The 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan Struggle: What is the future? China has to accept that the long term solution to Tibetan discontent lies in granting greater autonomy to Tibetans instead of pursuing assimilation oriented policies. Gunjan Singh March 12, 2010 IDSA Comments
Contradictory Tendencies in the India-China Relationship: Does it help the bilateral relationship? Contradictions in India-China relations provide the rationale for greater engagement exactly like it has done in the case of US-China relations. Avinash Godbole March 10, 2010 IDSA Comments
The Challenges of Asymmetric Warfare While the asymmetrical threat will have an effect on warfare at strategic, operational and tactical levels, the threat will be most dramatic at the operational level. K C Dixit March 09, 2010 IDSA Comments
The Naxal Muddle – of Intellectual Haze, Governmental Clarity and Operational Realities The Naxal challenge is a wake up call to rejig our internal security instruments and restore their organizational ethos, autonomy and operational credibility. Raj Shukla March 09, 2010 IDSA Comments
AfPak dialectics can work in India’s favour If Pakistan succumbs to American pressure, it will continue to be engaged in a long war of attrition on its western borders. If Pakistan resists American pressure, it will be isolated in the world and the international community will have to fall back upon India to put a firewall around the AfPak region. Sushant Sareen March 08, 2010 IDSA Comments
Pakistan against signing the NPT as a non-nuclear weapons state In a fundamental shift in its position on the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, Pakistan has made it known that it will join the NPT only as a recognised nuclear weapons state. Ch. Viyyanna Sastry March 08, 2010 IDSA Comments
Another Pakistan-based Terror Group Exposed in Bangladesh The latest arrests underline the lack of cooperation among security agencies in South Asia and the support base that exists in Bangladesh for terrorist groups. Anand Kumar March 04, 2010 IDSA Comments
Forging a Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia India and Saudi Arabia are entering into a long term strategic partnership that encompasses political, economic, scientific and cultural relations. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan March 04, 2010 IDSA Comments
Exit from Afghanistan: Playing the Game and not learning the lessons US calculation in backing Pakistani designs for controlling Afghanistan will bring even greater dangers to its own doorsteps. D. Padma Kumar Pillay March 03, 2010 IDSA Comments
India’s Defence Budget (2010-2011): Wake up call for Defence Managers Given that allocations for revenue expenditure are likely to become lesser in coming years, defence managers need to initiate immediate measures to control the rising revenue expenditure. Arvind Kadyan March 03, 2010 IDSA Comments