What Does Pakistan Hope to Achieve with Nasr? The commentary addresses the pros and cons of Pakistan’s development of Nasr and concludes that it can be neutralised by India through innovative measures. Ali Ahmed August 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
Game-theoretic Understanding of India-Pakistan Relations Game theory can be helpful in understanding how India and Pakistan can get out of the low paying unhelpful situations, throw light on crisis escalation and crisis stability, and to understand their nuclear thresholds. Arvind Gupta August 16, 2011 IDSA Comments
ULFA’s Unrealistic ‘Charter of Demands’ ULFA’s “Charter of Demands” with the inherent claim that the outfit speaks for Assam as a whole needs to be questioned and analysed. Namrata Goswami August 11, 2011 IDSA Comments
Japan-South Korea Spat over Takeshima/Dokdo If allowed to fester, the territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea will have serious repercussions for East Asian security. Shamshad A. Khan August 10, 2011 IDSA Comments
A Case for Increasing FDI up to 100 per cent in India’s Defence Industry Given the sensitivity attached to defence-related FDI, each investment should be subject to wider review and impact analysis following which the FDI percentage could be determined varying between zero and 100 per cent. Laxman Kumar Behera August 09, 2011 Policy Brief
Diversion of the Brahmaputra: Myth or Reality? Lower riparian countries must develop sound strategies to bring China to the negotiating table with a view to stopping it from further damming or diverting the waters of the Brahmaputra or any other river originating in Tibet and flowing into South Asia. Hari Bansh Jha August 09, 2011 IDSA Comments
Unrest in Xinjiang It remains to be seen how far China is able to manage the challenges of providing space for religious and cultural freedom while enabling equitable economic development for all ethnic groups. Rukmani Gupta August 09, 2011 IDSA Comments
Human Trafficking: In Search of a Comprehensive Response Strategy A multilateral framework of regional cooperation, human rights based strategy, addressing the root causes and a higher priority for the issue in foreign policy are necessary to comprehensively deal with the challenge of human trafficking. Shristi Pukhrem August 05, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Bandwagoning-Balancing Game: Contradictions of the India-US Partnership In a world where US primacy will remain a distinctive feature for a considerable time to come, India will require American global leadership to realise its own national interests. Yogesh Joshi August 05, 2011 IDSA Comments
India-RoK Ties in the Wake of President Patil’s Visit The significance of the India-RoK nuclear deal lies in the fact that it allows India to tap into ROK’s nuclear expertise and it takes the pressure off the India-Japan nuclear deal. Rajaram Panda August 04, 2011 IDSA Comments
