Spotlights
India’s Entry To Nuclear Suppliers Group
By: Rakesh Kr Sinha | Issue: Courtesy: www.swarajyamag.com | Date: 27 May , 2016
John Kirby, State Department Spokesman of USA, in his daily news conference of 14 May 2016 told the reporter, “I would point you back to what the president said during his visit to India in...
South China Sea Arbitration: An Analysis
By: Abhishek Pratap Singh | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 26 May , 2016
The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has become a key issue of concern for East Asian regional security. The nature of the conflict and lack of clarity on the issue owes much to the multiple...
The Pakistan factor in India-Iran ties
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 25 May , 2016
As Prime Minister Modi makes his first visit to Iran, numerous factors are at play ranging from the timing of the visit, which is taking place after his visit to Saudi Arabia and before an...
China’s Maritime Grand Strategy: Stoking Insecurities with Aggressiveness
By: Anubha Rastogi | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 23 May , 2016
According to Alfred Thayer Mahan, a 19th century American strategist, the concept of sea power was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact....
Prime Minister Modi’s Iran Visit: Chabahar and Beyond
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 23 May , 2016
The finalizing of dates for visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran, 22 May to 23 May 2016 has generated a good amount of enthusiasm in India. Simultaneously, it is also aimed at sending a...
Problem of Fishermen in India-Sri Lanka Relations
By: Gautam Sen | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 22 May , 2016
During his latest visit to India in early May, President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the problem of frequent arrests of fishermen of both...
Russia-Japan: Onset of a Thaw?
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 21 May , 2016
On 6 May 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. During the meeting, Abe presented an eight-point plan on bilateral economic cooperation with...
The ever present Civil-Military acrimony in Pakistan
By: Dr Sudhanshu Tripathi | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 19 May , 2016
It certainly looks clear that all is not going well in Pakistan between its civilian government and an all-time powerful army. With the recent Panama Paper leaks having landed the sons and...
Did India lose another opportunity to resolve the border? Yes, suggests Dai...
By: Prof BR Deepak | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 18 May , 2016
India and China lost a few opportunities to resolve the border – first during Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai’s India visit in 1960, second during 1979 during Vajpayee’s China visit, and third...
Modi’s Visit to Iran: Will it provide a New Momentum to Bilateral Relations?
By: Meena Singh Roy | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 17 May , 2016
The Narendra Modi Government’s diplomatic initiatives in 2014 were termed as “strong, proactive and sensitive” by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. On that occasion, she had added...
Shinzo Abe’s tenacity for reconciliation with Russia
By: Prof K.V. Kesavan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 May , 2016
From the Russian viewpoint, its sagging economy due to steep fall in oil prices and the strain of sanctions makes Putin welcome expanded trade and investment relations with Japan. Analysts believe...
Sectarian Conflict in West Asia Taking a Heavy Toll on Saudi Arabia
By: Brig Arun Bajpai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 May , 2016
It was late Saudi King Abdullah who envisioned the strategy of ousting Bashar –Al –Assad a Shia ruler in Sunni majority Syria five years back in consonance with Turkey and other friendly...
South Pacific: Gaining Prominence in Indian Foreign Policy Calculations
By: Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 13 May , 2016
The state visit by President Pranab Mukherjee to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and New Zealand marked an important milestone in India’s extended ‘Act East’ policy. It signalled the new momentum...
India – EU counter terrorism cooperation: potentialities and challenges
By: Dr Mathew Sinu Simon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 May , 2016
Terrorism in the 21st century requires collective political will of all nations to combat the scourge of terror. The spectre of terror is to be tackled through specialized organizations beyond...
Re-location of ITBP Frontier HQs from Shillong to Itanagar
By: Gautam Sen | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 11 May , 2016
It has been reported that the Government has recently started the process of shifting the North East Frontier Headquarters of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from Shillong to Itanagar. The...
Myanmar Joins the Mainstream of International Relations
By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 May , 2016
The culmination of the general elections in Myanmar last November, and thereafter the election of a civilian president after five decades of army rule, has brought Myanmar back into the world...
Terrorism and Diplomacy in Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 09 May , 2016
Over the last few months terrorists have been attempting to up the ante in Kashmir at the behest of their masters across the border. The security forces, however, have put paid to their plans by...
Nurturing Radical Professionalism
By: Ali Ahmed | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 08 May , 2016
With the conduct of the first Lt Gen Hanut Memorial Lecture, the Center for Joint Warfare Studies has taken on annual yeoman’s task. While the lecture topics will over coming years no doubt...
In pursuit of elusive 'Peace'
By: KN Pandita | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 May , 2016
In its recently held meeting, the State Cabinet welcomed resumption of talks with Pakistan. Was this endorsement necessary and in consonance with State practice, and what was the prompting?...
Pakistan: A Country Obsessed with Conspiracy Theories
By: Sumit Walia | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 May , 2016
Can anyone imagine that Bollywood film director Kabir khan is on the panel of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his anti- Pakistan movies like `Phantom` are RAW funded? And Kabir’s visit...