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  • Questioning ‘Compellence’ as Answer to India’s Pakistan Dilemma
    Ali Ahmed    ·   02 Mar, 2009    ·    #2824    ·    Commentary    
    Strategic commentary in India is generally in favour of compelling Pakistan to end its recourse to terror in its dealings with India. The underlying logic is that deterrence not having proven effective enough to prevent Pakistan from adopting a pr...
  • China’s Naval Strategy: Implications for India
    Sanjay Kumar    ·   02 Mar, 2009    ·    #2823    ·    Commentary    
    China’s sixth white paper on Defence, released on 20 January 2009, throws significant light on Beijing’s current thinking on key strategic issues, besides providing a passing glimpse of the PLA in transition. The white paper is signifi...
  • "We Will Rebuild, We Will Recover"
    Sowmiya Narayanan    ·   02 Mar, 2009    ·    #2822    ·    Commentary    
    For many Americans, today Obama is a symbol of big hope and optimism. In his much expected first address to the joint session of Congress, he said, much to the applause of everyone gathered, “While our economy may be weakened and our confide...
  • How Anti-Naxal Forces Weakened in Bihar
    Satish Kumar    ·   27 Feb, 2009    ·    #2821    ·    Commentary    
    Despite the backdrop of Naxal terror, a notable trend emerging in Bihar is the rejection of the Ranveer Sena, the largest upper caste militia, by the younger generation among the upper castes. Underlying social fissures coupled with economic chang...
  • Is China becoming Blue Water Navy?
    Hayoun Ryou    ·   27 Feb, 2009    ·    #2820    ·    Commentary    
    China’s long-standing land-based survival strategy is likely to become history soon. The Chinese Navy’s decision to send warships to the Somalia coast last month, soon after UN Resolution 1851 on 16 December 2008, coincided with its fi...
  • Army Recruitment Drive in North Kashmir
    Amin Masoodi    ·   26 Feb, 2009    ·    #2819    ·    Commentary    
    Defying militant threats to join the Indian security forces especially the India Army, thousands of educated unemployed Kashmiri youth from different parts of the Kashmir Valley turned up to face physical tests during a recent Army recruitment ral...
  • Sri Lanka: Cease the Fire and Catch the Peace
    N Manoharan    ·   26 Feb, 2009    ·    #2818    ·    Commentary    
    The LTTE’s call for a ceasefire is not surprising since they have now been cornered in a small geographical area of the Mullaithivu district. At one point the Tigers were virtually running a proto-state extending to about 15,000 sq. kms. and...
  • Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Holbrooke Visit: Reviewing the Messy Inheritance
    Salma Malik    ·   26 Feb, 2009    ·    #2817    ·    Commentary    
    Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s newly-appointed special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, faces an uphill task. He is expected to implement an integrated strategy in the US policy towards Pakistan and Afghanistan. T...
  • India and the World: Interaction with the US Marine Corps War College
    Raghav Sharma    ·   26 Feb, 2009    ·    #2816    ·    Commentary    
    Report of IPCS Seminar held on 20 January 2009 Chair: Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dipankar Banerjee Speakers: Amb Salman Haidar, Former Foreign Secretary Mr. PR Chari, Research Professor, IPCS Air Marshal (retd.) Vinod Patney, Former Vice Chief of Ind...
  • The Mumbai Outrage and India’s Options
    PR Chari    ·   26 Feb, 2009    ·    #2815    ·    Commentary    
    The operational details of the Mumbai commando-style suicidal terrorist attack are clear. More facts will emerge when the criminal cases against the alleged perpetrators are launched in India and, hopefully, in Pakistan. The latter has grudgingly ...
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