Articles in Issues
The Arc of the India-US Partnership
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 29 Sep , 2014
Today, the India-US relationship is a transformed one with the change in Indian thinking about America being the most important element. Being ‘pro-American’ is not a stigma any longer...
Xi in India: a thorny route at home?
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 27 Sep , 2014
There are two ways to look at an event, especially a State visit by a foreign dignitary: it can be described as a resounding success, a game-changer, or it can be seen as a missed opportunity, a...
Sharif’s UN speech: His Master’s Voice
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 27 Sep , 2014
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once again, brought up the issue of Kashmir in the United National General Assembly (UNGA). He said that the “veil cannot be drawn over the core issue of...
China at a Crossroads in Gilgit-Baltistan
By: Senge H. Sering | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2014
With large outcry in Pakistan against recent Palestinian killings, one wonders at the nation’s pronounced silence on the continued Uighur genocide in China’s restive Xinjiang...
Israel Palestine and the divine intervention
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Sep , 2014
In the 7th Century, the Arab conquest of Palestine assimilated its inhabitants (who are today known as the Palestinians). In the year 1516, the land was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. In 1831,...
Indo-US Military Trade: A Decade of Wasted Opportunities
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 26 Sep , 2014
India acknowledges the technological superiority of the US weapon systems and wants to develop and produce them through joint ventures. It seeks partnership and not a seller-buyer relationship....
AFSPA : A Delusion or Dilemma
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Sep , 2014
Post-independence, India has witnessed many secessionist movements and has long suffered from extremist attacks. The very notion of secessionism disturbs the territorial integrity and unity of a...
Modi’s visit to US: India’s Strategic Affirmation
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2014
Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States comes after Modi’s series of bilateral interactions with regional and global heavy weights. This fast paced movement in foreign policy in...
Fight against ISIS and possible fallout on India
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2014
During his election campaign, President, Obama had promised to the American people that if elected, he would pull out troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. This was perhaps what a war wary nation...
Research in China
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 24 Sep , 2014
It was recently reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was extremely unhappy about the state of affairs at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). According to the Times of...
Indo-Pak Discord: The Existentialist Question
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 24 Sep , 2014
As we again react against an intransigent and hostile Pakistan by cancelling Foreign Secretary level talks, one cannot but conclude that there is a fair bit of similarity between our long term...
Space: The Emerging Battleground
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 23 Sep , 2014
History is witness to the fact that nations that have controlled the seas have ruled the world. With the passage of time, the ability to dominate the world progressively shifted into the hands of...
Xi’s Chumar Gamble
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2014
A democracy must have debate and opposition because it is dissent that facilitates analysis, which in turn indicates improvements required. We have had this all along in India but we don’t seem...
Where was India’s Tibet Policy?
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Book Excerpt: 1962 and the McMahon Line Saga | Date: 22 Sep , 2014
China Invades Tibet: ‘The Gods are on Our Side!’ Before studying a non-existent India’s Tibet Policy, it is necessary to go back to the Fall of 1950. Before this, the Indian Government had...
Incursions cast shadow on Sino-India meet
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Sep , 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India 17-19 September 2014 was overshadowed by the serious standoff between the Indian and Chinese armed forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...
Modi’s Realism Overtakes Nehru’s Idealism
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2014
On the Sep 18, India entered a new era when Prime Minister of India Mr Modi sitting next to the Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping briefed the press, categorically stating that peace and tranquility...
Pakistan Upgrades F-16 Fleet
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2014
With the 13 F-16 fighter aircraft received from Jordan, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has raised a new squadron, No 19, at Mushaf Air Base. The F-16 fleet of the PAF now stands at 79. The...
Tibet: The Real Issue
By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD | Issue: Vol 22.4 Oct-Dec 2007 | Date: 18 Sep , 2014
“Following the logic of power, empires in their expansive phases push out their frontiers until they meet the resistance of a strong neighbour, or reach a physical barrier which makes a natural...
Tiered Border Defence against China
By: Special Correspondent | Issue: Vol. 29.2 Apr-Jun 2014 | Date: 18 Sep , 2014
On balance, the prospects of Sino-Indian conflict remain. What appears certain is that China’s aggressive stance and the initiation of conflict will be aimed at undermining India’s status as...
A statement of Zhou Enlai: sixty-four years ago
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 18 Sep , 2014
After several days of extensive talks between the Prime Minister of India (Jawaharlal Nehru) and the Premier of the State Council of China (Zhou Enlai), the latter held a press conference on...