China’s Diplomatic Folly The East Asian Summit was a rude awakening, for not one country spoke up on behalf of China on the issue of disputes in the South China Sea. R. S. Kalha November 23, 2011 IDSA Comments
F-35 is not an Ideal Choice for India F-35 is not an ideal choice because of the delay in its developmental schedule, a tight production line, prohibitive cost, India’s own efforts to jointly develop and produce a fifth generation fighter with Russia, and little technological or industrial benefits that would accrue. Laxman Kumar Behera November 23, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Miasmic Memo Byzantine intrigues are nothing new in the sordid world of Pakistan’s power politics. Sushant Sareen November 23, 2011 IDSA Comments
India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue: A Promising Initiative There certainly exists some logic behind India, Japan and the US working together, and that too in a region that lacks solid security architecture. Rajaram Panda , Victoria Tuke November 22, 2011 Issue Brief
Uranium from Down Under: Can Madam Gillard Pull it off? Prime Minister Gillard's decision to reverse the uranium export policy not just indicates a dramatic shift in Australia’s strategic outlook, but also could endow a decisive fillip to its crisis-hit uranium industry. A. Vinod Kumar November 21, 2011 IDSA Comments
POST GADDAFI LIBYA—WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Libya may have to turn to Asian countries such as China and India for long term financial help as also for construction and white collar workers. R. S. Kalha November 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
India and the Palestinian Bid for Statehood at the UN Irrespective of the outcome of the Palestinian bid to seek to become the 194th UN member-state, the effort is a definitive ‘fork-in-the-road’ as far as the future contours of the intractable issue are concerned. S. Samuel C. Rajiv November 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
China’s Response to India’s Military Upgrade in Arunachal Pradesh: A Classic Case of “Security Dilemma” China views the Indian military upgrade as a response to China's rise in Asia forgetting that its own aggressive posture and military upgrade since 2006 has provoked the Indian response. Namrata Goswami November 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Olive Branch from Pakistan, in its Time of Crises India’s recent encounters with Pakistan show surprisingly warm diplomacy, with an open declaration from Islamabad of “mending the trust deficit.” This upswing in relations however comes with no guarantees. Shruti Pandalai November 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: A View from Beijing The Dialogue was featured in prime time on the Chinese State-run TV channel, with the comment of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that it had achieved “positive results”. Mukul Sanwal November 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
