments
