Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and Analysis of Radiation Data as on 18/03/2011 The possibility of situation worsening can not be ruled out. However, it would be counter-productive to create panic by speculating only worst case scenario. P K Sundaram , Kapil Patil March 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Why Culture Matters? While earthquake resistant buildings and safety of dams and nuclear plants are important, orderly public behaviour under stress, as demonstrated by the Japanese people, is also vital. P. K. Gautam , Shamshad A. Khan March 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Impact of the Earthquake on the Japanese and Global Economies The Prefectures affected the most are Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki, which represent about 7 per cent of Japan’s economy and house steel plants, oil refineries, nuclear power plants and factories manufacturing parts for cars and electronic goods. Rajaram Panda March 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Japan Faces a Nuclear Disaster Japan is in a state of panic as the situation in the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to intensify. Rajaram Panda March 18, 2011 IDSA Comments
Internal Security in a Multi-Party Federal Polity Internal threats to national security have assumed centre-stage in the debates on Indian security. They have a pan-Indian presence and are no longer confined to India’s north and north-eastern frontiers. Internal Security Centre March 17, 2011 Issue Brief
Tracking Policy Research on Military Psychology It is vital that the Indian army gets pamphlets and text books that are contemporary and promote awareness of modern research and thought. P. K. Gautam March 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
Russia-USA Stalemate on Tactical Nuclear Weapons The impasse over missile defence, CFE and NATO expansion has led to a stalemate in talks to reduce tactical nuclear weapons. Joyce Sabina Lobo March 17, 2011 IDSA Comments
Japan debates the viability of nuclear power plants As Japan grapples with a “nuclear emergency situation” a domestic debate has begun about whether a quake -prone country should rely on nuclear power. Shamshad A. Khan March 16, 2011 IDSA Comments
The Complacency Factor in Counter-Insurgency Operations Complacency and not following procedures led to the ambush that killed eight BSF personnel in Assam. Kishalay Bhattacharjee March 16, 2011 IDSA Comments
Japan Coping with a National Calamity The tsunami triggered by the quake swamped Sendai’s coast, picking up cars, ships and houses as it furiously surged three miles inland. Rajaram Panda March 16, 2011 IDSA Comments
