Strategic Intelligence and National Security: The Role of Think Tanks Strategic Intelligence depends primarily on open source information and provides a broad net assessed picture of the security environment. Shivananda H April 08, 2011 IDSA Comments
Dynamics of Expanding the SCO Given the uncertainties and lack of consensus among SCO members, India must proceed cautiously on the issue seeking full membership. Meena Singh Roy April 04, 2011 IDSA Comments
White Paper on China’s National Defence 2010 “China’s National Defense in 2010” reviews the success of the PLA modernization and informationization process while subtly indicating a shift in assessments about the international system and China’s place in it. Rukmani Gupta April 01, 2011 IDSA Comments
Protests in the Arab World: Implications for the Region and India The ongoing protests against undemocratic regimes in West Asia and North Africa have sent shockwaves throughout the region. This Brief analyses the protests in the Arab world and their implications for the region and India. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan March 31, 2011 Issue Brief
South Korea’s Military Preparedness In response to increasing North Korean hostilities, South Korea’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin unveiled a 73-point military reform measures in early March 2011 Rajaram Panda March 31, 2011 IDSA Comments
Uprisings in the Arab World: Options for GOI While erstwhile authoritarianism and absolutist rule may no longer be possible, it would be naïve to expect that the Middle East will undergo a metamorphosis. P. R. Kumaraswamy March 30, 2011 Issue Brief
The Saudi Succession Puzzle By establishing an organized process of selection and factoring in contingencies, King Abdullah is hoping for a smooth and orderly transition. But age and health are not on his side and the current wave of political unrest in the region has only complicated the challenges facing him. P. R. Kumaraswamy March 28, 2011 IDSA Comments
China’s 12th Five Year Plan and its Military China’s 12th Five Year Plan, approved by the National People’s Congress on March 14, has effectively tied up the PLA’s defence modernisation with overall national growth. Bijoy Das March 25, 2011 IDSA Comments
Challenges for Saudi Arabia amidst Protests in the Gulf Saudi Arabia’s concerns about regional stability and its domestic vulnerabilities have risen to the fore amidst popular protests in the Gulf region. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan March 25, 2011 IDSA Comments
Relevance of an East China Sea dispute to India China’s conduct on the Chunxiao issue indicates that it may go ahead with plans regardless of a pending dispute when a vital strategic goal has to be achieved. Bijoy Das March 24, 2011 IDSA Comments
