The Need For Clarity In India’s Nuclear Doctrine While the Draft Nuclear Doctrine of August 1999 was an elaborate document, the press release of the Cabinet Committee on Security on India’s operationalisation of its nuclear doctrine of January 4, 2003 was, on the other hand, very succinct. Ali Ahmed | November 11, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Global Financial Crisis: Is there a Way Out? President Bush will host the first ever financial summit of the G-20 on November 15, 2008 in Washington to discuss the current global financial crisis which threatens the economic and political stability through out the world. The crisis comes on the heels of an economic crisis in the global economy in the first half of 2008 which was characterised by a record level of oil prices, global food shortages, high inflation and rising inflation in most countries. Arvind Gupta | November 05, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis September 2008 Although September coincides with the holy month of Ramzan in the Islamic calendar, the violence in Pakistan during the month surpassed that in August, which itself was the most violent month. Despite the fasting and sanctity accorded to Ramzan in Islam, it is also associated with Shahadat (martyrdom) and people laying down their life during this holy month are often considered Shaheeds (martyrs). This probably explains to some extent the extremely enhanced level of violence in Pakistan during September 2008 and why various Ramzan ceasefires negotiated in August and September floundered. T. Khurshchev Singh , Alok Bansal | November 03, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Taking Stock of Seven Years of War on Terror in Afghanistan Vishal Chandra | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Re-emergence of the Military and the Future of Democracy in Bangladesh A military-backed caretaker government supported by the international community assumed power in Bangladesh on January 11, 2007, promising a corruption-free and clean democratic environment to usher in a new era in politics. It has introduced a series of electoral reforms and has taken action against the 'corrupt'. As Bangladesh is poised for parliamentary elections by the end of December, doubts remain about whether politics in Bangladesh will change for the better, however. Smruti S. Pattanaik | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Iraq Desperate to Appease Iran Without Losing the United States M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
India’s ‘Monroe Doctrine’ and Asia’s Maritime Future Many scholars assume that the European model of Realpolitik will prevail in Asia as the dual rise of China and India reorders regional politics. Others predict that Asia's China-centric tradition of hierarchy will reassert itself. But Indians look as much to 19th century US history as to any European or Asian model. Indeed, successive prime ministers have explicitly cited the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention in hotspots around the Indian periphery. The Monroe Doctrine, however, underwent several phases during the USA's rise to world power. James R. Holmes , Toshi Yoshihara | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
India and Pakistan: Introspecting the Indus Treaty Uttam Kumar Sinha | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Understanding China’s Military Strategy Chinese military modernization and its resulting aggressive posturing have serious implications for Asian stability and Indian security. This article is an attempt to understand the main security challenges from a Chinese perspective; the kind of responses, especially military, that China has undertaken; and the way Chinese military strategy has evolved from Mao's People's War days to a modern hi-tech military force today. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | November 2008 | Strategic Analysis
