Indonesia’s New Foreign Policy – ‘Thousand friends- zero enemy’ Indonesia is trying to gain the leadership position in Southeast Asia through constructive and cooperative gestures and balanced bargaining between major powers. Irfa Puspitasari | August 23, 2010 | Issue Brief
Calling the Army for Peace Restoration The interim opportunity provided by the Army’s curtailment of insurgent activity needs to be utilised to meet the aspirations of the local population in insurgency affected areas. K C Dixit | August 23, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Time to Redeem SAARC While the world community is trying its best to provide help to flood affected Pakistan in spite of aid fatigue, SAARC is conspicuous by its absence. Smruti S. Pattanaik | August 20, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Industrial and Environmental Disasters inside the Global Giant: Is something wrong with the Chinese development model? The present reality of industrial and environmental disasters in China calls for a reality check about India blindly copying the Chinese development model. Avinash Godbole | August 20, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Chinese and American Muscle-flexing in South-China Sea: Implications for India India has to calibrate its relationship with China, the US, and countries of East Asia with great circumspection in the wake of the resurfacing of tensions in the South China Sea. R N Das | August 19, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Elections in Myanmar On one hand the military Junta is wary of the international backlash in case it tampers with the election process, and on the other it knows what its fate would be if ‘truly fair and democratic elections’ are held. Rahul Mishra | August 19, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Political Crisis in Fiji and India’s Concerns Politically isolated in the international community both at the regional and multi-lateral levels, Fiji has found an apt ally in China to ward off any further pressure. Balaji Chandramohan | August 19, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Neither ‘fundamental’ nor a ‘shift’ The ISI threat assessment may be received with great enthusiasm in Western capitals and policy circles, but for observers from the subcontinent it is neither ‘fundamental’ nor a ‘shift’. Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | August 19, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan Floods: Causes and Consequences Apart from alleviating the material plight of the people, transforming the feudal mindset and operationalising reforms to induce fair play and social justice should be one of the long term priority areas for the civilian government in Pakistan. Medha Bisht | August 19, 2010 | IDSA Comments
India needs a new paradigm in its Nepal policy India needs to chalk out a new paradigm of engagement with the emerging Nepal in which economic and border management issues are prioritised over political issues. Arvind Gupta | August 18, 2010 | IDSA Comments
