Abhishek Asked: Would it be appropriate to call Arab Spring a failure, considering that it promised so much but has achieved so little?

Please refer to an earlier reply by Gulshan Dietl on a similar theme posted in this section.  

May also refer to the Welcome Address by Director General IDSA, Inaugural Address by Hon’ble Defence Minister, Special Address by the National Security Advisor, the Videos of presentations by conference participants and the Rapporteur Reports of the 15th IDSA Asian Security Conference on “Emerging Trends in West Asia: Regional and Global Implications”, held on February 13-15, 2013.

Also, refer to the following IDSA publications on the subject:

• Talmiz Ahmed, The Islamist Challenge in West Asia: Doctrinal and Political Competitions After the Arab Spring, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2013. (free download)
• Rumel Dahiya (ed.), Developments in the Gulf Region: Prospects and Challenges for India in the Next Two Decades, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2013. (free download)
• P. Stobdan, “The Arab Churning and Implications”, IDSA Comment, March 20, 2013.
• Talmiz Ahmad, “The Arab Spring and its Implications for India”, Strategic Analysis, Routledge, 37 (1), January 2013, pp. 119-127.
• Mohammed Nuruzzaman, “Human Security and the Arab Spring”, Strategic Analysis, 37 (1), January 2013.
• Rajeev Agarwal, “Arab Spring: Aspirations Met Or Dreams Unfulfilled?”, IDSA Issue Brief, October 26, 2012. (free download)
• Rajeev Agarwal, “Is Arab Spring Part-2 Unravelling?”, IDSA Comment, October 12, 2012.
• R. S. Kalha, “Is the Arab spring over?”, IDSA Comment, June 26, 2012.