Community Building in the Asia-Pacific: Ideas, Concepts and the United States Notwithstanding the community formation ideas in different shapes coming from Japan and Australia, the EAS came out with as many as 42 deals on issues ranging from outstanding trade and economic matters to the launch of a human rights commission. Rajaram Panda | November 06, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Shadow over the Latest Nuclear Deal with Iran The draft deal is envisaged as a test of Iran’s intentions, and from the Iranian point of view as a test of Western countries’ assurance to facilitate its peaceful nuclear programme. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | November 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Need for a Resource Generation and Management Cell in Defence The orientation of the existing administrative set up in Service Headquarters and in departments under the Ministry of Defence is to plan for the utilization of defence budget allocation. They are not in a position to pay attention to the aspect of defence receipts. Arvind Kadyan | November 05, 2009 | IDSA Comments
A Possible Afghan Denouement Post an American exit, China is likely to increase its investments in Afghanistan, provide employment to hundreds of unskilled Afghan workers, and assume the role of regional stabiliser. Ramesh Phadke | November 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
America’s Afghan Sojourn The US may have satiated its desire for vengeance but risks losing sight of its objectives due to liberal atavism, inconstancy, pusillanimity and operational ineptitude. Kartik Bommakanti | November 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
From National Security to Human Security: The Challenge of Winning Peace in Sri Lanka Darini Rajasingham Senanayake | November 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan’s Identity Crisis Making Sense of Pakistan by Farzana Shaikh Arvind Gupta | November 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Defence White Paper 2009: New Contours of Australia’s Strategic Thinking The rapid speed of globalization and increasing economic interdependence has had a direct impact on defence policies and countries are constantly seen fine-tuning their priorities. Walden Bello argues in his book Dilemmas of Domination that the declining US hegemony would prompt US allies in Asia to alter their defence planning and strategies vis-à-vis emerging powers like China. Pankaj K Jha | November 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Japan’s Nuclear Future In the aftermath of North Korea's second nuclear test and the launch of three short-range missiles on May 25, 2009, followed by the launch of seven ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on July 4, there has been widespread speculation on Japan's principled position on non-proliferation and disarmament and whether it will abandon its nuclear abstinence and acquire nuclear capability. This possibility has been echoed recently by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Reshmi Kazi | November 2009 | Strategic Analysis
