Nobel Laureates Pitch In Against the Indo-US Nuclear Deal As the Indo-US nuclear deal prepares to enter the US Congress for the final debate after a seemingly successful round of technical talks in New Delhi this month, critics of... A. Vinod Kumar | June 19, 2006 | IDSA Comments
After Zarqawi: An Assessment On June 8, Americans woke up to hear the news of the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq. This was the first good... Anil Kamboj | June 19, 2006 | IDSA Comments
India and the Draft US FMCT Text On May 18, 2006 the United States presented a draft Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) proposal as well as a draft mandate to establish an Ad Hoc Committee at the... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | June 15, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Building Strategic Roadways in Arunachal Pradesh Travelling in Arunachal Pradesh without having to suffer from poorly developed roads is indeed inconceivable. Existing roads by themselves are of the primitive 'potholed' variety, which is made worse by... Namrata Goswami | June 13, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Will the Joint Doctrine Result in Synergy on the Ground? The release of India's first joint doctrine on May 17 marks a major step towards military integration and interoperability among the three services. Intended to complement existing individual service doctrines,... A. Vinod Kumar | June 08, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The EU Ban on the LTTE The European Union finally decided to add the LTTE to its list of terrorist organisations on May 29. The Tigers would have seen the ban coming, when on May 17... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | June 06, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Bhutto-Sharif Charter of Democracy Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif signed the Charter of Democracy in London on May 15. This is a politically significant step as it signals the coming together of two important... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 29, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Aceh: The Road Ahead The Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) formally launched its political party on May 23, 2006 at Banda Aceh. It has also appointed two independent candidates for the gubernatorial... Pankaj K Jha | May 29, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Darfur Peace: A Distant Dream After weeks of intense negotiations and international pressure, the Sudanese government and a faction of the main rebel group (SLA) signed a peace deal on May 5, which aims to... Nivedita Ray | May 25, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Time to Samba Samba is a traditional Brazilian dance. No one form actually defines the samba; it is a set of different rhythmical dance forms. To me what India and Brazil are attempting... Vaishali Basu | May 25, 2006 | IDSA Comments
