It will not be fair to assess the success or failure of the Conference at this stage. The fact that there was an attempt to forge regional cooperation on Afghanistan was a positive but feeble step.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arvind Gupta
• November 04, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Prime Minister Bhattarai’s visit will definitely help in dispelling some of the mistrust between India and the Maoist regime in Nepal.

• Anshuman Behera
• November 04, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The visit gave an opportunity to both India and the Maoists to settle some of their misunderstandings. However, it could be a huge risk for India to engage him more at the individual level than at the party level.

• Nihar R. Nayak
• October 31, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Bhattarai’s visit was historic not for the bilateral issues that were discussed but because it provided an opportunity for meaningful re-engagement between India and the UCPN(M).

• Padmaja Murthy
• October 25, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The people-to-people connectivity has the potential to actually transform the relationship between India and Bangladesh and take it to a higher level of cooperation and understanding.

• Shristi Pukhrem
• October 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

If India is able to sustain a comprehensive partnership with Afghanistan in trying circumstances, it would serve as a model for managing its relationships with other neighbours.

• Arvind Gupta
• October 10, 2011
• IDSA Comments

With hydel cooperation emerging as an important pillar in India-Bhutan relationship, this Issue Brief examines the challenges and opportunities in this sector in the years to come.

• Medha Bisht
• October 07, 2011
• Issue Brief

Until the US figures out an answer to the larger Pakistan problem, like India it too will have to resist the temptation of responding to Pakistani provocation with force.

• Sushant Sareen
• October 03, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Since the infliction of unacceptable damage may not deter Pakistan from breaking the nuclear taboo, a ‘tit for tat’ strategy in case of lower order nuclear use is worth considering.

• Ali Ahmed
• October 03, 2011
• IDSA Comments

While the institutional reforms and structures are in place, often their effectiveness is impeded by corrupt practices and lack of proper maintenance and implementation on ground.

• Medha Bisht
• September 30, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Left behind will be a quasi-theocratic Afghan state compelled to accommodate Talibani-style cultural medievalism and a Pakistani state teetering on the brink of political self-destruction and social chaos.

• Harold A. Gould
• September 26, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The PM’s speech in the UN General Assembly shows that Indian foreign policy may be rediscovering age old themes which had become subdued in recent years.

• Arvind Gupta
• September 26, 2011
• IDSA Comments

With Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassination, the reconciliation process with the Taliban is dead.

• Ashok K. Behuria
• September 22, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Introduction

• Arvind Gupta , Sarita Azad
• September 17, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan needs to practice greater respect for individual rights and allow indigenous political outfits to participate in the political processes in PoK.

• Anwesha Ray Chaudhuri
• September 13, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Removing emergency regulations while continuing with militarisation and a massive project of policing in socio-cultural arenas do not indicate a journey towards normalcy.

• Amali Wedagedara
• September 05, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Leveraging public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy is key to enable India graduate from being a regional power in South Asia to a great power in the Asia-Pacific.

• Balaji Chandramohan
• August 17, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Game theory can be helpful in understanding how India and Pakistan can get out of the low paying unhelpful situations, throw light on crisis escalation and crisis stability, and to understand their nuclear thresholds.

• Arvind Gupta
• August 16, 2011
• IDSA Comments

In the existing situation, any effort to do away with the pegging arrangement would further invite capital flight from Nepal and thus affect business, trade and other economic activities.

• Hari Bansh Jha
• July 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

If adequate attention is not given to reintegrating former LTTE militants, there are chances that they may resort to criminal or militant activities for their livelihood.

• N. Manoharan
• July 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments