Oslo, A Distant Dream but No Mirage While, violence, extremism and short-sighted leadership have buried Oslo, it still remains the only option for the Israelis and Palestinians alike. P. R. Kumaraswamy | September 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Relocate the Security Forces to Lift Economic Blockade on NH-2 The government can redeploy a segment of the security forces at choke points along NH-2 to prevent the various tribal groups from imposing the blockade and keep the line of communications open. Shivananda H | September 12, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Delhi Terror Attacks: Need for some Soul Searching The need of the hour is to devise a counter-terrorism strategy which is well-coordinated and led by specialized units with superior intelligence-gathering and assessment skills. Namrata Goswami | September 08, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Challenges Before Noda Yoshihiko If Noda falters, Japan’s importance in the global community would be considerably diminished and it will be left with the role of a marginal power Rajaram Panda | September 06, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Continuing ‘State of Emergency’ in Sri Lanka Removing emergency regulations while continuing with militarisation and a massive project of policing in socio-cultural arenas do not indicate a journey towards normalcy. Amali Wedagedara | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Diana: A Human Face to Expatriates Until I met Diana, the South Asian Diaspora in the Middle East meant six million Indians, $50 billion in annual remittances and the problems of evacuation during crises. Diana put a human face to that understanding. P. R. Kumaraswamy | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Public Private Partnership In Procurement Practices An efficient, transparent PPP policy dovetailed with an effective FDI framework will not only ensure that state-of-the-art defence equipment is procured but will also be instrumental in enabling transfer of technology. Venu Gopal | September 05, 2011 | IDSA Comments
The Arctic as a Global Common India’s ‘strategic community’ must take the lead in articulating the debating the idea of including the Arctic in the discourse on global commons. P. K. Gautam | September 02, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Evolving Politics of Taliban Reintegration and Reconciliation in Afghanistan The subject assumes significance in view of the politics evolving around the idea of negotiating peace, especially with the Taliban, as the West plans to withdraw bulk of their troops by 2014. Though often regarded as flawed, ill-timed, regressive, wobbly, dangerous and unworkable, the idea has nevertheless come to dominate the discourse on the Afghan war. However, principal Afghan opposition forces and networks operating from Pakistan continue to publicly rebuff and mock at the government's initiative. Vishal Chandra | September 2011 | Strategic Analysis
RoK’s Jeju Island Naval Base The Jeju naval base is intended to serve two objectives: to protect the country from possible missile attacks from North Korea and to allow the United States to station Aegis class destroyers. Rajaram Panda | September 01, 2011 | Issue Brief
