The Changing Face of International Media in Africa Making a breakthrough in the complicated arena of news media broadcasting requires more than a generous dosage of money and technology, especially if it involves diminishing the influence of traditional players in the media-scape of the continent. Sneha Bhura April 2013 Africa Trends
Perspectives on Crisis in Central African Republic The Central African Republic's political crisis is driven by international politics and resource competition. Ahana Banerjee April 2013 Africa Trends
Crisis in Eastern Congo and the Role of External Actors The crisis in eastern DRC cannot be resolved by merely accusing countries like Rwanda and Uganda of interference; Kinshasa has to review its response to the crisis. Keerthi Sampath Kumar April 2013 Africa Trends
More Ethnic Riots in Myanmar: Disturbances in Meikhtila Unless the leaders of varying political hue and institutional oligarchs, including the military and, above all, Su Kyi, show political wisdom, incidents such as those in Meikhtila, Yamethin, and state military action against the Karens and Kachins will continue to recur. Gautam Sen March 28, 2013 IDSA Comments
Five Highlights of FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 has transited into the annals of the MoD but picking up a few messages from it and carrying forward the unfinished agenda to the next year would be the greatest tribute to the year gone by. Amit Cowshish March 28, 2013 IDSA Comments
Tibetans in China: Making Sense of a Visit and Five Appointments The Tibetan issue is primarily a political one and less an economic one as China projects it to be. China should talk to the Tibetan diaspora and India for a final solution. That would be in the true interests of the peoples, bilateral relations and regional stability. Bijoy Das March 26, 2013 Issue Brief
National Dialogue Conference: Key to Peace and Stability in Yemen While it is too early to predict the outcome of the national dialogue process, at present it looks like that the national dialogue, which is endeavouring to bring all the political parties and other factions under one umbrella, is the last chance for peace in Yemen. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan March 26, 2013 IDSA Comments
Israel Offers to Reconcile with Turkey: Compulsions and Realities The US may have provided the support and platform for the apology, but it was something Israel had to do desperately as it was finding the developing regional situation difficult to handle with every passing day. Agarwal, Rajeev March 25, 2013 IDSA Comments
BRICS Baby Steps: The Challenges Ahead Now that NAM is defunct and very little wealth is left in the Commonwealth, and given that the G-20 has a set parameter and doesn’t encompass the aggregate of the hopes and aspirations of the developing world, India should use the BRICS forum to project its global profile. R N Das March 22, 2013 IDSA Comments
The 2013 Assembly Elections in the North-East State Assembly Elections held in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in February 2013 threw up a clear mandate in favour of the ruling (coalition) parties in Tripura and Nagaland, although a fractured one in Meghalaya. Political analysts suggest that these results stand testimony to the people’s desire to maintain the status quo. Shristi Pukhrem March 22, 2013 IDSA Comments
