Tension in the Korean Peninsula escalates again The delicately maintained peace in the Korean peninsula once again looks fragile in the wake of the war of words and exchange of artillery fire along the disputed western sea border in January 2010. Rajaram Panda February 15, 2010 IDSA Comments
Cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures between India and Pakistan: A Giant Leap or a Small Step towards Peace? The report examines the reaction of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to various cross-LoC contacts that have been initiated by India and Pakistanwhich is an important bilateral Confidence-Building Measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan. This report also analyses the problems and prospects of opening of other routes. Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arpita Anant February 12, 2010 Issue Brief
Renaissance of Russia’s Foreign Policy in 2009 Russia has considerably enhanced its international position by leveraging Western weaknesses stemming from the unwinnable war in Afghanistan and the adverse impact of the financial crisis, as well as Western dependence in dealing with Iran and North Korea. Arvind Gupta February 11, 2010 IDSA Comments
Global Warming, Environmentalism and Related Issues: The Other View The sloppy work of the IPCC in noting that Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 has raised many questions, with even the credibility of scientific opinion coming under doubt. P. K. Gautam February 11, 2010 IDSA Comments
US Arms Sales are propping up Pakistan as a Regional Challenger India is justified in seeing the US move to go ahead with the sale of the F-16s as an attempt to balance America’s strategic partnership with India by once again propping up Pakistan as a regional challenger. Gurmeet Kanwal February 11, 2010 IDSA Comments
A Perspective on Regional Air Power In light of the build up of Pakistan’s and China’s air power capabilities, India has little choice but to complete its procurement as quickly as possible if the IAF is to be ready to face a conventional conflict. Ramesh Phadke February 10, 2010 IDSA Comments
The Ozawa Phenomena in Japanese Politics Ozawa’s clout, power and influence remain formidable and he is likely to remain an active player in Japanese politics. Rajaram Panda February 10, 2010 IDSA Comments
Missing: An Obama Foreign Policy Obama has crafted an administration that has a Clinton brain inside an Obama face. Clinton I lost Russia for the West. Clinton II aka Obama I is on track to lose India. M. D. Nalapat February 08, 2010 IDSA Comments
Ups, Downs and Ups in Obama’s Approach towards India While it is premature to draw conclusions on Obama’s policy towards India, his first year in office certainly did not carry forward his predecessor’s initiatives. Chintamani Mahapatra February 05, 2010 IDSA Comments
Media’s Constructivism and the India-Pakistan Peace Process Whether the media groups succeed in achieving their “Aman ki Asha” is yet to be seen. But if they can sustain their vigorous campaign, the desire for peace in the region may deepen further. Shamshad A. Khan February 02, 2010 IDSA Comments