Overfed Europe, Underpaid Russia: Beginning of a New Energy Cold War? Russia is on the move to become an energy superpower by spreading its influence deep into Western and Eastern energy markets. Possessing the largest reserve of natural gas in the... J Nandakumar | May 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Nepal’s Political Conundrum: Emerging Challenges to Tenuous Peace Nepal is witnessing relative political calm after the Maoists declared a three month ceasefire to facilitate a political solution to the insurgency, which has been marked by unabated violence, threatening... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Democracy Versus People’s War in Nepal Despite the King's proclamation and the subsequent end to the 19-day anti-Monarchy protests by the seven party alliance (SPA) on April 25, 2006, Nepal is still not sure of peace... Nihar R. Nayak | May 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
An Appraisal of the Indian Prime Minister’s Visit to Uzbekistan Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his two-day state visit to Uzbekistan on April 26, 2006. This was the second visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Tashkent since Uzbekistan's... Ramakant Dwivedi | April 28, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Numbers Do Matter The fast breeding domestic debate on the size of the nuclear deterrent is taking place in the light of India's separation plan of nuclear facilities for civilian and military purposes.... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | April 28, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Import of Afghan President’s Visit to India Afghan President Hamid Karzai's four-day state visit to India from April 9-12, 2006 was the fourth since he was appointed Chairman of the Afghan interim administration in December 2001. His... Vishal Chandra | April 26, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Indian Prime Minister’s Visit to Uzbekistan Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting Tashkent April 25-26, 2006 on a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of the Uzbek President, Islam Abduganievich Karimov who himself had... Ramakant Dwivedi | April 25, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Strategic Predominance and Open Market Access: The Twin Pillars of Russia’s Policy in the Central Asia-Caspian Sea Region As the Russian thinking on its near abroad is crystallizing in the wake of the US withdrawal from Uzbekistan's Karshi-Khanabad airbase in late 2005, it appears that Moscow is aiming... Jyotsna Bakshi | April 10, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Charles Taylor’s Arrest: A Message to the Continent Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, wanted for war crimes by the international tribunal in Sierra Leone, was arrested on Wednesday in northern Nigeria on the Cameroon border. He was deported... Nivedita Ray | April 04, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Indian Navy’s Amphibious Leap: ‘With A Little Help From America’ It remains to be seen how the USA would "help India become a major world power" as the US Secretary of State stated a year ago, but Washington is certainly... Gurpreet S Khurana | April 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
