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Non-Traditional Security Issues

Myanmar: Be Careful What You Wish For
Ann Kopuzha advocates moving from extreme positions to a more pragmatic approach to bringing about change in the country

AQ Khan: Nuclear Politics
Prashant Hosur examines the politics behind the rogue Pakistani scientist's recent revelations

India-Specific Safeguards Agreement: Indian and American Responses
Gretchen Smith and Rekha Chakravarthi highlight the arguments in India and the US on the draft Agreement before the IAEA

Q&A: India-Specific Safeguards Agreement
Gretchen Smith and Rekha Chakravarthi review the draft Agreement that will be considered by the IAEA Board of Governors

Meeting the Challenge of the Kabul Blast
Dipankar Banerjee argues for an appropriate and stronger Indian response to terrorist attacks

Religious Nationalism is not Dead Yet
Abhishek Raman criticizes the Shiv Sena's call for the formation of Hindu suicide squads

Chinese Companies Conquer the West
Akhmed Tillayev profiles the growing influence of Chinese businesses in Western markets

D-8: Lost in the Shadow of the G-8
Madhavi Bhasin suggests that the potential of the grouping of Islamic nations and their strategic value should not be overlooked

The Lesson from Sam Bahadur's Triumph
Firdaus Ahmed argues that political control over the military is all the more important in the nuclear age

Q&A: Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
Andres Angel and Siddharth Ramana profile the attack on the Indian diplomatic mission in Afghanistan

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RECENT EVENTS

Environmental Dimensions of Conflict and Disaster

Report of IPCS Presentation held on 29 May 2008

Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008: Growing Violence

Report of Book Release held at the India International Centre Annexe on 26 May 2008

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WEBCAST

Looking East From The Northeast

Webcast of Presentation held at the IPCS Conference Room on 28th March 2008

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INTERVIEW

Assam in India's Look East Policy

Interview with the Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Tarun Gogoi, on 22 February 2008 in Guwahati, Assam

Political Turmoil in Myanmar

Interview with Burmese dissidents, New Delhi, 23 October 2007

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The IPCS StrategicReview (ISR) is a monthly journal that encapsulates an analysis of developments in South Asia and focus issues of immediate strategic concern through a review of the prevalent political, security and economic environment.

ISR 29, Dec 2007.

Previous issues of ISR

Comprehensive news analysis and reference relating to weapons of mass destruction in Asia. Updated daily. (This project is supported by the Nuclear Threat Initiative).

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Which are the organizations that carry out suicide attacks? What is the profile of a suicide bomber? What is the modus operandi? Is suicide terrorism limited to a particular region and particular people? The IPCS Program on Suicide Terrorism addresses some of these questions.

IPOST - Vol 4 No.2 (Apr-Jun 2007)

Book Reviews

P.R. CHARI reviews
Amitabh Mattoo, Kapil Kak, and Happymon Jacob (eds.) "India & Pakistan: Pathways Ahead"

Devyani Srivastavareviews
Ujjwal Kumar Singh "The State, Democracy and Anti-Terror Laws in India"

Sitakanta Mishra reviews
Abdul Sattar "Pakistan's Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Concise History"

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29^th July 2008
Panel Discussion
"Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Where Do We Go From Here?"

Chair:Maj Gen (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee (Director, IPCS)

Panelist:Lalit Mansingh
(Former Indian Ambassador to United States)
P R Chari
(Research Professor, IPCS)
Siddharth Varadarajan
(Strategic Affairs Editor, The Hindu)

1030 - 1300 hrs
(Conference Room, IPCS)

(by invitation only)