Shared Histories India in the Making of Singapore by Asad-ul Iqbal Latif Arvind Gupta | September 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy: India Negotiates Its Rise in the International System Ali Ahmed | September 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Unravelling the Mosaic: Spatial Aspects of Ethnicity in Nepal Arvind Gupta | September 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Man from Pakistan: The True Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Smuggler Reshmi Kazi | September 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Outlook for the Seventies: Strategic and Technological So far the Chinese have carried out ten nuclear tests which include one underground test, one test of a nuclear-tipped missile and three thermo-nuclear tests. In other words, the Chinese are on a comprehensive weapons programme, which will give them thermo-nuclear warheads from the megaton range down to small yield nuclear weapons of a few kiloton range and even fractional kiloton range. They are now engaged in improving the compactness of their warheads. K. Subrahmanyam | September 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Political Change in Japan: Implications for Foreign and Defence Policies The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), an ensemble of liberals and conservatives, has unseated the Liberal Democratic party (LDP) in the general elections held on August 30, ending the LDP’s almost half a century of uninterrupted rule over the country. Though the DPJ has been elected primarily because of people’s dissatisfaction with the LDP’s domestic and economic policies, it is likely to alter Japan’s foreign and defence policies. Shamshad A. Khan | August 31, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Demarcate the India-Nepal Border Though tensions between India and Nepal over a few disputed pockets along the border have persisted for more than three decades, the first half of 2009 witnessed an increase in the frequency of border disputes. An obvious fallout of the disputes was the drumming up of anti-India feelings in Nepal and tension in bilateral relations. Pushpita Das | August 31, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Tackling the Naxal Threat With the killing of three women and a nine-year old girl, absurdly described as a police informer, the Naxals have lost any moral justification that they may have had to wage war against India. This heinous crime proves that their acts are much worse than the so-called police atrocities against which the Naxals claim they protect the people. This may be the last straw on an already overloaded government camel reeling under the burden of procrastination, confusion, weak governance and plain indecision. Ramesh Phadke | August 31, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Japan rethinks its pacifist security policy Japan seems set to overhaul its pacifist security policy with the ongoing formulation of a new National Defense Programme Guidelines (NDPG) for fiscal 2010-2014. The NDPG lays out Japan’s basic policy on its defence strength. The current NDPG expires at the end of this year. Shamshad A. Khan | August 27, 2009 | IDSA Comments
India’s response to the next terror attack “There is credible information of ongoing plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out fresh attacks. The area of operation of these terrorists today extends far beyond the confines of Jammu & Kashmir and covers all parts of our country…In dealing with the terrorist challenge we need to be prepared for encountering more sophisticated technologies and enhanced capabilities.” - PM’s speech at CM’s conference on internal security, 17 August 2009 Ali Ahmed | August 26, 2009 | IDSA Comments
