Fragging Cases in the Indian Army Cases of soldiers serving in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) turning their weapons on themselves or their fellow soldiers have been reported recently. This is a cause of serious concern and... B. S. Sachar | November 20, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Neutral Caretaker Government Interregnum in Bangladesh The Bangladesh National Party (BNP), which came to power in 2001, completed its term on October 28, 2006 amidst violent protests that saw 24 people losing their lives. Rejecting the... Smruti S. Pattanaik | November 09, 2006 | IDSA Comments
While China Scrambles Africa Builds Hope While commemorating 50 years of China's diplomatic ties with Africa, the China-Africa Summit, held on November 4-5, 2006 adopted a three-year action plan to deepen the existing political and economic... Nivedita Ray | November 09, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The SCO’s Current Approach The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental international organization founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001 by six countries: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its member states... Nivedita Das Kundu | November 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The ISI’s Supervisory Role in Assam Apart from aiding and abetting terrorism in Kashmir, Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has also been fully engaged in building terror infrastructures in the rest of India,... M. Amarjeet Singh | November 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
China’s Power Projection in Africa The two-day China-Africa Summit on November 4 and 5, 2006 in Beijing, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Africa diplomatic ties, created a new milestone in China's... Abanti Bhattacharya | November 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Airborne Laser Aircraft Rolls Out "Not since that time nearly 2000 years ago, when Archimedes reflected the sun's rays to set the Roman fleet on fire, has the world seen a weapon that puts fresh... A. Vinod Kumar | November 06, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Changing World Strategic Landscape and India It may have seemed ironic that Russia, the erstwhile archenemy of western military alliance was hosting, in St Petersburg earlier this year, the summit meeting of G-8, the epitome of... Virendra Gupta | October 31, 2006 | IDSA Comments
China’s Approach to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis China's cautious approach to defusing the ongoing North Korean nuclear crisis underscores the dilemmas that exist in its difficult relationship with North Korea on the one hand and its interests... Jagannath P. Panda | October 31, 2006 | IDSA Comments
China to Act but will Go Slow against North Korea The North Korean act of conducting an underground nuclear test has exposed the inherent limitations of various international institutions. It has also posed a challenge for the US as to... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | October 24, 2006 | IDSA Comments
