• No magic bullet for the military

  Anit Mukherjee
  Live Mint, December 28, 2010
  Amid growing corruption and divisiveness, the forces must choose between the harder right and easier wrong

• Myanmar: Great expectations after the November elections

  Udai Bhanu Singh
  The Tribune, December 28, 2010
  The military, which has been in power in Myanmar for nearly 50 years, has chosen to emulate the dwifungsi model of Indonesia.

• Revolution No 2: Terror

  Rana Banerji
  The Pioneer, December 28, 2010
  Decade’s life altering moments came in dates: 9/11, 7/7, 26/11 to name a few Terrorism changed the world for all times to come

• A Ray of Hope

  Namrata Goswami
  Outlook India, December 21, 2010
  The first formal Meitei-Naga dialogue is a positive step to resolve differences between two communities held hostage to a conflictual situation for far too many decades.

• Kayani and his Generals

  R Banerji
  New Indian Express, December 17, 2010
  The Pakistani army chief’s response to the recent WikiLeaks expose, reiterating support for democracy in Pakistan may just provide temporary comfort to the politicians currently in the saddle.

• Beyond the great wall

  R. N. Das
  Hindustan Times, December 15, 2010
  Wen Jiabao’s visit should spur India and China to remove impediments in their relations

• Peninsular Shells and the Chinese Dilemma(?)

  Gunjan Singh & Avinash Godbole
  Opinion Asia, December 06, 2010
  Northeast Asia is at a strategically uncertain crossroads. China is geopolitically caught in a situation where it has no choice but to tacitly support the North Korean regime.

• Joint efforts for a secure cyberspace

  Cherian Samuel
  Economics Times, November 30, 2010
  After President Barack Obama’s visit, there is a great deal of enthusiasm about India and the US working together to secure the global commons.

• IDSA’s Report on India’s Water Security

  NewsX, November 29, 2010
  NewsX highlights the main findings of IDSA report on Water Security…

• Lessons from China on going high-tech

  Smita Purushottam
  Economic Times, November 28, 2010
  India needs to move away from compartmentalised models and utilise the ‘spin-on’ effects of an upgraded civilian economy for the defence prodn sector

• Talking With The ULFA

  Namrata Goswami
  Outlook India, November 22, 2010
  While talking to the ULFA is a good policy option for the Centre, the challenge will be to get Paresh Barua, the ULFA military commander to the dialogue table.

• Much promise from the Obama visit

  Rajiv Nayan
  Deccan Herald, November 19, 2010
  India would benefit from partnering with the US in evergreen revolution, clean energy and education.

• How India and the US can enhance relations

  R. N. Das
  Rediff, November 7, 2010
  As the two democracies India and the US — come closer, increased parliamentary exchanges will help consolidate the relationship.

• Islamisation in Pak army

  R Banerji
  New Indian Express, November 9, 2010
  The army can curb the Islamic resurgence if it wants to. But it has to shed its selectivity in disciplining them.

• Russia, China and the ‘reset’ with the West

  Smita Purushottam
  Business Standard, November 6, 2010
  India and Russia should consider a broad-based tech partnership, as the military-technology cooperation has not helped modernise either economy

• Increasing divergences bog down Indo-US partnership

  A. Vinod Kumar
  IANS/Sify, November 6, 2010
  In an era where even a strategic partnership between India and China is theoretically possible, the unrelenting emphasis on India’s strategic relationship with the US often seems a fashion statement.

• Why Afghanistan could dominate talks with Obama

  Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
  Rediff, November 4, 2010
  The Obama visit coincides with a critical stage of America’s longest war in Afghanistan.

• Video: Climate change to affect security

  NewsX
  The rapid climate change put a huge impact on the human civilization. NewsX examined climatic issues that will affect security in future.

• Great game’s endgame?

  Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
  Business Standard, October 31, 2010
  With the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan due to begin in a few months, regional powers need to play a stabilising role in the country

• China cautiously watching India-Japan ties

  Shamshad A. Khan
  Zee News, October 29, 2010
  The changing strategic milieu of Asia-Pacific brings a chance to alter the ties between New Delhi and Tokyo, economically as well as politically.

• Indo-Japanese ties can keep China in check

  Rajaram Panda
  Economic Times, October 29, 2010
  For India, Japan as a partner in development vis-à-vis China, would serve a twin purpose: to help engage China, and also keep China under check

• China’s presence in PoK worries India

  Rup Narayan Das
  Deccan Herald, October 28, 2010
  New Delhi feels that Islamabad cannot undertake project in the territory under its illegal occupation.

• China Watch: Some Observations on the 5th Plenary Session of the 17th Party Congress

  Avinash Godbole
  Asia Opinion, October 28, 2010
  This plenum is particularly important because it comes at the cusp of an important political transformation as well as the beginning of a new phase in the Chinese economy.

