It makes little sense whether a strategic or tactical nuclear weapon is used by Pakistan, since India’s general response would be to carry out a punitive attack on the adversary.

• Reshmi Kazi |
• August 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Even the otherwise vague 2011 NSG public statement which inserted the NPT angle into the guidelines underlined that the NSG would implement the India-specific exemptions fully.

• Rajiv Nayan |
• August 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The powers in the Security Council and other prominent countries and groupings have hesitated to take action against Syria because of its profile and ability to manipulate events in West Asia.

• Saurabh Mishra |
• August 17, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Leveraging public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy is key to enable India graduate from being a regional power in South Asia to a great power in the Asia-Pacific.

• Balaji Chandramohan |
• August 17, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The commentary addresses the pros and cons of Pakistan’s development of Nasr and concludes that it can be neutralised by India through innovative measures.

• Ali Ahmed |
• August 17, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Game theory can be helpful in understanding how India and Pakistan can get out of the low paying unhelpful situations, throw light on crisis escalation and crisis stability, and to understand their nuclear thresholds.

• Arvind Gupta |
• August 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

ULFA’s “Charter of Demands” with the inherent claim that the outfit speaks for Assam as a whole needs to be questioned and analysed.

• Namrata Goswami |
• August 11, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

If allowed to fester, the territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea will have serious repercussions for East Asian security.

• Shamshad A. Khan |
• August 10, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Lower riparian countries must develop sound strategies to bring China to the negotiating table with a view to stopping it from further damming or diverting the waters of the Brahmaputra or any other river originating in Tibet and flowing into South Asia.

• Hari Bansh Jha |
• August 09, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

It remains to be seen how far China is able to manage the challenges of providing space for religious and cultural freedom while enabling equitable economic development for all ethnic groups.

• Rukmani Gupta |
• August 09, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments