The Bomb and the Bird In the backdrop of President Bush's successful visit to India and the finalizing of the 'nuclear energy' deal minus the US Congress approval, many opinion-makers are coming out with bizarre... Ajey Lele | March 08, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Defence Budget 2006-07 The Indian defence budget for FY 2006-07 is Rs 89, 000 crore (cr). This is 7.23 per cent more than the budget in FY 2004-05. As a percentage of GDP,... Pravin Joshi | March 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Indo-US Attempt to Bite the Illegal Bytes Of the several agreements signed during the recently concluded US presidential visit to India, one initiative that has been lost to sight is on Cyber Crimes. As part of the... Prasad P. Rane | March 07, 2006 | IDSA Comments
The Sri Lankan Peace Process: Looking Beyond Geneva While much analysis has gone into the recently held talks at Geneva on February 22 and 23, 2006, the consensus lies in the recognition that the talks were an important... Sukanya Podder | March 06, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Unfazed New Delhi Continues the Dialogue Process Despite Hurriyat’s Absence The All Party Hurriyat Conference's (APHC) refusal, apparently under 'outside' pressure, to participate in the February 25 roundtable can be held to be detrimental to none but itself and the... Ashutosh Misra | March 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
IAEA’s Continuing Uncertainty on Iran The Board of Governors of IAEA is scheduled to meet on March 6, 2006 to decide the next step after the passage of the February 2006 resolution against Iran. The... Rajesh Kumar Mishra | March 03, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Between Walls and Bridges of Business President George W. Bush will be on his first official trip to India from March 1 to 3. India has travelled the road from natural partner to strategic partner to... Vaishali Basu | February 28, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Khaleda’s Pakistan visit Shifts Focus to Economic Synergy Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's state visit (February 12-14, 2006) to Pakistan after a gap of a decade signals subtle changes that are driving bilateral relations. Both sides are consciously... Sreeradha Datta | February 27, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Whither Baluch Resistance? Baluchistan is back in news. Most resolute among the Baluchis would tell you they are fighting a last ditch battle against Pakistan. They would try to convince you the flame... Ashok K. Behuria | February 21, 2006 | IDSA Comments
Off to Geneva for now As a fresh attempt to kick start the Sri Lankan peace process takes shape, the future of this strife-torn island swings uncertainly between no war and new war. Formal talks... Sukanya Podder | February 18, 2006 | IDSA Comments
