Caretaking Democracy: Political Process in Bangladesh, 2006–2008 by Sreeradha Datta Shantanu Chakrabarti January 2010 Strategic Analysis
A New Perspective in Iranian Politics The New Iranian Leadership: Ahmadinejad, Terrorism, Nuclear Ambition, and the Middle East by Yonah Alexander and Milton Hoenig M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi January 2010 Strategic Analysis
India’s Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia and Singapore by See Chak Mun Sandeep Anand January 2010 Strategic Analysis
The US Approach to the Islamic World in the Post 9/11 Era by Chintamani Mahapatra Archana Mishra January 2010 Strategic Analysis
Is Pakistan Collapsing? Assumptions, Assertions, and Precautions Medha Bisht January 2010 Strategic Analysis
Geopolitical Stipulation of Central Asian Integration The overall post-Soviet and post-Cold War transformation of the five Central Asian countries is multifaceted and complicated. New geopolitics has penetrated into almost all critically important spheres of post-Soviet transformation. Geopolitics even influences spheres such as national self-identification, which is traditionally regarded as having nothing to do with geopolitics. That is why one can assume that geopolitics stipulates regional integration as well. Farkhod Tolipov January 2010 Strategic Analysis
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): An Economic and Political Perspective Indian presence in the Gulf region is civilizational and has developed into a vibrant relationship over the years. With the emergence of India as a large economic power and with the Gulf region simultaneously witnessing spectacular economic growth, economic trends are reinforcing mutual interdependence. While India's economic presence in the region has transformed from barter exchanges between merchants and Indian human capital, India's political presence has remained more or less subdued. Samir Pradhan January 2010 Strategic Analysis
The Iran–Pakistan–India Natural Gas Pipeline: Implications and Challenges for Regional Security This research article examines the rationale for Iran, Pakistan, and India entering into a trade agreement to meet their economic, political, and strategic needs as well as the constraints and challenges that still hamper such an agreement from realizing its full potential. Using the gas pipeline project as a case study, the issues of energy security (as the independent variable) and of economic interdependence (as the dependent variable) highlight the importance of cooperation among these countries. Anjali Sahay , Jalil Roshandel January 2010 Strategic Analysis
China’s Regime Politics: Character and Condition Specialists on Chinese studies are divided on whether or not China is moving towards democracy. Many scholars forcefully argue that China by now is fairly democratic. While conforming to these views, this article prompts the thesis that China is already somewhat democratic today and is becoming more so. This is argued by highlighting the trends and the progressive character in its emerging regime politics. On the surface, these progressive trends and character may be seen as rhetorical and more as a communist proposition to legitimize its ruling. Jagannath P. Panda January 2010 Strategic Analysis
