Nucleus and Nation: Scientists, International Networks and Power in India by Robert S. Anderson Science and the Baconian spirit of scientific rationality have long inspired Indians, many of whom, including the country's first prime minister, regarded the superiority of Western science as the root cause of the subcontinent's subjection to foreign rule. Jayita Sarkar | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
‘Social Capital’ and its Significance in Reimagining Chindia Writings on India–China relations in recent years are increasingly seen to be imputing Machiavellian realism to the political and, increasingly, economic sphere of interaction. Joe Thomas Karackattu | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
A Time Series Forecast of Geopolitical Market Concentration (GMC) Risk: An Analysis of the Crude Oil Diversification Portfolio of India The oil-rich Middle East region is always seen as a politically volatile region, but it has been the source of crude oil supply to all major consumers worldwide for decades. The article makes an empirical analysis of the geopolitical risk of India's diversification portfolio, which is skewed towards the Middle East. Neeladri Chatterjee | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Growing Economic Presence in Ukraine and Belarus China is gradually increasing its economic and commercial presence in Eastern Europe by signing bilateral agreements with countries that are still in transition, some of which are members of the European Union (EU). Richard Rousseau | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
The Delicate Balance: Israel and India’s Foreign Policy Practice India's foreign policy interactions with Israel are marked by a political discreetness which is in contrast to its prominent political engagement with the Palestinians and countries of the Arab world. India plays down its robust defence engagement with Israel, censures Israeli policies regarding the Palestinians, supports Palestinian-related resolutions at multi-lateral forums like the UN, differs strongly from Israeli policy on issues such as Iran's nuclear programme while being opposed to the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons capability. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Overseas Assets: Do They Contribute to Energy Security? When a resource-deficient country becomes industrialised lifestyles become increasingly energy intensive, compelling it to seek resources overseas. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Velayat-e-Faqih (Supreme Leader) and Iranian Foreign Policy: An Historical Analysis There has been an increasing assertion of the velayat-e-faqih in Iranian politics in recent years. This has led to tensions between them and the presidential office in Iran. Against this backdrop, this article seeks to analyse the constitutional position of the velayat-e-faqih and how it has interacted with other institutions to shape Iranian foreign policy. The article critically analyses the relationship between the velayat-e-faqih and different popularly elected presidents. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Economic Miracle and its Impact on Nepal For a long time, it was common practice to term the rate of economic growth in India the ‘Hindu rate of growth’—a derogatory term for the low growth rate of the economy. Hari Bansh Jha | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Cooperation Problems on Human Rights Though the original focus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was primarily economic cooperation, the adoption of the ASEAN charter in November 2007 officially included cooperation on human rights. This article examines three hypotheses to determine the causes of cooperation problems: regime type, non-interference policy, and absence of an enforcement mechanism in the ASEAN charter. Nehginpao Kipgen | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis
Changing Media, Changing China by Susan L. Shirk (ed.) The opening up of the Chinese economy in 1978 was a watershed event in Chinese history. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decided to open up certain sections of the economy in order to maintain good economic growth. Gunjan Singh | January 2012 | Strategic Analysis