Revoking AFSPA Blown Out of Proportion The current spurt in violent activities in valley and death of civilians in police actions against unruly mobs is a cause of serious concern and requires introspection not only by the government but also by the political parties including the separatists. The demands of separatists to revoke AFSPA and Public Safety Act from the valley and release of all political prisoners in the prevailing circumstances is neither justifiable nor in the interest of Kashmiri people. Such demands will only aid anti-national motives of terrorist outfits and external forces. K C Dixit | October 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Declining Naxalism from Central Bihar The Naxal problem has become the biggest internal threat to the country. Especially after the comments of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2007, it has become a matter of concern as well as a subject of academic debate. The new thought, innovative ideas and fresh planning have been developed to address this issue extensively and intensively. In this backdrop, a case study of Central Bihar becomes relevant to focus the light on this issue. It is an established fact that Naxalism in Bihar had made its route through Central Bihar. Satish Kumar | October 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and Japan: Exploring Strategic Potentials The strategic environment of the world, particularly in Asia, is in a state of dramatic flux. The overwhelming economic and military presence of the United States in Asia is on the wane. China is a rising power, both economically and militarily, and its power projection capabilities are causing concern amongst its neighbours. Though the United States is a declining power, China is not the logical successor, not at least in the near term. These developments have led to realignment of power equations between countries in Asia. Rajaram Panda | October 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
The New Great Instability: Afghanistan after the American Exit The present paper discusses about the new great instability in Afghanistan which had emerged after 2001. It builds four scenarios by looking into the impending American withdrawal from Afghanistan and states that for President Obama, a stable and democratic government is most desirable but it would prefer to leave it after building a coalition government with local actors as the US is more worried about a stable government in Afghanistan, not necessarily a democratic one. D. Suba Chandran | October 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Dragon has landed for the American Eagle Sino-US rivalry has been simmering for the past many years, as China has replaced Russia in the American scheme of things as its most potent adversary. Rajeev Sharma | October 13, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Power Transition in North Korea creates more uncertainty for future The power transition in North Korea is bound to produce more political intrigue in the coming months, with the junior Kim concentrating more on military modernization and nuclear programme to strengthen his position. Rajaram Panda | October 13, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Kashmir: Time to Ring the Bell It is time that the Indian government through its yet-to-be appointed interlocutors clearly laid the limits and boundaries of the autonomy debate to all the stakeholders. Harinder Singh | October 13, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Reflections on the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo Since this is the first time that a Han Chinese citizen has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his anti-government stand, Beijing’s nervousness is understandable. Prashant Kumar Singh | October 13, 2010 | IDSA Comments
For Bangladesh Improving Domestic Situation is as important as Fighting the Taliban Bangladesh is making an important effort domestically to weaken the affiliates of al-Qaeda and Taliban ideology, which is no less important than making contributions to ISAF. Anand Kumar | October 12, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Erik Seedhouse, The New Space Race: China vs. the United States In wake of the increasing attention received by China’s space programme, it has been posited by some that a new space race, akin to the space race between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, has already begun between China and the US. Erik Seedhouse in his book explores the various elements of the space programmes of both countries with a view to assess the possibility of a space race between them. Rukmani Gupta | October 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
