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  • The Shang-Class: China's Growing Submarine Force
    Sameer Suryakant Patil    ·   28 Sep, 2007    ·    #2381    ·    Commentary    
    On 18 September, pictures of China's second-generation nuclear-powered submarine, Shang-class (Type 093) were published in the state-run, People's Daily. According to the report, models and some hazy photographs of the submarine were on ...
  • Sino-Indian Border Dispute: Confidence and Security Building Measures
    Satyajit Mohanty    ·   28 Sep, 2007    ·    #2380    ·    Commentary    
    The 11th round of the Sino-Indian border talks concluded in Beijing recently. The Sino-Indian political and economic ties have been on a growth path and in their meeting in the Philippines in January 2007, the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Sin...
  • Imperiled Frontiers: Security Scenario in Northeast India
       ·   27 Sep, 2007    ·    #2379    ·    Commentary    
    Report of Seminar held at the IPCS on 17 September 2007 Jaideep Saikia, Security Analyst, Guwahati The enchanted frontiers of the Northeast with a 4,500 km long international boundary is connected to the rest of mainland India only by ...
  • Indo-US Defence Co-operation: Full Steam Ahead
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   25 Sep, 2007    ·    #2378    ·    Commentary    
    Defence cooperation today includes many dimensions such as the sale, purchase and joint development of military equipment, transfer of technology, intelligence sharing and coordination for counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation, cooperation...
  • Offsets in Indian Defence Purchases
    Prashant Dikshit    ·   25 Sep, 2007    ·    #2377    ·    Commentary    
    The factor of offsets have emerged as a key policy projection in future Indian defence purchases. The practice needs to be examined. Officially enunciated in 2005, this policy provision of the Indian government will be in force for all orders to...
  • ASEAN Energy Initiatives: Options for India
    Pankaj Kumar Jha    ·   25 Sep, 2007    ·    #2376    ·    Commentary    
    ASEAN energy ministers have held several discussions on issues of petroleum security, energy from renewable sources and on concerns regarding nuclear energy. A regular feature of the ASEAN, the meeting of energy ministers in the last week of Aug...
  • Engaging Malaysia: An Imperative for India's Look East Policy
    Anushree Bhattacharya    ·   18 Sep, 2007    ·    #2375    ·    Commentary    
    In the year 2007, India and Malaysia commemorate fifty years of their diplomatic relations. It has, however, been a rather subdued relationship. Malaysia, an influential player in the ASEAN and the facilitator of the India-ASEAN FTA, is importan...
  • Ideology, Foreign Policy and the Rhetoric of Anti-Americanism
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   15 Sep, 2007    ·    #2374    ·    Commentary    
    Despite the 'end of ideology' and the ultimate triumph of liberal faith in international politics, anti-Americanism still propels Left forces in India and many other parts of the world. The protests by Left parties and others to the Mala...
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    Swapna Kona    ·   15 Sep, 2007    ·    #2373    ·    Commentary    
    On 11 September 2007, Russia tested an aviation explosive device of the variety known as a thermo-baric device. The non-nuclear conventional bomb, the military name of which has not been disclosed as yet, was tested at an undisclosed location. H...
  • China and the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   14 Sep, 2007    ·    #2372    ·    Commentary    
    After over two years of intense negotiations, the civilian nuclear agreement between India and the US stands today, on the cusp of full operationalization. No matter the current domestic turmoil over the deal in India, the Chinese are clearly aw...
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