The Significance of Connectivity in India-Myanmar Relations With better connectivity and implementation of various development projects, the Asian Highway would enable the North-East region to become a business hub of South Asia. Shristi Pukhrem | July 06, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Multiple Rebel ‘Naga Armies’ in Nagaland Without rooting out the parallel structures of an illegitimate economy and violence existing in Nagaland, efforts undertaken by Naga civil society to bring about peaceful reconciliation would only deliver sub-optimal results. Namrata Goswami | July 06, 2012 | IDSA Comments
African Union COMMISSION IN A STALEMATE The imbroglio over who should be chairperson of the African Union Commission has exposed deep divisions among African states, which will undermine the effective functioning of the commission itself. Babjee Pothuraju | July 06, 2012 | Backgrounder
SM Krishna’s Visit to Tajikistan and India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy SM Krishna’s visit marks the stepping up of India’s newly pronounced ‘connect Central Asia’ policy, although the biggest challenge is convert the proposals into reality. Meena Singh Roy | July 05, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Debating the Interlocutors’ Report on Jammu and Kashmir There is much scope for imaginative thinking on the desirability, compatibility of goals and feasibility of the political, cultural and socio-economic components of the new compact as suggested by the Interlocutors. Arpita Anant | July 04, 2012 | IDSA Comments
ULFA Talks: Focusing the Dialogue on Resolvables It is important that the ULFA talks do not get enmeshed on issues that create divisions, counter-claims and result in lack of consensus leading to a locked positional dialogue with no resolution in sight. Namrata Goswami | July 03, 2012 | IDSA Comments
The Arms Trade Treaty and India Since the idea of export controls may be new for a large number of countries, and most of the proposed provisions are borrowed from existing systems in developed countries, the treaty should be flexible enough to remove redundant provisions and adopt new provisions suitable for changed circumstances. Rajiv Nayan | July 02, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Stabilising Afghanistan: Role of Key Regional Players Unless the Central Asian states, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Russia jointly contribute towards ensuring stability, Afghanistan is likely to fall to the Taliban again or even break up. Gurmeet Kanwal | July 02, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Beyond the Maoist Split: The political impasse to continue Genuine negotiation efforts, timely discussions, and broader participation of groups asserting rights based on identity are necessary to help break the impasse in Nepali politics on the issue of federalism. Monalisa Adhikari | July 02, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India–Australia Strategic Relations: Moving to the Next Level This commentary attempts to put into perspective the recent developments in India–Australia bilateral ties. It argues that economic incentives and strategic calculations have compelled Australia to get closer to India. Australia's decision to supply yellowcake to India, expanding bilateral naval cooperation and Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith's December 2011 visit should be seen in that context. Australia has realised that it does not make sense to lag behind when countries across the world are jockeying to benefit from India's rise. Rahul Mishra | July 2012 | Strategic Analysis
