Hurdles Cleared in the US Congress for Nuclear Deal After months of excruciating negotiations, testimonies and debates, the two crucial committees of the US Congress voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, setting the stage for a... A. Vinod Kumar | July 10, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Israel ups the ante in Gaza Israel has stepped up its military offensive against Palestine. Codenamed Operation Summer Rain, it began on June 28 in response to the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit of the Israel... Namrata Goswami | July 10, 2006 | IDSA Comments
7/7: One Year On July 7 marks the first anniversary of the 2005 terrorist attacks on London. These attacks and the thwarted ones on July 21 not only claimed the lives of more than... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | July 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
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
