Tackling Naxalism: Post-Dantewada If naxal activities have to be stopped, the government must act firmly even if they have to be neutralized by the selective use of the armed forces including the Indian Air Force. K C Dixit April 08, 2010 IDSA Comments
Detonating Chemical Weapons: Technology and Safety Paradox The United States has one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons some of which dates back as far as World War I. By end of January 2010, the US… Continue reading Detonating Chemical Weapons: Technology and Safety Paradox Kapil Patil April-June 2010 CBW Magazine
End Game on Iran’s Nuclear Intransigence? With the possibility of ‘smart’ sanctions in the near future and muscular US military moves in the Persian Gulf, the grids for the end game on Iran’s nuclear intransigence are getting strengthened. S. Samuel C. Rajiv April 07, 2010 IDSA Comments
A Year of Multi-Party Democracy in Maldives The Maldives is well on the road towards a genuine democracy and the years to come will show how it manages modernisation, liberal democracy and Islam all together. Anand Kumar April 06, 2010 Issue Brief
Bhutan in 2009: A Retrospective View The formal coronation of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk as the fifth King of Bhutan in November 2008 concluded the first wave of democratization in Bhutan. Medha Bisht April 06, 2010 Issue Brief
An Assessment of Insurgencies in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in 2009 The North East of India has been plagued by insurgencies since independence in 1947. Most violent amongst the armed movements had been the Naga National Council in the 1950s and today the NSCN (IM). Namrata Goswami April 05, 2010 Issue Brief
Getting Ready for a Hot Summer The defence minister is indeed correct that ‘sacrifices’ would have to be made but this time India should offer that privilege to the Pakistani Army. Ramesh Phadke April 05, 2010 IDSA Comments
Google China ‘Warfare’: Turning a non issue to win-win strategy If freedom of expression was the issue then other American internet service companies like Microsoft and Yahoo! should have also exited China along with Google. Gunjan Singh , Avinash Godbole April 05, 2010 IDSA Comments
Earth Hour 2010 and India India has to not only fight over-consumption of resources in metropolitan cities but also make sure that the resources saved percolate down to its rural areas. Sarita Azad April 05, 2010 IDSA Comments
Af-Pak and India’s Strategic Innocence Afghanistan was a test case for our foreign policy resolve, an arena where while leveraging other tools of foreign policy, use of instruments of force and military diplomacy/intelligence should have been predominant. Raj Shukla April 02, 2010 IDSA Comments
