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Coercive Diplomacy: Operation Parakram – An Evaluation
Report of the IPCS seminar held on 8 August 2003

The Post-Parakram Peace Agenda
Firdaus Ahmed reviews the escalatory potentials of the Indo-Pak border stand-off and advocates re-examining certain assumptions in the interest of peace

Drug Trafficking in Punjab: An ISI Game Plan to Revive Militancy
Nihar Ranjan Nayak draws attention to rampant drug abuse and trafficking along India’s western border

Who Bells the Cats? (Survey of Urdu Media in Kashmir Valley: 1-15 May 2003)
Amin Masoodi reports from Kashmir on issues dominating the Urdu media

The Indo-Pak Riddle: Neither forward nor backward nor stationary
Suba Chandran comments on the recent peace process and flags pertinent issues that need to be addressed for sustainable peace

Anatomy of an Anarchic Confrontation
Suba Chandran reviews K Shankar Bajpai’s article that appeared in a 2003 issue of Foreign Affairs

Vajpayee's Peace Initiative: Will it Work?
Report of the IPCS roundtable discussion held on 9 May 2003

The ‘Peace Initiative’: A Tactical Gambit
Firdaus Ahmed argues that “approaching Pakistan with divided ranks ... is hardly likely to result in a durable peace”

The Sole ‘Lesson’ of the Iraq War
Firdaus Ahmed argues that ‘preemptive strike’ as a strategy is ill-suited for India in the Indo-Pak context

Communalizing Cricket
B Rajeshwari suggests that cricket matches can be used for improving Hindu-Muslim as well as Indo-Pak relations

Coping With the Enemy (Pakistan Media Survey: February 2003)
Suba Chandran traces a subtle change in the tone of the Pakistani media while dealing with India

For a Return to Clausewitz
Firdaus Ahmed calls for a Clausewitzian approach, which advocates the primacy of the political means over military measures, in dealing with the Kashmir issue

Preparing for ‘Limited Nuclear War’
Firdaus Ahmed explains the nuances of a limited nuclear war in the Indo-Pak context and argues how this posture increases the space for a limited war and is advantageous to India

Musharraf’s “Un-Conventional War” (Pakistan Media Survey, 1-15 January 2003)
Suba Chandran scans the Pakistan Media and reports its highlights on controversy surrounding Musharraf's "Unconventional War"

Mobilization by India: Of What Avail
Air Cmde Prashant Dikshit analyzes the payoffs in the recent border confrontation

LoC as International Border - II: A Pakistani Perspective
Rizwan Zeb appeals for adherence to the UN resolutions and argues that “change of circumstances” cannot be cited as reason for noncompliance

LoC as International Border - I: A Kashmiri Perspective
Arjimand provides a Kashmiri perspective on the issue and opines “the very idea of LoC conversion raises more questions than answers”

Pakistan’s Nuclear Gamble: A Deadly Ploy
Parama Sinha Palit analyses the implications of Musharraf’s revelations on his preparedness to nuke India during the border standoff

The General Did Not Bite!
Firdaus Ahmed points out that “it should not take a war to bring politics through non-military means back into the reckoning”

The post-election scenario in Pakistan and its implications for India and the United States
Report of the IPCS seminar held on 30 November 2002

An Inquiry into Limited War - II: Limited War; Unlimited Questions
Suba Chandran debunks the option of Limited War in the Indo-Pak scenario

Elections in Kashmir - XIV: How People Across the Border See It
Suba Chandran collates views expressed in the Pakistani English media concerning elections in J

The Logic of Nuclear Redlines
Firdaus Ahmed substantiates upon the divergent nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan

Tale of two elections (Pak Media Survey 12-18 Aug 2002)
Suba Chandran analyzes the Pak English media and finds a rabid criticism of Indian electoral practices

A Smoke Screen Called Limited War
Firdaus Ahmed explores the reasons behind Limited War theorizing by Indian security managers

Kashmir: Revectoring Indian Strategy
Firdaus Ahmed argues for addressing Kashmir problem politically than militarily

ISI in the Northeast: Need to tie the loose ends
Bibhu Prasad Routray emphasizes the need to address the root causes behind ISI’s successful penetration in the northeast

The Need to Revisit Conventional Doctrine
Firdaus Ahmed points out that “limited war theorizing does not resolve the problem that conventional war doctrine poses in the nuclear era”

Moving Beyond Realism
Firdaus Ahmed argues against resolving Indo-Pak conflict within the ‘realist paradigm’

US-India-Pakistan: Time for India to Flex its Muscles
Parama Sinha Palit comments on US-Pakistan relations

Lessons from the Present Crisis
Firdaus Ahmed draws attentions to few critical issues that were flagged by the recent Indo-Pak conflagration

Internationalizing the Kashmir Problem
Aisha Sultanat points out that Indian security establishment is perhaps internationalizing the Kashmir terrorism but not the Kashmir problem

Deployment of India’s Armed Forces along the International Border (IB), the Line of Control (LoC) and at Sea
Maj Gen Ashok Krishna argues for continued deployment along the border well into 2003

Use of mines in the Indo-Pak border: A loud political statement
Mallika Joseph, terming the current move towards mining the borders as political adventurism, calls for immediate demining

Indo-Pak Joint Patrolling
Brig SS Chandel brings out various difficulties in joint patrolling of the Indo-Pak borders

The 1999 Indo-Pak Nuclear Crisis
Arpit Rajain concludes that the stakes involved in the failure of deterrence are enormous and there is need for crisis stability

Is Musharraf’s Nuclear Threat to India Real?
Wg Cdr NK Pant concludes that the Pakistani nuclear threat is real and India should be prepared for it

Is Pakistan Really Ready For Peace With India?
AK Verma promotes a hardline view that Pakistan will continue its hostility until India becomes a Muslim state

What after the Deployment?
Brig SS Chandel questions the wisdom of the prolonged deployment of troops along the border

Prudence Demands India not Stretching the Rope too Far
Prof RVR Chandrasekhara Rao argues for a rapprochement with Pakistan ending the ongoing brinkmanship

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Pakistan’s Stability: The Global Stakes
PR Chari
Issue Brief 159

Is Pakistan Re-positioning itself in Kashmir?: Islamabad’s Five Likely Strategies
D Suba Chandran
Issue Brief 156

Harnessing the Indus Waters: Perspectives from India
D Suba Chandran
Issue Brief 129

“General Musharraf’s four point formula can provide an effective roadmap in Kashmir”: An Interview with Prof Abdul Ghani Bhat
Nadir Ali
Special Reports 99

Mumbai Terror Attacks: An Analysis
Samarjit Ghosh
Special Reports 66

Building Regional Stability in South Asia
Report of Track II Dialogue held on 8-9 February 2010
Conference Reports 27
 
 
 

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