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China-India: Courting Closer Confidence
Swaran Singh discusses the significance of the ongoing Indian Foreign Minister's visit to China

Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs: The Road to Nowhere
D Suba Chandran reflects on the uncertain future of the Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs

Indo-Vietnam Defence Relations: Strategically Responsive
Amruta Karambelkar argues for greater defence engagement between India and Vietnam

China and Thailand: Analyzing Xi Jinping’s Visit
Teshu Singh discusses the renewed vigour in Sino-Thai relations

Nepal in 2011: A Turbulent Peace?
Pradeepa Viswanathan highlights Nepal's two most-prominent challenges in the year gone-by

India-Japan Relations at 60: Setting the Stage for Kizuna
Jithin S George on the need for deeper engagement between these two Asian powers

India’s Iran Dilemma: Nuclear Fuel or Crude Oil?
J Jeganaathan explores three policy options that India can exercise to secure its energy interests vis-a-vis Iran

BKI and the Naxals in Punjab: Unlikely Cohorts
Alankrita Sinha and Namrata Hasija deny the possibility of a naxal-BKI alliance to resurrect insurgency due to their strong ideological differences  

BKI and the Naxals in Punjab: Opportunist Allies?
Medha Chaturvedi dwells on the possibilty of resurgence of naxalite violence in Punjab via support from other groups with similar agendas

China's Modernization Rush: Kashgar At Crossroads
Bhavna Singh comments on China's initiatives to revive the old Silk Route city of Kashgar in Xinjiang

China-South Korea Presidential Summit: Fait Accompli?
Jayadeva Ranade looks at the issues and outcome of the Presidential dialogue between China and South Korea 

Pakistan: Will Democracy Prevail?
Radha Vinod Raju speculates on the future of democracy in Pakistan in the backdrop of the Memogate scandal

Analyzing 2011: Prognosticating 2012
P R Chari reflects on the failures and achievements of year gone-by and what they indicate for the future 

China in Outer Space: A Strategy for Global Supremacy?
Radhakrishana Rao comments on the Chinese space overtures 

China’s Presence in the Mekong
Chok Tsering proposes a regional approach to the Mekong basin for its sustainable development

Chinawood: Not yet up to Hollywood?
Namrata Hasija argues for less state intervention for development of film industry in China

Xi Jinping in Vietnam: Attempts at Reconciliation?
Amruta Karambelkar analyzes China's carrot and stick policy vis-a-vis Vietnam

Chinese Black Jails: 'An Alleyway in Hell'?
Namrata Hasija comments on the phenomenon of black jails in China

Unrest in Buddha’s Homeland: The Curious Case of Lumbini
Pradeepa Viswanathan argues that Lumbini has great economic potential if the government can overcome political obstacles

India's China Policy: Should it be ‘Effective’ or ‘Assertive’?
Bhartendu Kumar Singh argues for 'sustained engagement' as the hallmark of India's policy towards China

Talks with the Kachin and Mon Rebels in Myanmar: Strategy, Motives and Hurdles
Bibhu Prasad Routray reflects on the recent initiatives by Myanmar to engage with ethnic rebels

China’s New Rural Poverty Line: An Insight
Teshu Singh studies the implications of lowering of China's poverty line

Papua: The Tensions Within
Tri Susdinarjanti looks at the problems resulting from Special Autonomy in Papua

China: The Red Weddings
Bhavna Singh comments on the political and cultural appropriation of mass weddings by the provincial governments in China

Af-Pak Diary: Exporting Sectarianism?
D Suba Chandran examines the sectarian dimension of Pakistan-based terrorist groups

Tibetan Community-in-Exile: The Generation ‘Y’
Chok Tsering highlights the transformation in attitudes and perceptions amongst the Tibetan youth-in-exile

The South China Sea: Likely Outcomes
Teshu Singh outlines four possible scenarios on the South China Sea dispute

Thailand: Tribulations of Migrant workers
Panchali Saikia highlights the dismal state of Thai migrants in context of the ITUC Report

The Curious Case of Tata Steel in Vietnam
Amruta Karambelkar examines the reasons for the stalled construction of a steel plant in Vietnam

Self-immolations in Tibet: Wider Implications
Bhavna Singh attributes the recent spate of self-immolations to severe psychological despair among Tibetans

PLA and China's Peaceful Development
Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri observes the non-traditional role played by the PLA in furthering China's policy goals

Widening Gender Imbalance in China
Namrata Hasija looks at the implications of gender imbalance in China and steps taken by the government to eradicate it

Suu Kyi and the Ethnic Minorities: Crackdown to Compromise
Medha Chaturvedi analyzes the significance of Suu Kyi's decision for the upcoming elections in Myanmar

Rescuing Tribal India: The Nagaland Model
Firdaus Ahmed comments on the opportunity that India has post-Kishenji for curbing counter-insurgency

Will China have an Anna Hazare?
Bhavna Singh explores the scope for civil society activism within the constrained Chinese milieu

NATO Strike in Pakistan: Need for a Joint Probe
Radha Vinod Raju argues for the need of a cause-effect analysis on the recent NATO attacks in order to establish transparency

Maoist Encounter: Fall of the Legend
Rajat Kumar Kujur recaps the legacy and the void created by Koteshwara Rao’s demise in the Indian Maoist struggle

Parsing the Addu Declaration
P R Chari criticizes the lackadaisical approach of the SAARC in solving regional issues

China’s Space Docking Success: Strategic Implications
Radhakrishna Rao highlights the possible implications of China's space forays on India

Kayani's Latest Gestures
Radha Vinod Raju recommends caution on Pakistan’s revisionist overtures

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