US Security Strategy of Asian Rebalance: India’s Role and Concerns China’s aggressive rise and strained relations with its Asia-Pacific neighbours—a region with immense economic and strategic potential—have forced the US to forge a strategy of Asian rebalance. Besides making China suspicious, this strategy has aroused the possibility of a new cold war. In contrast, though India’s relations with China have improved considerably since the 1962 War, the unresolved border issue and the threatening Chinese attitude do not allow India to trust China. Annpurna Nautiyal January 2017 Strategic Analysis
Sub-Regionalism in South Asia: A Case Study of the Bangladesh–Bhutan–Nepal–India Motor Vehicles Agreement This article has two parts. The first part aims at analysing why nations are increasingly going beyond their multilateral and regional moorings to secure and advance their national interests. In doing so, why and how do they indulge in sub-regional engagements? It has been empirically seen across the board in almost every part of the world that sub-regional growth initiatives play a significant role in regional integration. Vikash Kumar January 2017 Strategic Analysis
Role of Earth Observation Satellites in Counter-Infiltration It is highly recommended that a range of nano and pico satellites be manufactured and their employment integrated with the border management system. Amit Mukherjee December 30, 2016 IDSA Comments
Uzbek Elections 2016: Personal observations of an itinerant traveller The voting booth was a good metre high with glass on one side, so that one can see that the voting papers are not tampered with. Shriniwas Kelkar December 28, 2016 IDSA Comments
Leadership Change in Uzbekistan: An Election Observer’s Impressions While it was difficult to delve into the depth of the country’s internal dynamics, the overall impression one got was that the democratic process is making marked progress, albeit as per Uzbekistan’s own political ethos and traditions. P. Stobdan December 26, 2016 IDSA Comments
China’s First Cyber Security Law China has justified the passage of the new law as an ‘objective need’ for national security considering its large cyber infrastructure and its vulnerabilities. Abhishek Pratap Singh December 23, 2016 Backgrounder
The Creation of New Districts in Manipur: Administrative Necessity versus Naga Territorial Aspirations While the Manipur government’s decision to create seven new districts has come in the wake of popular demands for improved administrative efficiency, there has been fierce opposition from Naga bodies which view it as an attempt to divide the Naga people Pradeep Singh Chhonkar December 23, 2016 IDSA Comments
The State of the Smaller Latin American Air Forces While the larger air forces are capable of sustaining their existing and future inventories for some time to come, the combat assets available to the region’s smaller air forces are facing a problem of pending obsolescence. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj December 22, 2016 IDSA Comments
Japan’s Trump Dilemma In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his administration may adopt. Titli Basu December 20, 2016 IDSA Comments
Political Fallout of the Creation of New Districts in Manipur While the creation of seven new smaller districts has led to agitations by the United Naga Council, efficiencies in administrative tasks should be obtainable with district headquarters closer to the respective inhabitants. Gautam Sen December 16, 2016 IDSA Comments
