Maoist Insurgency and India’s Internal Security Architecture by E.N. Rammohan, Brigadier Amrit Pal Singh and Gp. Capt. A.K. Agarwal The Maoist insurgency and the internal security response, which in part flows from India’s security architecture, have become increasingly relevant in the recent past. The Maoist threat has repeatedly been referred to as the gravest internal challenge to India’s security. The impact of this threat, along with terrorism in the hinterland, has exposed the inadequacies of the country’s internal security capacities. Therefore, a book dealing with the two is a timely addition to the literature, in the Indian context. Vivek Chadha | January 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Forged in Crisis: India and the United States since 1947 by Rudra Chaudhuri ‘My, I always thought he was the peaceable sort’, remarked Jacqueline Kennedy, sitting next to her husband in the White House in the late evening of October 25, 1962. She had just read a letter written to John F. Kennedy from Jawaharlal Nehru, the first of three crucial letters seeking US military assistance during the Indo-China war in 1962. Aniruddh Mohan | January 2015 | Strategic Analysis
Tunisia stands out With the conclusion of the parliamentary and presidential elections, based on a constitution that finely balances the country’s Islamic heritage with the need for modernity, Tunisia has done what Egypt has failed to do. K. P. Fabian | December 31, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Of Agents and Agency Commission in Defence Of Agents and Agency Commission in Defence Amit Cowshish | December 31, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Taking Stock of the Public-Private Partnership in Cybersecurity Effective cybersecurity calls for a close partnership between the government in its role as custodian of the nation’s security, and the private sector, in both roles of information infrastructure provider as well as the provider of many critical services. Cherian Samuel | December 31, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Why Bodo Violence Continues to Recur? To prevent the recurring violence in Bodo areas, establish a land record system, improve the presence of both the state civil administration and the law enforcement agencies, and collate credible data on the flow of migrants. Namrata Goswami | December 29, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Border Fencing Will Not Stop Illegal Migration Unless fundamental factors such as vested political interests, economic compulsions and non-cooperation from Bangladesh are addressed effectively, illegal migration will continue to take place, fence or no fence. Pushpita Das | December 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The US-North Korea Cyber Dispute US authorities have claimed that North Korea was behind the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. But North Korea has strongly denied this claim. Now, both countries are threatening to fight this ‘battle’ in cyber space. Ajey Lele | December 26, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India is a de facto member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty India is already in de facto observance of the spirit of the CTBT by maintaining its unilateral moratorium on nuclear explosive testing. Given that additional nuclear tests may not be needed, it could well reconsider its current position on signing the treaty. Reshmi Kazi | December 24, 2014 | Issue Brief
India-China Relations: Time Not Ripe for a Prime Ministerial Visit Prime Minister Modi’s visit to China must take place in extremely well prepared and ‘ripened’ circumstances, after there is clarity on China’s response on vital Indian strategic concerns. Saurabh Kumar | December 22, 2014 | Policy Brief
