Yemen is stuck in a paradoxical and ambiguous situation. While it is widely believed that regime change is necessary, in the absence of reliable alternate leadership, the risk of chaos and instability looms large.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
• October 18, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

With hydel cooperation emerging as an important pillar in India-Bhutan relationship, this Issue Brief examines the challenges and opportunities in this sector in the years to come.

• Medha Bisht |
• October 07, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

Terror attacks involving Chechens and other militant Islamist groups have increased in recent years and Russia needs to look beyond military measures.

• Amit Kumar |
• October 05, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

A new tide is visible in Japan for expanding Indo-Japan relations based on mutual complementarities.

• Makoto KOJIMA |
• October 03, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

Russia has signed a landmark weapons deal with France for the purchase of two Mistral class amphibious assault ships, which will strengthen the Russian Navy’s capabilities for power projection.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• September 19, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

If Noda falters, Japan’s importance in the global community would be considerably diminished and it will be left with the role of a marginal power

• Rajaram Panda |
• September 06, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

India’s ‘strategic community’ must take the lead in articulating the debating the idea of including the Arctic in the discourse on global commons.

• P. K. Gautam |
• September 02, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The Jeju naval base is intended to serve two objectives: to protect the country from possible missile attacks from North Korea and to allow the United States to station Aegis class destroyers.

• Rajaram Panda |
• September 01, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

This Issue Brief reviews the progress or lack thereof on the front of modernization of police forces under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme, with specific reference to the Mumbai Police.

• Amit Kumar |
• August 30, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

This issue brief delves into the pragmatic motivations undergirding India and China’s “will to the sea”, before examining on a more conceptual level how New Delhi and Beijing have drawn on the old in order to buttress the new, most notably through the crafting of two maritime narratives.

• Iskander Rehman |
• July 11, 2011 |
• Issue Brief