The Naxal Muddle - of Intellectual Haze, Governmental Clarity and Operational Realities
The Naxal challenge is a wake up call to rejig our internal security instruments and restore their organizational ethos, autonomy and operational credibility.
AfPak dialectics can work in India’s favour
If Pakistan succumbs to American pressure, it will continue to be engaged in a long war of attrition on its western borders. If Pakistan resists American pressure, it will be isolated in the world and the international community will have to fall back upon India to put a firewall around the AfPak region.
Pakistan against signing the NPT as a non-nuclear weapons state
In a fundamental shift in its position on the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, Pakistan has made it known that it will join the NPT only as a recognised nuclear weapons state.
Another Pakistan-based Terror Group Exposed in Bangladesh
The latest arrests underline the lack of cooperation among security agencies in South Asia and the support base that exists in Bangladesh for terrorist groups.
Forging a Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
India and Saudi Arabia are entering into a long term strategic partnership that encompasses political, economic, scientific and cultural relations.
Exit from Afghanistan: Playing the Game and not learning the lessons
US calculation in backing Pakistani designs for controlling Afghanistan will bring even greater dangers to its own doorsteps.
India’s Defence Budget (2010-2011): Wake up call for Defence Managers
Given that allocations for revenue expenditure are likely to become lesser in coming years, defence managers need to initiate immediate measures to control the rising revenue expenditure.
Budgeting for India’s Defence: An Analysis of Defence Budget 2010-11 and the Likely Impact of the 13th Finance Commission on Future Defence Spending
If the Finance Ministry’s emphasis on fiscal prudence and inclusive growth has resulted in a smaller increase in the latest defence budget, the Report of the Thirteenth Finance Commission does not paint a very optimistic scenario for India’s future defence spending.
Hatoyama Battles to Wrest Control Power from the Bureaucrats
With Hatoyama’s determination to wrest policymaking power from bureaucrats in full swing, Japan is likely to witness an intense battle between the political masters and the powerful bureaucrats for supremacy.
EU-India Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Post-Lisbon Prospects
Since both India and EU face the same threat of religious radicalism at home and from across the border, focused cooperation on this issue must be given serious thought.
