Although the option for the Maoists to join the Khanal government is open, for the time being the chances of a consensus government look remote.

• Nihar R. Nayak
• February 16, 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

Infrastructure development projects in the North and the Eastern province is undoubtedly important to banish poverty but cannot be a “major part of political solution” as pronounced by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

• Gulbin Sultana
• February 10, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Karuna’s revelation that Norway provided funds for the LTTE to purchase lethal weapons has revived the focus on that country’s role in the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict.

• Hemantha Dayaratne
• February 03, 2011
• IDSA Comments

India needs to engage countries in the region to ensure that the transition process in Afghanistan does not threaten regional stability.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik
• January 28, 2011
• IDSA Comments

By concentrating only on the inequities of the blasphemy law, Pakistani ‘moderates’ and commentators elsewhere are missing the point that the real battle is against radical Islamic thought.

• Sushant Sareen
• January 17, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The peace process was deadlocked, with extreme polarization within and among the political parties on various issues.

• Nihar R. Nayak
• January 10, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The absence of a credible interlocutor in Pakistan who can exercise effective control over the Pakistan army leaves India with little choice except to open a parallel dialogue with the military establishment in Pakistan.

• Sushant Sareen
• January 07, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The recent increase in top level Indian delegation visits to Colombo indicates that India has entered a new and more comprehensive phase of bilateral relations with Sri Lanka.

• Hemantha Dayaratne
• January 03, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Security and development cooperation have become the twin pillars of the India-Bhutan relationship.

• Medha Bisht
• December 30, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Fractious domestic politics and lack of consensus at the international level are stumbling blocks before Maldives’ campaign on climate change.

• Anand Kumar
• December 20, 2010
• IDSA Comments

As long as the sub-conventional deterrence holds, the enunciation of the Cold Start doctrine actually introduces a degree of strategic stability in the region.

• Sushant Sareen
• November 22, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The continuing spiral of violence in Karachi signals the slow but gradual melting of a nuclear-armed State controlled by a military allied with global terrorist networks.

• Rajeev Sharma
• November 15, 2010
• IDSA Comments

While President Obama’s visit to India in November 2010 should further strengthen the Indo-US strategic partnership, some issues have the potential of clouding the relationship. Both sides should be sensitive to each other’s concerns and focus on areas such as space cooperation to give the relationship greater dynamism.

• Arvind Gupta
• October 25, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Given the fragility of ISAF’s southern lines of communication passing through Pakistan, India could consider offering a passage through its territory as a meaningful alternative.

• Harinder Singh
• October 21, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Umar Cheema’s abduction and torture by ISI officials recently is part of the strong arm tactics employed by the Pakistan Army and its intelligence wing to force journalists to fall in line.

• Rajeev Sharma
• October 19, 2010
• IDSA Comments

India must stay engaged, keep a low profile, earn the goodwill of the Afghan people through its multifaceted assistance programme, and stay away from any costly misadventure in the security sector.

• Arvind Gupta
• October 18, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Bangladesh is making an important effort domestically to weaken the affiliates of al-Qaeda and Taliban ideology, which is no less important than making contributions to ISAF.

• Anand Kumar
• October 12, 2010
• IDSA Comments

India has been fairly successful in firewalling the radical blowback emanating from Pakistan in the past and need not be overly worried about the impending US withdrawal.

• Harinder Singh , Sushant Sareen
• October 07, 2010
• Issue Brief

The Sri Lankan government seems to be in a desperate hurry to bring about all the necessary revisions in the constitution to strengthen the Executive Presidency without any provision of checks and balances. Sri Lanka, under Rajapaksa, is headed towards nepotism and dictatorship as the 18th amendment suggests.

• Gulbin Sultana
• October 07, 2010
• IDSA Comments