While earthquake resistant buildings and safety of dams and nuclear plants are important, orderly public behaviour under stress, as demonstrated by the Japanese people, is also vital.

• P. K. Gautam , Shamshad A. Khan |
• March 18, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The Prefectures affected the most are Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki, which represent about 7 per cent of Japan’s economy and house steel plants, oil refineries, nuclear power plants and factories manufacturing parts for cars and electronic goods.

• Rajaram Panda |
• March 18, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Japan is in a state of panic as the situation in the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to intensify.

• Rajaram Panda |
• March 18, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

It is vital that the Indian army gets pamphlets and text books that are contemporary and promote awareness of modern research and thought.

• P. K. Gautam |
• March 17, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The impasse over missile defence, CFE and NATO expansion has led to a stalemate in talks to reduce tactical nuclear weapons.

• Joyce Sabina Lobo |
• March 17, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

As Japan grapples with a “nuclear emergency situation” a domestic debate has begun about whether a quake -prone country should rely on nuclear power.

• Shamshad A. Khan |
• March 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Complacency and not following procedures led to the ambush that killed eight BSF personnel in Assam.

• Kishalay Bhattacharjee |
• March 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The tsunami triggered by the quake swamped Sendai’s coast, picking up cars, ships and houses as it furiously surged three miles inland.

• Rajaram Panda |
• March 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

China’s intensified engagement in the region, encompassing reconstruction and development, suggests a subtle move to alter the security situation.

• Anwesha Ray Chaudhuri |
• March 16, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

The demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing Fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh.

• Anand Kumar |
• March 15, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments