The 9/11 attacks on the US have forced the Americans to believe that the US secret service agencies are helpless against the attacks of the committed suicide squads. These attacks and the subsequent happenings in Afghanistan and Iraq have not only removed the illusion of post-Cold War peace, but also heightened uncertainty and insecurity in the world. ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ has given a clear message to the countries of the world that the US can go to any extent to protect its national interests even if the mandate of the world community is against such actions.

• Annpurna Nautiyal
• January 2004
• Strategic Analysis

The article critically looks at relevance of the US alliance system in the Asia-Pacific in the context of the changing nature of threats and challenges that the U.S. is confronted with in the light of American military intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq. The paper argues that the American policy in Asia, which so far has been premised on bilateral alliances and forward deployment, is likely to undergo fundamental changes because the principal partners, South Korea and Japan, may not be very useful either in counter-terrorism efforts or low-intensity wars.

• G. V. C. Naidu
• October 2003
• Strategic Analysis

The Baltic States’ search for security became a major issue after their independence in 1991. Since then these States have been trying to establish links with Europe and perceive Russia as a major threat. Their aspirations for the NATO membership are based on their security perspective. Baltic States are engaged in trying to upgrade their armed forces, solve their territorial and ethnic disputes to meet the NATO membership criteria.

• Nivedita Das Kundu
• July 2003
• Strategic Analysis

Prime Minister Gillard's decision to reverse the uranium export policy not just indicates a dramatic shift in Australia’s strategic outlook, but also could endow a decisive fillip to its crisis-hit uranium industry.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• November 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

India is currently in the midst of a battery of scheduled missile tests at its Chandipur test range off the coast of Orissa, including scheduled tests of the Prithvi-II and Agni-II. On Saturday, India tested, for the third time, a 750-km semi-ballistic missile named Shourya. The Shourya has roughly the same range as the Agni-I but is designed to be more mobile, with a reduced logistics trail.

• Vipin Narang
• September 26, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Even the otherwise vague 2011 NSG public statement which inserted the NPT angle into the guidelines underlined that the NSG would implement the India-specific exemptions fully.

• Rajiv Nayan
• August 19, 2011
• IDSA Comments

It makes little sense whether a strategic or tactical nuclear weapon is used by Pakistan, since India’s general response would be to carry out a punitive attack on the adversary.

• Reshmi Kazi
• August 19, 2011
• IDSA Comments

An anti-nuclear movement in India would remain largely a marginal movement with sporadic spurts depending on the issue at hand, the site in question and the political parties involved.

• Jayita Sarkar
• July 28, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Though Global Zero’s ‘umbrella activism’ involving current and past policy practitioners and the general public alike can be expected to gain further momentum in the near future, its continued vitality may however be captive to the pressures of the timeline within which its vision is intended to be achieved.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• July 19, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Unless the NSG is willing to modify its guidelines to allow ENR transfers to India, India should not seek admission to NSG membeship even if offered.

• G. Balachandran
• July 05, 2011
• Issue Brief

Under the November 2010 statement issued by India and the United States, India is committed to take only one step: harmonizing its export controls with those of all the four multilateral export controls regimes.

• Rajiv Nayan
• June 18, 2011
• IDSA Comments

This Brief elaborates the principles that need to be followed to evolve a criteria-based approach to enable India to join the NSG as a full member and contribute materially and substantially to a future non-proliferation regime that will be acceptable to the international community as a whole.

• G. Balachandran
• June 16, 2011
• Issue Brief

To resolve the challenge posed by the NPT criteria, the best solution would be to amend the NPT and accommodate India as a nuclear weapon state.

• Rajiv Nayan
• June 03, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The battle of numbers and figures between supporters and opponents of nuclear energy has not only been a major obstacle to a better debate about the pros and cons of nuclear energy, but it has also prevented the development of better contingency plans after Chernobyl.

• Sébastien Miraglia
• May 24, 2011
• IDSA Comments

There is growing recognition among Pakistani experts that the reactor models being supplied by China to Pakistan are outdated and are based on 1970s technology.

• Ch. Viyyanna Sastry
• May 04, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Since there is no evidence to suggest that the expansion of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile has degraded India’s retaliatory capability, India should retain its no-first-use doctrine.

• Reshmi Kazi
• April 11, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The present state of affairs indicates that India will continue to be a reservoir of talent for other countries to power their growth, than the global innovation powerhouse that it aspires to be.

• Cherian Samuel
• March 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Fears by some analysts that India has recently altered its nuclear doctrine, and particularly its no first use policy, are unfounded.

• Vipin Narang
• March 01, 2011
• IDSA Comments

2011 began on a sombre note for arms control, nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament with Pakistan once again blocking negotiations for a FMCT

• Rajiv Nayan
• February 23, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan is the main outlier in negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament over a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT). Its ceaseless quest for parity with India are not likely to meet with success. Meanwhile, nuclear stocks within Pakistan pose a danger to Pakistan itself.

• Yogesh Joshi
• February 11, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The paralysis at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) captures the state of affairs that has bedevilled the field of arms control/disarmament during the last 10 years.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• February 02, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Like in the space arena, India has the capability to offer its expertise to other countries in the field of nuclear power and non-nuclear applications.

• Arvind Gupta , Ch. Viyyanna Sastry
• January 20, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The durability of the New START will depend largely on how both sides value it as a means towards disarmament rather than for strategic competition.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• January 07, 2011
• IDSA Comments