Strategic Implications of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway On July 1, 2006 China inaugurated the world's highest railway - a 710-mile (1,956 kms) line connecting Golmud with Lhasa. It traverses 550 kms of unstable permafrost, reaching the heights... Abanti Bhattacharya | July 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Critical Evaluation Over the last three years, the Central Asian Republics (CARs) have witnessed significant geopolitical shifts in the region - the resurgence of Russia, China's increasing influence, a colour revolution in... Meena Singh Roy | July 04, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Nathu La: Pass To Prosperity But Also A Challenge Nathu La, identified as the third mountain pass for border trade between India and China, is officially slated to open on July 6, 2006 after a gap of 44 years.... Pushpita Das | July 04, 2006 | IDSA Comments
US-Pakistan Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Dynamics and Challenges Pakistan is a frontline ally of the US in its Global War on Terrorism. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, the military regime was compelled by Washington to join the US... Shanthie Mariet D’Souza | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Africa and China: A Strategic Partnership? Relations between Africa and China have increased over the year and become more dominated by China’s economic interests. With an annual growth rate of 8-9 per cent , and a... Judith van de Looy , Leo de Haan | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Challenges to Peace Negotiations: The Sri Lankan Experience The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is a good example of how peace Sukanya Podder | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Environmental Stresses and their Security Implications for South Asia In discussing the dynamics of contemporary conflicts, scholars, over the last decade, have focused on the ‘interconnectivity’ between environmental factors and violent conflict—for example between migration and environmental mismanagement, debt... Uttam Kumar Sinha | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Japan’s Security Concerns and Policy Responses Japanese foreign policy and security perceptions have undergone a perceptible and steady change over the past decade, especially under the leadership of former Prime Minister Koizumi (2001-2006). Its support for... Arpita Mathur | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Nawab Bugti’s Assassination: Future Portents “I have been a Baloch for several centuries. I have been a Muslim for 1400 years. I have been a Pakistani for just over fifty”, Alok Bansal | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Terror Trends: Mega Cities, Maximum Impact The security environment of India is in a critical phase, repeatedly challenged by terrorism, with outfits operating out of Pakistan continuing to be highly active and finding new and unexpected... T. Khurshchev Singh | July 2006 | Strategic Analysis
