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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
 
Coercive Maritime Diplomacy
Vijay Sakhuja highlights the emerging trend wherein private security firms and rating agencies are setting the international maritime agenda by employing coercive means

9/11 to 7/7: Time to keep the Promises
Seema Sridhar examines Pakistan's efforts to clampdown on 'terror' since 9/11 and the renewed pressure it is facing after the London bombings

After The 7/7 Media Circus
David Smith critiques the Western hypocrisy in addressing the issue of terrorism in the wake of the London bombings

Natural Resources as a Cause for Naxalite Problem?
Veer Singh contends that apart from natural resources, there are various other parametres that have to be factored while analysing the Naxal issue

The Other Militants: Lingering Baluchi Nationalism
Todd Armstrong elaborates on Pakistan's unique problems in Baluchistan and its wider ramifications on the geopolitics in the region

Al Qaedaism: An Anarchic Philosophy?
Eric Koo Peng Kuan elaborates upon the philosophical leanings of the Al Qaeda and its future objectives

From Ayodhya to London - II:
Rohit Honawar highlights important questions about politics, society and the media that arose in the aftermath of the recent bombings

From Ayodhya to London - I: Terror In Our Backyard
Rohit Honawar traces the thread of terrorist violence that binds the attacks at Ayodhya, London, and the war on terror

MANPADS Menace
Prashant Dikshit sheds light on the variety of surface to air missiles and the continued threat of their usage by non-state actors

Tigers with Fins: Naval Wing of the LTTE
N Manoharan provides an overview of the LTTE's naval wing, the Sea Tigers

Looking Beyond Bio-Weapons and Bio-Terrorism in South Asia
Dr Suba Chandran looks beyond the likelihood of bio-terrorism and the use of bio-weapons in South Asia

Container Security Initiative: Is India Serious About Its Maritime Trade?
Vijay Sakhuja on the urgent need for Indian ports to be CSI compliant for benefits to trade and for security considerations

Iraq in Turmoil: Rising Insurgency, Lowering of Expectations
Harsh V Pant on the factors that encouraged the recent upsurge in the insurgency in Iraq and the dampening of US expectations of a return to normalcy

Revisiting Indo-Pak 2002 Border Confrontation - I: Why 13 December?
Suba Chandran on how the Parliament attack on 13 December was a result of the convergence of Pakistani and jihadi interests, albeit with different objectives and aimed at fulfilling different strategies

India's Security against Bio-weapons Attack: Mission Possible?
KS Manjunath in a book release report discusses India's defense preparedness against bio-weapons and bio-terrorism

Will ULFA Wilt Under US Heat?
Wasbir Hussain analyses the significance of and possible reasons for the US action of declaring the ULFA a terrorist organization

Bangladesh Factor Affecting Insurgency in North-East
Anil Kamboj comments on the role of Bangladesh in the growth and sustenance of insurgency in Northeast India

Vacillating Andhra Naxal Policy
P V Ramana comments on the rising capabilities of the Naxalites even as the Andhra Government's policy is found wavering

Peace Bus on a Bumpy Road
Kavita Suri writes on the bumpy road ahead for the Kashmir Peace Bus owing to militant threats

Tigers with Wings - Air Power of the LTTE
N Manoharan examines the development of air wing by the LTTE and the consequent security implications

Can Musharraf be Trusted? - He is Bidding his Time to Strike
Wilson John enumerates the reasons as to why Musharraf cannot be trusted

How Did Bangladesh Become an Epicenter of Islamic Terrorism?
Satish Kumar portends that the fundamentalist rot in Bangladesh is a strategic challenge for India

Profiling the Fidayeen Attacks: Suicide and Suicidal Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Suba Chandran raises pertinent questions about fidayeen attacks in Kashmir and its relation to the general phenomenon of suicide terrorism world wide

Unrest Continues (Northeast Regional Media Survey, 1- 31 March 2005)
Bibhu Prasad Routray presents a survey of important news, editorials and analysis as was reported in the regional media of Northeast India during March 2005

ULFA: Defying Prophecies of Doom
Bibhu Prasad Routray says that security scenario in Assam remains as dim as before due to failure to start negotiations and failure of military operations

Thirty years of BTWC
Ajey Lele examines as to why the BTWC has remained ineffective after thirty years of existence

Virtual Reality: What Cyber Terrorism is all about?
N Manoharan explains what 'cyber terrorism' is all about

Terrorist's Underwater Strategy
Vijay Sakhuja writes about terrorist strategy to carry out underwater attacks on maritime assets in ports and harbours

Northeast Regional Media Survey, February 2005
Bibhu Prasad Routray surveys the media of Northeast India for important news, articles and opinions

Silencing International Obligations and The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
Rajat Rana says that all the three organs of the government have been unanimous in their act of violating international human rights obligations by continuing to defend the AFSPA

The Idea of Indifference & Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
Rajat Rana examines how the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, has institutionalized a 'superior grade of indifference' towards marginalised peoples

Manipur: Rebels as Moral Police
Wasbir Hussain examines the increasing causes of moral policing by insurgents in Manipur and their motives

Talks with the UNLF: A Non-starter
Bibhu Prasad Routray opines that for talks to start between Manipur insurgents and the Government of India, the insurgents have to drop the sovereignty clause

Peace with NDFB: Remnants of an Ill Diagnosis
Bidhan S Laishram sees the the present stalemate of initiating peace talks with the NDFB a remnant of failure to pursue a policy of inclusive peace talks in the Northeast

Fighting India's War against Terrorism
Dharini Nathwani argues how India's fight against terrorism remains very much of a national effort despite the global war against terrorism launched by the US

Al-Zarqawi: The Name Behind Iraq's Growing Terror Network
Rohit Honawar profiles Al-Zarqawi, an associate of Osama Bin Laden and the man held responsible for the terror in Iraq

The Unabated Menace of Sea Piracy
Vijay Sakhuja assesses the incidents of piracy and hurdles to a regional cooperative mechanism to counter it

Insurgent Politics & Dhaka's Role
Rani P Das examines the role of Bangladesh in insurgency in Northeast India as is being revealed in the politics surrounding detention or extradition of Anup Chetia, an ULFA leader

Dialogue with Naxals: Doomed to Fail
Prafulla Ketkar argues that the talks with Naxals ended in failure primarily because it was approached by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as a populist policy without any ground works

The Bizarre and Seductive Allure of Suicide Terrorism
Eric Koo Peng Kuan examines the motives of suicide terrorism and the tactics that may help counter it

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Iran and the Nuclear Conundrum: A War in Waiting?
J Jeganaathan
Issue Brief 195

Afghanistan & the International Community: Limitations of Engagement
Aryaman Bhatnagar
Issue Brief 194

The Crisis State: Pakistan’s Security Dilemma
D Suba Chandran
Issue Brief 192

After Osama: Pakistan’s Relations with the US, China & India
Samarjit Ghosh , Aditi Malhotra , and Rohit Singh
Special Reports 104

How Prepared Are We?: India and the Challenge of Nuclear Terror
Sitakanta Mishra
Special Reports 82

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

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