• Uncle Sam for talks with Taliban

  Ajey Lele
  The Pioneer, October 23, 2010
  Any suggestion of conducting dialogue with the Taliban was a treasonable idea till recently. But now the world’s only superpower is giving safe passage to terrorists to persuade them to kill a little less

• What does Central Asia mean to India?

  Mehmet Ozkan
  Opinion Asia, October 23, 2010
  India’s Central Asia policy has been cautious and reactive. It is not yet possible for India to pose a viable alternative vis-a-vis the major powers, but India could leverage its ties with middle-tier countries like Turkey and Iran to play a bigger role in Central Asia.

• Turkey-China Military Drill Reveals Deepening Ties, Widening Reach

  Mehmet Ozkan
  World Political Review, October 22, 2010
  The news that Turkey and China had organized a joint military exercise at the huge Konya airbase in Turkey’s central Anatolian region last month came as a surprise to many.

• Nobel Peace Prize to Lin Xiaobo: A Wake-up Call for Political Reforms in China

  Rajaram Panda
  Mainstream, October 16, 2010
  The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the imprisoned Chinese dissident writer and activist, Liu Xiaobo.

• China’s Expanding Strategic Footprint

  Anand Kumar
  Opinion Asia, October 18, 2010
  China has recently decided to develop second sea port in Sri Lanka at Colombo. This port would be in addition to the one already existing at Hambantota.

• Democratic dividend: Why poorer India is still richer than China

  Rup Narayan Das
  Rediff, October 15, 2010
  India stands 67th in the world poverty index, while China ranks 9th. Yet India’s respectability in the world, particularly the West, lies in its steadfast adherence to ideas and ideals for democracy.

• China goes hi-tech, IPR infringements and all

  Smita Purushottam
  Business Standard, October 03, 2010
  China has suddenly emerged as a technological power by fair means and foul; India also needs to adopt a holistic technology upgradation policy

• Jaundiced ‘secular’ view of terrorism

  Anand Kumar
  The Pioneer, September 28, 2010
  It’s unfortunate that instead of adopting a firm policy to deal with terrorism, the UPA Government and the Congress are worried about the political cost of fighting terror. This is reflected in P Chidambaram’s recent ‘saffron terror’ remark

• China overreacted to boat row with Japan

  Shamshad A. Khan
  Zee News, September 27, 2010
  Assertive China is now demanding an apology and compensation from Japan, indicating that the diplomatic fallout from the row is likely to haunt Tokyo.

• The not-so-peaceful rise of China

  Anand Kumar
  Opinion Asia, September 22, 2010
  China wants to maintain its distinct superiority and appears to be playing for world super power status.

• Indus waters civilisation

  Uttam Kumar Sinha
  Indian Expess, September 22, 2010
  Reaching 50 years is a milestone. Landmarks are also often accompanied by reality checks.

• Pakistan: Obstacles to democratic consolidation

  Rana Banerji
  Opinion Asia, September 21, 2010
  The Army as an institution and the collegiate leadership of senior Army Generals perhaps remains aware that the current mood in Pakistan militates against having another disruption of the constitutional process just at present.

• Ensuring foolproof security at CWG 2010

  S Samuel C Rajiv
  Business Standard, September 12, 2010
  With some venues not yet ready, delays in achieving security lockdown are causing concern, given the variety of new and emerging terrorist threats

• Calibrated political reforms in China

  R. N. Das
  Deccan Herald, September 10, 2010
  China has passed certain very significant laws including the one providing for right to property.

• Rise as a great power is a matter of how, not when

  Avinash Godbole
  South China Morning Post, August 31, 2010
  It is likely that tussles over the Yellow Sea will continue until the Chinese find their trump card

• Significance of Okada’s Visit to India

  Rajaram Panda
  Mainstream, August 28, 2010
  The Foreign Minister of Japan, Okada Yatsuya, visited India on August 21, 2010 as a part of his five-day trip to India and Thailand.

• Beyond Pakistan and Cyprus

  Mehmet Ozkan
  Pragati, September, 2010
  Turkey’s reorientation offers opportunities for better ties with India

• Pakistan’s changed threat perception: Is it for real?

  Anand Kumar
  Opinion Asia, August 22, 2010
  Amidst the deluge that has affected a fifth of Pakistan, the country’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) surprised the international community by making an equally astonishing assessment, stating that India no longer remained Pakistan’s number one threat.

