Water as a Source of Conflict and Instability in China China’s focus on high economic growth over the last decade and ‘economy first’ principle have put serious strain on its water resources. China has only 7 per cent of the... Kathleen A. Cannon | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
The Politics of Reform in China: Deng, Jiang and Hu This paper seeks to understand the political dynamics that operates behind reforms in China. To interpret the political influences that have, and are, determining the course and trajectory of the... Raviprasad Narayanan | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Radical Islamic Movements: Gender Construction in Jamaat-i-Islami and Tabligh-i-Jamaat in Pakistan Muslim women are generally viewed as victims of prevailing religious and patriarchal discourses. Their subjectivity and subordinate position is discussed as imposed, through textual representations by orthodox and radical Muslims.... Tahmina Rashid | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
MMA-Democracy Interface in Pakistan: From Natural Confrontation to Cohabitation? The myth regarding religious parties in Pakistan possessing street power sans political power was broken with the success of the Muttahida Majlise Amal’s (MMA)—a coalition of Muslim parties and groups—... Ashutosh Misra | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Religious Extremism in Ferghana Valley A series of disturbing events— from the Tashkent bombing in February 1999 to the May 13, 2005 incidents in Andijon city in Ferghana Valley of Uzbekistan— have drawn attention to... Ramakant Dwivedi | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Central Asia and South Asia: Potential of India’s Multilateral Economic Diplomacy in Inter-Regional Cooperation The unique feature of the Indian economy over the past few decades has been a combination of high growth and stability. It has proved its strength and resilience through this... Ibrokhim R. Mavlonov | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
India-Russia Defence Cooperation Co-operation in the field of defence constitutes one of the most important features of Indo-Russian bilateral ties. However, the relationship is undergoing significant changes in the new context of market... Jyotsna Bakshi | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Closure of the Pakistan-Based A.Q. Khan Network Case: A Hasty Burial? North Korea’s and Iran’s showdown with the US and the West on the nuclear proliferation issue are closely related to their dubious proliferation connections with the Pakistan-based A Q Khan... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Agni-III On July 9, 2006, the long awaited Agni-III ballistic missiles test finally took place. This was the first test of this version of Agni designed with a range of 3,000... Rajiv Nayan | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
Dragon in the Savanna: China’s Rising Influence over Angola China’s relations with Angola have traditionally been friendly due to the fact that both countries were and still are ruled by Marxist Leninist regimes, but until recently the PRC’s presence... Lara Horta | April 2006 | Strategic Analysis
