Internal threats to national security have assumed centre-stage in the debates on Indian security. They have a pan-Indian presence and are no longer confined to India’s north and north-eastern frontiers.

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• March 17, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

While the Arab Revolution might or might not prove as seminal as the French or the Russian, it has changed the geopolitics significantly and irrevocably.

• K. P. Fabian |
• March 10, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The United States faces a budget crisis of proportions with no precedent in its recent history. The country’s economic dominance since the end of World War II has supported a military posture with global reach and influence.

• Peter Maher |
• February 24, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

A fresh look is required at the international level to deal with this scourge effectively. It is time for India to take the lead and push for a change in tack both regionally and in international fora.

• Sarabjeet Singh Parmar |
• February 14, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The temporary hope of peace returning to the Korean peninsula following North Korea’s peace overtures dissipated no sooner than it started when North Korean negotiators walked out of the meeting room at the DMZ in Panmunjam.

• Rajaram Panda |
• February 14, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

In the past India has followed a policy of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other countries. However, it cannot shy away from its commitment and support to a peaceful mass movement for political reform.

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• February 04, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The Gulf region is important for India because of increased cooperation in the fields of trade, business, politics and security. The "Look West Policy" intends to further deepen India's engagement with its "extended neighbourhood."

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
• February 04, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

While the Chinese president’s trip concluded with a joint statement and the signing of trade and investment deals, it achieved little in terms of addressing pressing global problems and bilateral issues.

• Jagannath P. Panda , R N Das , Priyanka Pandit , Vidya Krishnamurthi |
• February 01, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

Money, manpower and material (3Ms) determine a state's capacity to leverage its hard power for fulfilling its national security objectives.

• Harinder Singh |
• January 28, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

To maximise gains from their bilateral relations, India and Indonesia have to tread a middle path - a mix of furthering economic complementarities while competing to attract foreign investments.

• Rahul Mishra |
• January 25, 2011 |
• Issue Brief