• Reduced to rubble

  P. Stobdan
  Hindustan Times, August 20, 2010
  Call it nature’s fury, the wrath of gods or the effect of climate change, the cloudburst in Leh will have a long-term impact on the relationship between man and nature

• VISA fees – More sound and fury than fact

  G Balachandran
  Business Standard, August 19, 2010
  Why both the US Congress and the Indian critics of the Border Security Act have their numbers completely wrong

• India’s Afghan gamble

  Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
  Business Standard, August 14, 2010
  Finding common ground with Russia and Iran won’t affect Indo-US ties but it would require delicate balancing

• India’s Tripartite Plan for Afghanistan

  Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
  The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2010
  Delhi is drawing closer to Iran and Russia in anticipation of a U.S. troop drawdown.

• Impact of Upper House Election Results on Japan’s Political Future

  Rajaram Panda
  Mainstream, August 7, 2010
  The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) faced a stinging setback in the Upper House election held on July 11, 2010.

• Negotiate to lose?

  G Balachandran
  Indian Express, August 6, 2010
  India’s reach exceeds its grasp, as it seeks extended nuclear liabilit…

• Than Shwe’s visit to New Delhi: Engaging the junta

  Rajaram Panda
  Deccan Herald, July 24, 2010
  In contrast to Chinese policy of assertiveness, India’s benign approach is a source of assurance to its neighbours.

• China’s Zero Duty offer to LDCs: Major Diplomatic Gain at Zero Cost

  Anand Kumar
  Opinion Asia, July 21, 2010
  China has been promising at various international forums that it would grant trade concessions to the least developed countries.

• Bangladesh: Terror down, but not out

  Anand Kumar
  The Tribune, July 16, 2010
  A new example in counter-terror cooperation in South Asia has been set by the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in Bangladesh which assumed power in January 2009.

• The Healing Power of Sports

  Namrata Goswami
  Outlook India, July 15, 2010
  Can we imagine a scenario where a Naga or Meitei or Kashmiri youth represents India in cricket– or football? The kind of impact that will have in quelling separatist sentiments in these conflict prone areas will be enormous.

• Japan reaches out with nuke deal

  Rajaram Panda
  The Deccan Herald, July 13, 2010
  Bilateral relations between India and Japan have entered a new phase with the prospects for cooperation in civil nuclear energy and the newly initiated senior-level 2+2 dialogue involving the defence and foreign secretaries of both the sides.

• Words can also hurt me

  N. S. Sisodia
  Indian Express, July 9, 2010
  The lessons from the McChrystal episode for India’s top brass: don’t pre-empt politicians, handle the media with care….

• Force for lasting peace

  Ajey Lele
  The Pioneer, July 3, 2010
  Flip flops on “dialogue” with Pakistan have almost become part of India’s diplomatic tradition. To make this week’s Chidambaram initiative look meaningful, India should persist with a carrot and stick policy.

• PM’s attempt to re-engage Canada

  Rup Narayan Das
  The Deccan Herald, June 25, 2010
  Canadian PM Jean Chretien’s visit in 2003 was a landmark event in bilateral relationship.

• A State Under Siege

  Namrata Goswami
  Outlook India, June 17, 2010
  The two months long blockade of Manipur by Nagas have resulted in rekindling of ethnic divisions, and a humanitarian crisis in the state.

• US fetters strategic ties

  Thomas Mathew
  The New Indian Express, June 16, 2010
  It has become ritualistic for American leaders and officials to declare at the end of every bilateral meeting how important India is for the US.

• Tibet’s watershed challenge

  Uttam Kumar Sinha
  The Washington Post, June 14, 2010
  While Tibet raises a number of controversial questions, one dimension will assume increasing political significance: its water resources.

• Air force is not an option

  Ajey Lele
  New Indian Express, June 01, 2010
  The use of force is important to control this problem but its impact is going to be temporary. The air force offers very limited options.

• Cheonan Sinking: Implications for Peace in Northeast Asia

  Rajaram Panda
  Mainstream, May 29, 2010
  On March 26, 2010, the Republic of Korea’s Navy corvette—1200-tonne Cheonan—sank in the Yellow Sea south of the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) near Baengnyeong Island.

• Maoist strikes: Watch for the ‘big picture’

  P. V. Ramana
  The Pioneer, May 22, 2010
  Lack of primal focus in the State’s anti-Maoist game plan

• Maoists exploiting State’s contradictions

  Nihar Nayak
  The Pioneer, May 22, 2010
  Between the carnages of April 6 and May 16, the Maoists have sharpened a new strategy — offence as the best form of defence — but it will plateau off. Also, the level of terrorisation of tribals has increased

• The jihadi next door

  Anand Kumar
  The Washington Times, May 20, 2010
  Terrorists cross the Atlantic to recruit their countrymen

• This is no Iron Lady

  Ajey Lele
  The Pioneer, May 15, 2010
  Hillary Clinton’s ‘tough’ posture vis-a-vis Pakistan in the wake of last fortnight’s failed Times Square bombing comes with a ring of déjà vu. But the ‘trust deficit’ in US-Pak relations is now open knowledge.

