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

Why does India need an Aerospace Command?
Radhakrishna Rao comments on the shape of the proposed command, objectives, and impediments to its development

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

Bangladesh on the Tipaimukh Dam: A Print Media Analysis
Panchali Saikia notes the variations in domestic perspective

Cold Start: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Ali Ahmed investigates remarks made by the Indian Army Chief’s on the Cold Start doctrine

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

Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs: Where Talks Fear To Tread
Tanvi Kulkarni probes the future of Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs based on insights from Indian strategic experts

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

A 'Delhi Discourse' with Central Asia: Reviving Linkages
D Suba Chandran recommends a broadening of the scope of India’s engagement with the Central Asian Republics

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

India, Australia and Uranium: What after the ‘Labor’ Pains?
Tanvi Kulkarni suggests that it is too early to reach a conclusion on the issue

Playboy Magazine and AQ Khan: Incredible Credibility?
Alankita Sinha examines a Playboy magazine article by Joshua Pollack on AQ Khan’s alleged links with India

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

Vietnam and the South China Sea: Hypothetical Scenarios
Amruta Karambelkar imagines three settings with three main actors, Vietnam, India and China

Ghulam Nabi Fai and the ISI
Radha Vinod Raju comments on Fai’s links with Pakistan’s intelligence agency against the issue of J & K

The Afghan Debate: Is India the Solution?
J Jeganaathan argues in favour of India’s stabilizing role post the 2014 withdrawal

The Afghan Debate: Is India the Problem?
Janosch Jerman argues that India’s involvement is counter-productive as long as it is viewed as a threat by Pakistan

The Afghan Debate: Is India Both the Problem and the Solution?
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra argues that India is the solution, just not the West’s definition of ‘solution’

What can SAARC Offer to Afghanistan?
Nishchal N Pandey comments on the importance of trade, transit and connectivity for stability in Afghanistan

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

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

Norway in Sri Lanka: A Tale of the Failed Peace Process
J Jeganaathan reviews the NORAD-commissioned study entitled 'Pawns of Peace: Evaluation of Peace Efforts in Sri Lanka, 1997-2003'

Kodari Road: Implications for Nepal, China and India
Chok Tsering on the strategic importance of the road for the three neighbours

Agni V: Will it Enhance India’s Deterrence against China?
Bhartendu Kumar Singh comments on Sino-Indian military asymmetry

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

Changing Discourse on the Diversion of the Brahmaputra
Chok Tsering examines the reasons for China’s changed position on the diversion of the Brahmaputra

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Contested Standpoints
Pradeepa Viswanathan analyzes the various interpretations of the agitations in Tamil Nadu

India-Pakistan and the ‘Most Favoured Nation’: Why, why not and will it?
Anureet Rai and Aryaman Bhatnagar investigate the motivations for the MFN being granted to India

Istanbul 2011: On Afghanistan
Farhod Mirzabaev comments on the outcome of the meeting in Istanbul earlier this month

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

AFSPA: The Renewed Debate
Ali Ahmed makes suggestions for a strategic roll back of the AFSPA in J&K

AFSPA in J&K: Why should it go?
Firdaus Ahmed proposes governmental reluctance as a motive for the lack of movement on the issue

Pakistan and the Haqqani Network
Anindya Batabyal comments on Pakistan’s India-centric Afghan policy

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

Stilwell Route: What are its Economic Implications?
Jayasree Nath asks whether the operationalization of this road will have any positive gains for Northeast India

Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement: Potential Problems
Aryaman Bhatnagar highlights the drawbacks of the strategic agreement between India and Afghanistan

Nuristan: The Second Front in the Afghan Insurgency
Raghav Sharma draws attention to the growing insurgency in Afghanistan's eastern province

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India’s Credible Minimum Deterrence: A Decade Later
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Linking with Southeast Asia: Developing Northeast India’s Tourism Potential
Ruhee Neog
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Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed
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After Osama: Pakistan’s Relations with the US, China & India
Samarjit Ghosh , Aditi Malhotra , and Rohit Singh
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Swat A Critical Analysis
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Energy and Environmental Security: Male Dialogue

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