The Draft Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act 2016: A Review While the need for re-evaluating internal security holistically is undeniable, it may be appropriate to deal with this matter in the national context. Gautam Sen September 07, 2016 IDSA Comments
Latin America Post the Impeachment of Dilma Rouseff The salience of the impact of the Rouseff-related developments lie in the fact that there is a degree of similarity in the economic policies of the erstwhile Rouseff Government and its counterparts in some of the other Latin American countries… Gautam Sen September 06, 2016 IDSA Comments
Ethnicity and Security Forces in Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago The perception of discrimination and the attendant reluctance of Indo-Trinidadians and Indo-Guyanese to enlist in proportionate numbers gives rise to a circle of claims of discrimination that never augur well for good race relations. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj September 05, 2016 IDSA Comments
Bringing India-Nepal ties back on track The Prachanda regime’s success in bringing India-Nepal ties back on track will greatly depend on his domestic performance; that is where the goodwill which can give him political heft lies. Rajesh Singh September 05, 2016 IDSA Comments
Visit of Myanmar President Upgrades Bilateral Ties The message President Kyaw took back from New Delhi is that India stands ready to support Myanmar in every possible way on its march to security, reconciliation and prosperity. Ashok Sajjanhar September 02, 2016 IDSA Comments
Turkmenistan needs to revisit its gas policy TAPI has the potential to be a game changer for Turkmenistan. To boost confidence among potential investors, Turkmenistan needs to adopt best global practices in its gas sector. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni September 02, 2016 IDSA Comments
Naga ‘Framework Agreement’ and Its Aftermath Differing perceptions among the various stakeholders has emerged because the contents of the framework agreement are not in the public domain. Pradeep Singh Chhonkar September 01, 2016 IDSA Comments
Identity, contestation and development in Northeast India by Komol Singha and M. Amarjeet Singh Inhabited by numerous tribes and sub-tribes with fierce clan loyalties, the north-east of India has been plagued by identity-inspired insurgencies since independence. The first of these insurgencies was that of the Naga National Council (NNC) in the mid-1950s. Subsequent decades saw the outbreak of other, similar, insurgencies among the Meiteis, Mizos, Assamese and Boroks. Pushpita Das September 2016 Strategic Analysis
Andean Cosmovision and Diplomacy for Life The concept of ‘Vivir Bien´ or ´Good Life’ has emerged in Bolivia’s political, policy and diplomatic discourse after the ascension to power of Evo Morales in December 2005, the first person of indigenous ethnicity to be President of Bolivia. In South Asia and other parts of the world much is known about Bhutan’s Index of Happiness, but little is heard about ‘Vivir Bien’ or ‘Good Life’, the ideology of Life, Politics and Diplomacy emanating from Bolivia, in the heart of Latin America. Sandeep Chakravorty September 2016 Strategic Analysis
Australia and India in Asia: When ‘Look West’ Meets Act East The recent Australian decision to extend civilian nuclear cooperation to India, overriding its own long-term principled position, is no ordinary development. Taking that as a starting point, this article seeks to set out the context and rationale for an all-round and long-term closer relationship between the two countries. Vishal Ranjan September 2016 Strategic Analysis
