Chinese Checkers in the Himalayas: Revisiting Sino-Indian Relations P. Stobdan | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
China’s New Submarine Base at Hainan: Analyses of Recent Media Reports Gurpreet S Khurana | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Consumers’ Cartel No Panacea to Resource Nationalism With the price of oil crossing $110 a barrel, the oil-importing countries' concerns have been mounting. Not surprisingly, the issue of whether the time is now ripe for energy consuming countries to take measures to counter the producers' growing clout is being discussed, including the formation of a consumers' cartel, to force exporters to bring down prices. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh’s Relations with China and India: A Comparative Study China's influence in South Asia has significantly grown over the years, and in particular Bangladeshi-Chinese relations are now robust and very comprehensive. This is in contrast to Bangladeshi-Indian relations, which are extremely uneven. While the latter are substantial and not totally negative, in comparison to Bangladeshi-Chinese relations they are riddled with controversies. How does one explain this contrast, especially when China lacks the historic-cultural advantages and linkages that India has with Bangladesh? Sreeradha Datta | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan-Iran Relations: The US Factor Pakistan-Iran relations have been complex and paradoxical. The United States has tried to influence this relationship on various counts, given that Iran is an important foreign policy concern for the United States and Pakistan is an important neighbour of Iran and has been a United States ally in the global war on terrorism. This article explores Pakistan's policy towards Iran and the extent to which the United States has been an influencing factor in this regard. Sumita Kumar | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Role in Global Anti-Proliferation: Challenges and Opportunities Being a non-NPT state with advanced nuclear capability, India's contributions to the non-proliferation movement have often been scrutinized. India was for long treated as part of the 'proliferation problem'. Since the 1998 tests, there is a steady process of integrating India with the international nuclear community. However, India is reluctant to assimilate with many of the US-promoted counter-proliferation initiatives though it has largely adopted the normative standards of the NPT system. A. Vinod Kumar | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
