India and its neighbours

By Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 19 May 2012

It is considered almost axiomatic that management of relations with neighbours should be the first priority of any country’s foreign policy. The stakes are always high as conditions in its immediate vicinity directly impact on a country....

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Pakistan US relations in a trough, but only for now

By Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 May 2012

Towards the end of his last State of the Union address on January 24 President Obama said "One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the Seal Team took with them on the mission to get Bin Laden. On it are each of their names."...

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PLA Daily: Never Expect to Take Away Half an Inch of China's Territory

By IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 May 2012

On May 10, 2012, amid the heightened tensions between China and the Philippines over what is known as the Scarborough Shoal in English and Huangyan island in Chinese in the southeastern region of the disputed waters, People’s Liberation...

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War and Oil The Pipeline Politics

By Rohit Singh | Issue: Vol 24.2 Apr-Jun 2009 | Date: 08 May 2012

One has heard of the great depression that has struck the world on at least two occasions, once in the early 20th century, and the other one we are going through, currently. While the current crisis took everyone by surprise and...

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If Pakistan splinters...

By Bharat Verma | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 May 2012

If Pakistan splinters, it will hit the biggest stakeholder and benefactor China. In order to safeguard its strategic interests, Beijing therefore will make every endeavor to prevent the breakup of Pakistan, even to the...

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The Political Dimensions of Sino India Relations

By PM Heblikar | Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 02 May 2012

Today, there is a pronounced asymmetry between India and China. This is visible in terms of international influence that China wields owing to its strategic stature that flows from its economic might, scientific...

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Countdown to China's first Aircraft Carrier

By Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 April 2012

The issue of the Chinese aircraft carrier, the former Russian Varyag, has re-emerged in the last few days. Both the United States and Japan have asked China to ‘explain’ its perceived need for the aircraft carrier. As a strategist,...

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Sino Indian Border Dispute

By Lt Gen Mohan Bhandari | Issue: Vol. 23.4 Oct-Dec 2008 | Date: 28 April 2012

China launched full scale invasion on India in 1962. In fact, Chinese invasion had commenced way back in 1906 when it maneuvered and succeeded in concluding the 1906 Convention in Calcutta.

In this Convention, China was recognized as the...

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Tawang China's fixation

By Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 April 2012

"At 14,000 feet above the sea, the presence of a certain mystery can be felt, like having stepped into heaven..." is how a "In Search of Greener Pastures" - a touristy blog run by two enterprising Indians, describes Sela,...

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