India-China Relations: It’s the economy, and no one’s stupid This Brief uses irony to communicate five propositions, that can be found in several discourses on Sino-Indian ties. It evaluates these propositions in the light of the tangible and intangible gains from Premier Wen Jiabao’s second official visit to India. Joe Thomas Karackattu December 28, 2010 Issue Brief
Examining the Maoist Resurgence in Andhra The Maoists are trying to cash in on major issues like Telangana to expand their mass base in Andhra from where hail their top leadership. Uddipan Mukherjee December 28, 2010 IDSA Comments
ISRO cannot afford failures ISRO needs to conduct a thorough enquiry particularly because failure in a time-tested and launch proven “stage one technology” is undesirable. Ajey Lele December 28, 2010 IDSA Comments
Power, Interdependence and China’s Rare Earth Moment The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies. Yogesh Joshi December 28, 2010 IDSA Comments
Enclaves and Adverse Possessions: Time to deliver on the promise With a friendly dispensation in Dhaka, it is an opportune moment for India to deliver on its promise to exchange the enclaves and surrender adverse possessions. Pushpita Das December 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
Japan’s Revised Defence Guidelines: Proactive Dynamism Pervades “Reluctant Realism” Would China’s strategic error in inviting Japanese hostility place more blocks to its rise as an unchallenged regional power or would it be able to override the Japanese threat in ample measure by altering its strategic game and finding a meeting ground with the United States? Preeti Nalwa December 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
Sino-Indian Relations China has all along been testing the limits of India’s tolerance and restraint and has once again given the Indian foreign ministry much home work for the next few months. Ramesh Phadke December 27, 2010 IDSA Comments
The way ahead in Indo-Russian ties Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic partnership for decades. Pallavi Pal December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
President Medvedev’s Visit to India: Fresh Directions for Indo-Russian Partnership in the 21st Century India and Russia should look at a hi-tech partnership for the 21st century in new areas of the civilian economy. Smita Purushottam December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
Naoto Kan’s Remarks strain Relations with South Korea Kan’s statement about sending the SDF to the Korean peninsula to rescue Japanese citizens and people of Japanese origin in the event of an emergency has raised the spectre of a possible revival of Japanese militarism. Rajaram Panda December 20, 2010 IDSA Comments
