Maoists in Delhi: Is the Police Prepared? The Maoists have formed a State Committee comprising six members to spearhead the movement in Delhi, and it has been in operation at least for the past four to five years. P. V. Ramana | May 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
A Salami Slicing Solution Under the deal that was worked out in the back channel, the LoC would have remained a de facto and not a de jure border, something that would keep alive Pakistan's irredentist claims over Jammu and Kashmir. Sushant Sareen | May 03, 2010 | IDSA Comments
India’s Nuclear Command and Control: Perspectives from Organisation Theory Command and control of nuclear weapons was the edifice upon which great power nuclear strategy was based. Empirical Cold War research later proved that this edifice was, in fact, only a power keg. Therefore, US non-proliferation-minded analysts propounded logical reasons for their claim that new nuclear nations will be unable to demonstrate prudence in nuclear weapons management. The unique Indian case, pronounced from the organisation theory perspective, proves to the contrary. S Sasikumar | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Chinese Foreign Policy: An Introduction by Marc Lanteigne Chinese Foreign Policy: An Introduction by Marc Lanteigne Routledge, London, 2009, pp. xii + 163, $39.95, ISBN 9780415465236 Gunjan Singh | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
An Indian Perspective on United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) AFRICOM is a new institution representing the new manner of US engagement. This is different from the EU model of engagement and comes at a time when India and China are seen as important partners of Africa. This paper is written to provide an insight into AFRICOM from an Indian perspective of Africa. This differs from the EU view and also from Africa's own response. US policy towards Africa consists of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) + AFRICOM; whereas AGOA is better understood, AFRICOM is not. This paper proposes to fill some of the gaps in its understanding. Gurjit Singh | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia by Ali Riaz Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia by Ali Riaz Rutgers University Press, NJ, 2008, pp. 320, $59.95, ISBN 975-0813543459 Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Diplomatic Infrastructure and Software: Challenges for the 21st Century Kishan S. Rana | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Changing World Order: India, EU and US—A Trialogue by B. Krishnamurthy and Geetha Ganapathy-Doré Changing World Order: India, EU and US—A Trialogue by B. Krishnamurthy and Geetha Ganapathy-Doré Shipra Publications, New Delhi, 2009, pp. 342, Rs. 950, ISBN 9788175415355 Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Obama’s Policy towards East Asia President Barack Obama's foreign policy orientation towards East Asia seems to be characterised by continuity rather than change, and is not so very different from that of his predecessors. With Japan and South Korea, Obama is trying to revitalise bilateral alliances. With China, he continues on his predecessor's policy of greater engagement, though he has offered some concessions during his visit to Beijing in November 2009. However, North Korea remains a real and huge challenge for Obama to test his engagement in East Asia. Pranamita Baruah , Rajaram Panda , Shamshad A. Khan | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
Journeys to Empire: Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the British Encounter with Tibet, 1774–1904 by Gordon T. Stewart Journeys to Empire: Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the British Encounter with Tibet, 1774–1904 by Gordon T. Stewart Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 280, $33, ISBN 978-0521735681 P. Stobdan | May 2010 | Strategic Analysis
