Manifesto for Kantian Utopianism When the Cold War ended in 1989, many hoped that the emerging new world order would usher in an era of peace. A large number of nations sought to decrease... Namrata Goswami | July 2007 | Strategic Analysis
Change the Pattern of Aid to Afghanistan Nearly six years after the toppling of the Taliban regime and the completion of the Bonn Process, the situation in Afghanistan continues to remain fragile. A recent visit to provinces... Shanthie Mariet D'Souza | June 28, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Gaza on the Boil The factional fighting between the Islamist Hamas, represented by the recently dismissed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip, and the 'moderate' Fatah, headed by the President of... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | June 21, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Musharraf in a Mess of His Own Making: Autumn of the Patriarch? A commentator of Pakistani origin in the US, writing in The Wall Street Journal in September 2006, coined a new name for Pakistan, i.e., Musharrafistan. He fell short of saying... Ashok K. Behuria | June 19, 2007 | Policy Brief
The Caspian Pipeline Deal and Russia’s Energy Strategy in Central Asia Vladimir Putin’s week-long visit to Central Asia in the second week of May 2007 was aimed at courting Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan as part of Russia’s future energy strategy in the... Meena Singh Roy | June 11, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Surge in Infiltration Attempts Across the Line of Control in J&K A surge in infiltration attempts by heavily armed terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K has been reported in the last two months. With the snow receding on... B. S. Sachar | June 07, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Ethanol and India’s Energy Security With 14.1 per cent growth (2007) in the manufacturing sector, 14 per cent (2006) in the service sector, and an agriculture sector that is beginning to finally look up, the... Priyadarshini Singh | June 07, 2007 | IDSA Comments
The Unfolding Crisis in Sri Lanka and the options for India The recent aerial attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Katunayake Military air base in Colombo, and Palaly airbase in Jaffna, have worsened the security situation in...
