S. Samuel C. Rajiv
26/11, The ‘Israeli Way’ and Relevance for India
While countries need to adopt each other’s best practices to deal with the hydra-headed monster called terrorism, there cannot be a magic bullet or a single successful counter-terror strategy.
Obama and Nuclear Disarmament: Drivers and Substance
Obama is the first American president to actively pursue the goal of nuclear disarmament. But roadblocks on the road to disarmament nirvana, as envisaged by Obama, remain.
An Editorial and Its (Mal) Contents
An editorial in the New York Times on July 18, 2009 ahead of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India - ‘Secretary Clinton goes to India’, has generated a lot of interest.
Obama First 100 Days: Inherited Challenges and the Legacy Tripod
April 29 marked the first 100 days of the presidency of Barack Obama.
Israel’s Iran Dilemma
As the new government headed by Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu takes charge in Jerusalem, it seems that there are no easy solutions to what Israel perceives to be its central strategic question – how
Iraq beyond the Troop Surge: Fragile Security Gains, Tenuous Political Stability
The military commander most associated with executing President George Bush’s ‘troop surge’ in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, handed over command of US forces to Lt. Gen.
US Estimate on Iran: Of New Intelligence and New-found Confidence
The latest US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s nuclear programme, “Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities” of November 2007 (released on 3 December 2007) notes with “high confidence”
Gaza on the Boil
The factional fighting between the Islamist Hamas, represented by the recently dismissed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip, and the 'moderate' Fatah, headed by the President
