As the Afghans and the world look towards a new dawn on 1 January 2015, there are some things that stand out clearly and have to be recognised by both the Afghans as well as the international community.

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• October 20, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

The 1962 border conflict moulded our security and strategic thinking into a defensive mindset, and its 50th anniversary is an appropriate time to review those lessons as we seek our place in the new multi-polar world.

• Mukul Sanwal |
• October 19, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

The World Bank’s decision to withhold funding for the Padma Bridge embarrassed a government that has been doing reasonable work especially in checking extremism at a time when radicalism is sweeping many parts of the world.

• Anand Kumar |
• October 19, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

Let us examine the facts as they are, to see if the Chinese contention of a counter-attack to throw Indian aggressors out has any merit or, as India believes, it was nothing but a premeditated attack by China.

• R. S. Kalha |
• October 17, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

A global power like China must not hesitate to acknowledge its historical mistakes: it needs to have sufficient self-confidence to withstand the consequent discomfort and embarrassment.

• Jagannath P. Panda |
• October 16, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

A global power like China must not hesitate to acknowledge its historical mistakes: it needs to have sufficient self-confidence to withstand the consequent discomfort and embarrassment.

• Jagannath P. Panda |
• October 16, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

That cooperation between neighbours can pave the way for resolving issues relating to the management of shared borders is amply demonstrated by the outcomes of various bilateral interactions that took place between India and Bangladesh in recent months.

• Pushpita Das |
• October 12, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

Just when it seemed that the Arab Spring was almost over and the region was entering a phase of political transition, a flurry of developments in the first week of October 2012 has brought the region back into focus.

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• October 12, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue.

• Cherian Samuel |
• October 11, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

INS Sudarshini is undertaking the goodwill mission to commemorate 20 years of friendship between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations which falls in December 2012.

• Riddhi Shah |
• October 10, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments