Articles in Courtesy: Aakrosh
Arab Spring: A Mirage - II
By: Nilofar Suhrawardy | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 14 Aug , 2012
Democratic Hype and “Arab Spring” The on-going phase of sociopolitical transformation, ostensibly in the name of democracy, cannot be described even as a partial success in the few Arab...
Regional Implications: If and When the US withdraws from Afghanistan
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 02 Jul , 2012
Much more importantly, however, an answer to the question of what the U.S. endgame in Afghanistan will look like, and when it will happen, appears to have become more elusive than ever as a result...
Stabilising Afghanistan
By: Y.K. Gera | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 22 Jun , 2012
Afghanistan connects south Asia, central Asia and west Asia, or the Middle East as the Western powers call it. Afghanistan has land borders with Pakistan (south Asia), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,...
The Security Environment in and around India
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 18 Jun , 2012
The gradual erosion of the political authority is evident in many parts of India, mainly due to poor governance and polarisation in society. There is unrest in society due to caste and religious...
Indian Army’s Counter-Insurgency Operations in J&K
By: Bhashyam Kasturi | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 03 Jun , 2012
The Indian experience of tackling insurgency is both varied and rich. This is so both in terms of area and terrain and in terms of groups or organisations pursuing a particular...
AFSPA - A Recommended Solution
By: Col Vivek Chadha (Retd.) | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 20 Feb , 2012
The chief minister of J&K, Omar Abdullah, demanded the removal of the AFSPA1 from certain areas of the state. The indication, according to media reports, is the districts of Srinagar, Budgam,...
India's Role in Afghanistan - II
By: Bhashyam Kasturi | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 18 Feb , 2012
India’s Role in Afghanistan The U.S.-led invasion after 9/11 marked a turning point in the Indian investment in Afghanistan, and it has been able to steadily re-establish its presence. The...
India's Role in Afghanistann - I
By: Bhashyam Kasturi | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 17 Feb , 2012
Any study that seeks to understand the dynamics of Indias “presence” in Afghanistan with the application of soft power must realise that it is a carefully crafted piece of...
Washington's Views of Sino-Pakistan Relations - II
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Feb , 2012
Chinese Arming of Pakistan The first area of concern is Beijing’s help in arming Pakistan. According “China-Pakistan Relations,” a July 2010 article by Jamal Afridi and Jayshree Bajoria in...
Washington's Views of Sino-Pakistan Relations - I
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 10 Feb , 2012
In the recent period, relations between Washington and Islamabad have developed into a full-blown crisis. According to some analysts, the trust gap between these erstwhile allies has put a damper...
A Future View of Terrorism
By: S. Sanyal | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 21 Nov , 2011
We can no longer overlook the fact that terrorism has come to stay in our midst and that the actors of terrorism are none other than some of us who suddenly decide to step out and move away from...
Turbulence in South Asia
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 17 Nov , 2011
The main reason for the growing influence of fundamentalists in the Af-Pak region is the continued presence of U.S.-NATO troops in this region. The Islamists in both countries have a common...
NATO's Expansion: Ramifications for India
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Formed in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) constituted a system of collective defence that continued to enlarge its membership in keeping with Cold War imperatives to contain...
End game in Afghanistan
By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Then Associated Press (AP) published a story on 29 August 2010 about how Afghan government officials outed the secret about U.S. talks with the Taliban, which had reached a fairly substantive...
Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - IV
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Ilyas Kashmiri, whose death in a 2011 U.S. missile attack still remains to be confirmed, founded Brigade 313, later an operational arm of al-Qaeda, within his jihadist organisation Harkat...
Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - III
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 10 Nov , 2011
Bringing the Taliban to Power By conducting a proxy-war on behalf of the Western nations and Saudi Arabia against the Soviet military, Pakistan morphed into a central hub that attracted a...
Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - II
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 08 Nov , 2011
Encouraging Sunni Militants: The Rise of Shia Iran There were still other factors in and around Pakistan that contributed to the transformations that Gartenstein-Ross addressed. For instance,...
Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - I
By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 07 Nov , 2011
The military brass who have begun to embrace the jihadis may have other interests in mind, as well. For instance, Pakistan’s military has been in power, or directing those in power from its...
Pakistan: A Troubled Legacy and an Uncertain Future - II
By: Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 06 Sep , 2011
Relations with the United States Pakistan’s relations since the early 1950s with its mentor, the United States, has been a roller-coaster ride. Pakistan has been kept afloat all these years by...
Pakistan: A Troubled Legacy and an Uncertain Future - I
By: Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 05 Sep , 2011
It is the seventh-largest nation, with the sixth-largest armed forces, in the world and an alarmingly growing nuclear arsenal. Yet, Pakistan stands at the edge of an abyss and the crossroads of...