Sectarian Strife in Gilgit Baltistan The spate of killings has unleashed fear and uncertainty among the people and there is an open outcry about the government’s inaction and inability to control the situation. Priyanka Singh | May 21, 2012 | Issue Brief
Maoists’ global web of linkages All Indian Missions abroad need to closely monitor international communist groups to counter the propaganda campaign that they unleash from time to time and refute their false claims. P. V. Ramana | May 19, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Addressing Indian Dilemmas on the Arms Trade Treaty Among other intertwining issues, what continues to disturb the Indian establishment is the non-inclusion of non-state actors as likely recipients of illicit arms which, in the Indian experience, is crucial and on which the Chairman’s paper remains silent. Prashant Dikshit | May 15, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses India’s intelligence co-ordination and assessment apparatus at the national level and counter-terrorism policies remain mired in the days of innocence. Gurmeet Kanwal | May 14, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Indo-Pak Relations: Peace Paroxysms Strike Again Instead of taking leave of its senses every time someone from across the border coos sweet nothings, India needs to set metrics by which to judge Pakistan and then take steps to reciprocate any positive measures from the other side. Sushant Sareen | May 14, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India and the US: Squaring the Circle on Iran Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | May 10, 2012 | IDSA Comments
India and the US: Squaring the Circle on Iran Attempts by India and the US to square the circle on the nature of India’s energy cooperation with Iran have hit high gear in the aftermath of Clinton’s visit. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | May 10, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Precision Weapons in Aerial Warfare Precision in aerial warfare, which initially lay in the individual skills of combatants, has shifted to machines through the incorporation of advanced technology. Vivek Kapur | May 08, 2012 | Issue Brief
US Strategic Thinking in an Era of Energy Self Sufficiency With the United States possibly becoming self sufficient in oil and natural gas, a profound change in its strategic thinking is bound to take place. R. S. Kalha | May 08, 2012 | IDSA Comments
Intellectual Property Rights in China The crux of the problem in China lies in the lack of efficient enforcement of IP laws because of the disconnect between the law as it exists in theory and as it is practiced. Prathima R. Appaji | May 08, 2012 | IDSA Comments