• Reforming the NPT to include India

  A. Vinod Kumar
  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 1, 2010
  A renewed debate is taking place in India about whether or not it should reconsider its stance on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

• Growth engine

  Ajey Lele
  Indian Express, April 15, 2010
  Local cryogenic technology; Indian space programme’s global options….

• India and Bangladesh: Mending fences?

  Sreeradha Datta
  The Daily Star, April 10, 2010
  Ever since the Awami League came to power India and Bangladesh are exploring ways to converge and iron out their mutual differences. The political will in New Delhi and Dhaka is clearly visible.

• Game changer

  Nihar Nayak
  Indian Express, April 9, 2010
  This kind of attack is neither a victory for the Maoists nor a defeat for the state.

• No cap on FDI in defence

  Thomas Mathew
  New Indian Express, April 08, 2010
  The abolition of FDI limit would outweigh any perceived drawbacks as also bring additional benefits.

• An arsenal called deception

  Thomas Mathew
  Hindustan Times, March 31, 2010
  The 2010 Chinese military budget announced recently seems to be an effectuation of Deng’s advice, “Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile and never claim leadership”.

• Rising Dragon, Slumbering Elephant: Chinese and Indian Defense Planning

  Laxman Kumar Behera
  World Politics Review, March 26, 2010
  In light of China’s fast progress in expanding its military capability, New Delhi’s desperation is only likely to grow more acute if it doesn’t get its act together.

• China carefully monitoring Obama’s Australia visit

  Pankaj Kumar Jha
  Zee News, March 20, 2010
  US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Australia to June, but the significance attached to his trip to the Asia -Pacific country would be as noteworthy as ever.

• Obama may use Indonesia trip to appease Muslims

  Pankaj Kumar Jha
  Zee News, March 20, 2010
  Albeit now scheduled for June, yet the trip will bring into limelight Obama’s multicultural upbringing, his early exposure to Islam and his lasting family ties with Indonesia.

• An Unending Dialogue

  Namrata Goswami
  Outlook India, March 5, 2010
  The exclusive dialogue between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) has failed to ignite the imagination of the Naga public sphere as the armed actor falls short on the three Rs: representativeness, rationality and responsibility.

• The bruising facts

  Rahul Mishra
  Indian Express, March 03, 2010
  S.M. Krishna’s statement on Australia will helpfully defuse the blame game and help start a constructive dialogue

• Spirit of the letter

  Sushant Sareen
  Jang, February 28, 2010
  The time has come to rethink the IWT and rework it in a way that it addresses the issues we will face in the next 50 years instead of harping on issues we faced in the last 50 years

• Evolving a strategic matrix

  Pankaj Jha
  Daily Star, February 27, 2010
  India’s economic resilience during global recession and increasing regional influence is bound to redraw Asian strategic contour.

• ‘Dalai-Obama meet to hamper US-Sino ties partly’

  Jagannath P Panda
  Zee News, February 21, 2010
  Dr. Jagannath P Panda discusses the Dalai Lama’s meet with Obama and its repercussions on Sino-US ties.

• Wooing our Neighbour?

  Priyanka Singh
  Mainstream, February 18, 2010
  Gates’ visit merely underlined a long-held notion— that Pakistan is indispensable to the US

• West’s failure in Afghanistan: Deception, disarray

  Sushant Sareen
  Deccan Herald, February 10, 2010
  The Americans have all but given up on trying to defeat the Taliban. Their aim now is to make the Taliban part of a political solution.

• Tech against terror

  Ajey Lele
  Indian Express, January 22, 2010
  The new national security advisor will have his plate full, whether or not some burden shifts from the NSA’s office to the home ministry.

• Fonseka exposed brutality of Rajapaksa govt

  Smruti S Pattanaik
  Zee News, January 17, 2010
  Dr Smruti S Pattanaik discusses the challenges faced by Rajapaksa and Fonseka, and the political violence that has marred the image of Sri Lanka.

• Turning a new corner

  Smruti S. Pattanaik
  Hindustan Times, January 13, 2010
  Indo-Bangla relations have long been due for a makeover. It’s now or never

• Capture of Indian insurgents will stabilise Bangladesh

  Smruti S Pattanaik
  Zee News, January 11, 2010
  Smruti S Pattanaik, discusses the significance of Hasina’s visit to India and the deals she could ink with New Delhi.

• Dialogue hopes rise and fall

  Ajey Lele
  The Pioneer, January 9, 2010
  Terrorism returned to Srinagar this week, much to the chagrin of candle holders for Pakistan. It is time to steel our resolve — no more Sharm el-Sheikhs

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