Countering Terrorism as a Joint Venture? The outcome of the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf at Havana has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters within both India and Pakistan. It has... Sumita Kumar | September 27, 2006 | IDSA Comments
An Embarrassment of Riches!: China’s ‘Trillion Dollar’ Foreign Exchange Reserves If current trends are any indication, the global financial system will witness a unique 'first' in mid-October when China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to cross US$ 1 trillion. Raviprasad Narayanan | September 26, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Havana Round: Much Ado about Nothing The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Musharraf on the sidelines of the Havana non-aligned summit is being projected as an important breakthrough on the issue of terrorism... Smruti S. Pattanaik | September 25, 2006 | IDSA Comments
India-South Korea: The State of Affairs The India-South Korea bilateral relationship is a remarkable example of how trade is the primary driver in global relationships. Ideology, which marked international relations in the previous decades, has given... Rohit Pattnaik | September 22, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Thailand’s Political Crisis Thailand is once again at the crossroads of political uncertainty and the entry of the military in the affairs of the state has created a sense of instability. On September... Pankaj K Jha | September 21, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Terrorism on the Decline in Jammu Region Terrorism has been wracking Jammu & Kashmir over the last two decades and the state has seen various shades of terrorist activities - from the violent aggressive phase involving fidayeen... B. S. Sachar | September 19, 2006 | IDSA Comments
India’s Response to Chinese Road Building In his latest address to the Indian Council of World Affairs on India's regional policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran reflected that the government had a long-term vision of an integrated... Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy | September 14, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh Prepares for the Next Elections Anxiety and uncertainty are perceptible even as Bangladesh prepares itself for the next elections scheduled for January 2007. As the incumbent BNP government prepares to transfer power to a caretaker... Smruti S. Pattanaik | September 14, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Nepal’s Ceasefire Under Stress Despite the cease-fire, the Nepalese Maoists are busy collecting illegal taxes, besides carrying out abductions, extortion and forceful recruitment. They are consolidating their bases in urban areas where they had... Nihar R. Nayak | September 05, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Nawab Bugti’s Assassination The killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, popularly known as the "Tiger of Balochistan" in the early hours of August 27 in an army operation has ominous implications for the... Alok Bansal | August 29, 2006 | IDSA Comments
