The Indian policy establishment needs to start factoring into its security calculus the fallout of a Talibanised Afghanistan and eventually a Talibanised Pakistan.

• Sushant Sareen |
• March 20, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

Despite not taking a stand on nuclear security or nuclear terrorism, the NAM appears determined to adopt key elements of nuclear security.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• March 16, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

The re-equipment of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the medium- to long-term requires a careful look at the costs and technical problems associated with Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). The country may gain from examining alternative means of achieving the benefits in capability offered by FGFA through the possibly cheaper hypersonic route, especially if pursued indigenously.

• Vivek Kapur |
• March 09, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

The functional distortion of the arrangement of Pakistan’s major institutions—principally, the executive, the army, and the judiciary—is the cause of the current crisis.

• Atul Mishra |
• February 09, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

The value of Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Committee lies more in the process it created and the multiple narratives it brought in from the periphery rather than as an end product in itself.

• Amali Wedagedara |
• February 01, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

China's space programme is not only an attempt to demonstrate technological or military superiority, but is aimed at achieving great power status.

• Ajey Lele , Gunjan Singh |
• January 20, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

S.M. Krishna’s visit to Israel has added the crucial political content to one of India’s most significant bilateral relationships of the post-Cold War era.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
• January 16, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

This Issue Brief assesses the pitfalls and opportunities as well as the likely course of action that the Japanese political leadership is going to define in the coming months.

• Rajaram Panda |
• January 16, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

What was new in 2011 was the idea of a new media revolution: the convergence of various forms of media—television, social, and online networks which, when combined together, became a powerful weapon in the hands of the common man.

• Shruti Pandalai |
• January 13, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

Noda’s visit to India is a demonstration of Japan’s long-term commitment to scale up India–Japan bilateral ties to a higher trajectory.

• Rajaram Panda , Shamshad A. Khan |
• January 13, 2012 |
• Issue Brief