Changing Political Dynamics in Malaysia: Role of Ethnic Minorities The 12th Malaysian general elections have been significant in more ways than one. Most importantly, the opposition unity combined with the grievance vote of the ethnic minorities challenged the United Malays National Organisation hegemony long prevalent in Malaysian politics. The Bersih rally and Hindraf agitation that saw large-scale mobilisation before the elections also points to the active participation of civil society. Pankaj K Jha | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India and Kazakhstan Should Share Complementary Objectives P. Stobdan | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Russian-Georgian Conflict: Growing Uncertainties in the Caucasus and Central Asia Meena Singh Roy | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
China’s New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society Abanti Bhattacharya | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
A Military History of Modern China: From the Manchu Conquest to Tian’anmen Square Jagannath P. Panda | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Great Powers and the Sub-Continent: A New Phase? The emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign independent republic and the manner in which it so emerged has radically altered the relative position of the Great Powers in South Asia. The change has been particularly remarkable for the two Super Powers, though the other three Great Powers also have been affected in one way or the other by the developments of 1971. Sisir Gupta | January 2009 | Strategic Analysis
