India’s Defence Preparedness to Face Chinese Challenges It will not be an exaggeration to say that China poses the major challenge to India’s foreign policy and defence policy – which does not necessarily mean that a potential threat from China is imminent. Far from this, the Sino-Indian border of 3488 kms is by and large peaceful and tranquil, excepting occasional reports of border incursions. There are institutional mechanisms in place to meet any untoward incident on the border. Nevertheless, the security of the country, its territorial integrity and sovereignty warrant military preparedness to cope with any kind of eventualities. R N Das | July 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Need for Declassification of War Histories and other Documents Civil society in general and the strategic community in particular must demand the release of documents pertaining to India’s security. Satish Nambiar | July 06, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Libya: Evaluating NATO’s Strategic Concept An expanded role beyond its borders, including R2P, needs to be included in NATO’s concept to ensure its future relevance. Allyd Paynter | July 06, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Australia Likely to Review Ban on Uranium Sales to India A continuation of Australia’s ban on the sale of uranium to India is likely to hinder the goal of building a strategic partnership and exploring complementarities in the defence and maritime domain. Rajaram Panda | July 06, 2011 | IDSA Comments
India, ENR and NSG Unless the NSG is willing to modify its guidelines to allow ENR transfers to India, India should not seek admission to NSG membeship even if offered. G. Balachandran | July 05, 2011 | Issue Brief
Indian Nuclear Deterrence: Its Evolution, Development and Implications for South Asian Security by Zafar Iqbal Cheema Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2010, pp. 609, Rs 995. ISBN 9780195979039 Moonis Ahmar | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Russia’s Growing Afghan Re-Engagement The historical baggage weighing on the Russo-Afghan relationship is apparently in the process of being jettisoned. The two countries have been cautiously reaching out and engaging each other for quite some time now. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's state visit to Moscow on 20–21 January 2011 – the first by an Afghan head of state in more than two decades – could be perceived as a major step forward. Vishal Chandra | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Whither Asia? International Relations in Asia by David Shambaugh and Michael Yahuda (eds), Pentagon Press, London, 2010, pp. 383. ISBN 9780742556959. Arvind Gupta | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Protest Movements in West Asia: Some Impressions The pro-democracy uprisings in West Asia began with Tunisia, where the dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in a dramatic fashion and found refuge in Jeddah, his new home in exile in Saudi Arabia. The Tunisian revolt had a dramatic impact on Egypt, where a non-violent uprising, brewing for some years, sought the removal of the regime of Hosni Mubarak, president for 28 years. While the movement for change in Egypt was still underway, a pro-democracy revolt erupted in Bahrain, which became the first country in the Gulf whose people sought a fundamental political transformation. Atul Aneja | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
IDSA in Retrospect The former defence minister Shri Yeshwantrao Chavan led a delegation to the United States in May 1964 to discuss American support for the Indian Defence Five-Year Plan. The delegation included among others, the then defence secretary Shri P.V.R. Rao. Both Shri Chavan and Shri Rao were very impressed by the quantitative and analytical approach adopted by the US Defense Department and on their return, initiated discussions in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to explore the possibility of setting up a ‘think tank’ on the lines of the RAND Corporation. K. Subrahmanyam | July 2011 | Strategic Analysis
