An appraisal of Norway’s Role in Sri Lanka Karuna’s revelation that Norway provided funds for the LTTE to purchase lethal weapons has revived the focus on that country’s role in the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. Hemantha Dayaratne | February 03, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Naga Peace Negotiations and the NSCN (IM)’s Significant Shift in Posture The NSCN (IM) leadership's acceptance of Indian passports reflects a significant shift from its earlier political posture of an independent sovereign Naga homeland. Namrata Goswami | February 02, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Disarmament’s ‘Lost Decade’ The paralysis at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) captures the state of affairs that has bedevilled the field of arms control/disarmament during the last 10 years. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | February 02, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Hu Jintao’s State Visit to the United States: An attempt to put the Sino-US narrative in place While the Chinese president’s trip concluded with a joint statement and the signing of trade and investment deals, it achieved little in terms of addressing pressing global problems and bilateral issues. Jagannath P. Panda , R N Das , Priyanka Pandit , Vidya Krishnamurthi | February 01, 2011 | Issue Brief
The BWC and Industry: A Plea for Industry Outreach After a history of violations, failed compliance negotiations and almost a decade of annual intersessional discussions, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) remains essentially, a paper tiger, a five-page… Continue reading The BWC and Industry: A Plea for Industry Outreach Cindy Vestergaard | January-June 2011 | CBW Magazine
Managing the 3Ms of Military Readiness Money, manpower and material (3Ms) determine a state's capacity to leverage its hard power for fulfilling its national security objectives. Harinder Singh | January 28, 2011 | Issue Brief
India in Afghanistan: Engagement without Strategy India needs to engage countries in the region to ensure that the transition process in Afghanistan does not threaten regional stability. Smruti S. Pattanaik | January 28, 2011 | IDSA Comments
How to look at President Hu Jintao’s US Visit: Détente or Stalemate? Primarily because of the uncertainties surrounding US-China relations, the Hu-Obama summit ended in a stalemate with both leaders agreeing to disagree on important matters. Avinash Godbole | January 27, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Washington’s War & Diplomacy in Afghanistan The defence diplomacy of the United States in the midst of the current war against terror in Afghanistan is designed towards ending the US military operations without ceding total authority to the Taliban. The US-led international coalition of forces, that include NATO forces, have failed to crush the Taliban. On the other hand, Taliban have been unable to force the external forces to quit Afghanistan. The US does not want to quit without the assurance that no second 9/11 takes place. Chintamani Mahapatra | January 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies
A Critical Review of Defence Procurement Procedure 2011 In the absence of reforms in several areas, DPP-2011 may not be able to achieve its stated objectives of expeditious procurement and greater involvement of domestic industry in defence production. Laxman Kumar Behera | January 25, 2011 | Issue Brief
