Tasks before Indian Foreign Policy India is contesting elections for the non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term, 2011–12. If elected, it will return to the Security Council after a gap of 18 years. During this long hiatus, the geopolitical environment in the world has changed dramatically. As a member of the UNSC, India will be called upon to deliberate over a host of new issues and threats to international security. Arvind Gupta | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
India and Counterinsurgency: Lessons Learned by Sumit Ganguly and David P. Fidler (eds.) Routledge, Oxon, 2009, 256 pp., $120.00, ISBN 978-0-415-49103-7 Kapil Patil | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Illegal Bangladeshi Migration to India: Impact on Internal Security Migration, a worldwide phenomenon, has often been seen as beneficial for both the sending and receiving countries. However, post-9/11, the phenomenon is seen as a mixed blessing. It is also being realised that it is impossible to check illegal migration unless the sending country cooperates. In South Asia, India has been at the receiving end of the problem of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. This paper argues that such illegal migration is posing a threat to internal security because the issue has not been properly securitised. Anand Kumar | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Breaking Through – The Birth of China’s Opening-Up Policy by Li Lanqing Oxford University Press and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Oxford and New York, 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-801692-2 Kalyani Unkule | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Engaging Iran in the New Strategic Environment: Opportunities and Challenges for India In recent years, Iran has come to acquire a significant place in the West Asian region with the ability to influence regional politics. For India, relations with Iran are vital. In the changed strategic environment, both India and Iran have been working towards improving their bilateral relations. However, there are several challenges, especially for India, in this regard. If the Iran-US confrontation intensifies, for example, India may find it difficult to pursue a smooth relationship with Iran. Ajey Lele , Meena Singh Roy | January 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Bhutan 2010: Foreign Policy Developments Security and development cooperation have become the twin pillars of the India-Bhutan relationship. Medha Bisht | December 30, 2010 | IDSA Comments
India’s Season of Summits The world needs India as a balancer – in trade, as a market, as an alternative model, and as a world power. Sujit Dutta | December 30, 2010 | IDSA Comments
ISRO cannot afford failures ISRO needs to conduct a thorough enquiry particularly because failure in a time-tested and launch proven “stage one technology” is undesirable. Ajey Lele | December 28, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Power, Interdependence and China’s Rare Earth Moment The conflict over rare earths is not only a consequence of the monopoly amassed by China but is also reflective of the current flux in global power hierarchies. Yogesh Joshi | December 28, 2010 | IDSA Comments
India-China Relations: It’s the economy, and no one’s stupid This Brief uses irony to communicate five propositions, that can be found in several discourses on Sino-Indian ties. It evaluates these propositions in the light of the tangible and intangible gains from Premier Wen Jiabao’s second official visit to India. Joe Thomas Karackattu | December 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
