Contest and Cooperation in the Arctic Global warming-induced accessibility has drawn many actors to the Arctic zone, seeking to establish exclusive sovereign rights over its many natural endowments. Kalyani Unkule | September 28, 2010 | IDSA Comments
The ‘Cold Start and Stop’ strategy The strategy helps sensitise Pakistan to India’s tolerance threshold and reinforces deterrence by bringing home unambiguously to Pakistan that things could get out of hand. Ali Ahmed | September 28, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Poland and India: Bracing for a strategic partnership? As the European political landscape is continuously changing and assertive voices from the CEEC are expected to be heard, India and Poland should seriously think about establishing a strategic partnership. Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay , Sebastian Zukowski | September 27, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Bangladesh Beats Global Recession Through Exports The tremendous growth in Bangladesh’s exports has been due to three factors – the global recession, new markets and China’s spectacular economic growth. Anand Kumar | September 27, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Genetics and Immigration – The public debate about Muslims in Germany Liberal democratic European countries are suddenly discovering their ‘national heritage’ and their ‘national culture’ because of the desire to maintain the majority position and the privileges that come with it. Alexa Bankert | September 24, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Chumbi Valley: Economic Rationale but Strategic Resonance Shaping responses towards the issue of Chumbi Valley would perhaps require a penetrating understanding of the “reality” that defines China’s political trajectory in South Asia in coming years. Medha Bisht | September 23, 2010 | IDSA Comments
New START and the Obama Administration: Hurdles Still Ahead With the Senate Committee on Foreign Relatons agreeing on September 16 to send the New START to the full Senate for ratification, the prospects of realising the potential of the Obama administration’s signal foreign policy achievement seem to have improved considerably. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | September 23, 2010 | Issue Brief
Chinese New Nuclear Power Reactor Supply to Pakistan? The NSG will be in trouble if China goes ahead with its plan to sell nuclear reactors to a non-NPT country like Pakistan. Ch. Viyyanna Sastry | September 23, 2010 | IDSA Comments
China, Japan spat in East China Sea If the China-Japan maritime dispute in the East China Sea is not tackled and left to linger, it would have a serious impact on regional security. Shamshad A. Khan | September 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
What will Obama have for India? Though expectations are high, it is unlikely that Obama’s India visit would provide a fillip to the strategic partnership which has lost its sheen or reinvigorate the relationship. A. Vinod Kumar | September 22, 2010 | IDSA Comments
