Pakistan’s Flood Redux: Need for Institutional Disaster Preparedness While the institutional reforms and structures are in place, often their effectiveness is impeded by corrupt practices and lack of proper maintenance and implementation on ground. Medha Bisht September 30, 2011 IDSA Comments
Sino-Indian Trade: Smoothening the Rough Edges The composition of the Indian delegation to the ongoing Strategic Economic Dialogue is suggestive that issues such as telecom, water, infrastructural development and railways are being discussed on a priority basis. R N Das September 27, 2011 IDSA Comments
The party’s over in the Hindu Kush: It’s time for the US to call it a day Left behind will be a quasi-theocratic Afghan state compelled to accommodate Talibani-style cultural medievalism and a Pakistani state teetering on the brink of political self-destruction and social chaos. Harold A. Gould September 26, 2011 IDSA Comments
The PM’s Speech at the 66th UNGA session: Indian Foreign Policy in Search of a Balance? The PM’s speech in the UN General Assembly shows that Indian foreign policy may be rediscovering age old themes which had become subdued in recent years. Arvind Gupta September 26, 2011 IDSA Comments
Indian Nuclear Posture: Confusing Signals from DRDO India is currently in the midst of a battery of scheduled missile tests at its Chandipur test range off the coast of Orissa, including scheduled tests of the Prithvi-II and Agni-II. On Saturday, India tested, for the third time, a 750-km semi-ballistic missile named Shourya. The Shourya has roughly the same range as the Agni-I but is designed to be more mobile, with a reduced logistics trail. Vipin Narang September 26, 2011 IDSA Comments
India and the South China Seas: The Need for a Second Look There is no point in acting with bravado when we do not have the necessary military capacity to take on the Chinese in the South China Seas. R. S. Kalha September 23, 2011 IDSA Comments
Rabbani Assassination: An Assertive Taliban and America’s Dilemmas With Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassination, the reconciliation process with the Taliban is dead. Ashok K. Behuria September 22, 2011 IDSA Comments
CHALLENGES BEFORE THE YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA GOVERNMENT Piecing together Thailand’s fractured polity and society will not be an easy task especially given that the Shinawatra government has to live up to the expectations of its supporters while allaying the opposition’s apprehensions. Rahul Mishra September 20, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Strategic Implications of the Franco-Russian Mistral Deal Russia has signed a landmark weapons deal with France for the purchase of two Mistral class amphibious assault ships, which will strengthen the Russian Navy’s capabilities for power projection. Rajorshi Roy September 19, 2011 Issue Brief
India’s Presidency in the UN Security Council – An Evaluation Only a well-formulated and decisive stance on issues would make India’s case for a permanent seat at the horse-shoe table well-earned. Keerthi Sampath Kumar , Saurabh Mishra September 19, 2011 IDSA Comments
