Even though the report is fairly cautious in what it says and does not highlight anything new, the reactions on the Chinese side have not been that positive.

• Gunjan Singh
• August 26, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Many Papuans prefer to internationalise their plight and seek a third party to settle the issue as they do not trust the Jakarta elites and Indonesians in general.

• Bilveer Singh
• August 25, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The urge to sign a nuclear agreement with India is driven by Japan’s entrepreneurial interest and by the new emphasis on technology exports as a part of economic growth strategy.

• Shamshad A. Khan
• August 24, 2010
• IDSA Comments

This commentary attempts to answer the question as to why the flow of jihadis is unending despite tough measures being undertaken by Jakarta, on its own or in collaboration with its regional and international partners.

• Bilveer Singh
• August 24, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Indonesia is trying to gain the leadership position in Southeast Asia through constructive and cooperative gestures and balanced bargaining between major powers.

• Irfa Puspitasari
• August 23, 2010
• Issue Brief

The present reality of industrial and environmental disasters in China calls for a reality check about India blindly copying the Chinese development model.

• Avinash Godbole
• August 20, 2010
• IDSA Comments

India has to calibrate its relationship with China, the US, and countries of East Asia with great circumspection in the wake of the resurfacing of tensions in the South China Sea.

• R N Das
• August 19, 2010
• IDSA Comments

While there are many positive developments between Vietnam and the US, it is still to be seen how the elites and military in Vietnam interpret US overtures.

• Pankaj K Jha
• August 18, 2010
• IDSA Comments

China’s foray into Sri Lanka in recent years has somewhat heightened India’s engagement in the island nation, separated by the small stretch of the Palk-Strait

• R N Das
• August 05, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The UNSC statement is more a testimony to Sino-US compromise arrived at after nearly a month and half of negotiations rather than being a “diplomatic victory” as has been hailed by North Korea.

• Preeti Nalwa
• July 23, 2010
• IDSA Comments

While the economies of China and Taiwan are getting integrated and there has been increasing contact between the people across the strait, the two sides are maintaining a studied silence on unification.

• R N Das
• July 22, 2010
• IDSA Comments

There is no denying that Myanmar has an ongoing nuclear research programme but whether it has the intention of developing nuclear weapons remains unclear.

• Rajesh Kapoor
• July 22, 2010
• IDSA Comments

In a strong rebuke to the Kan government, voters deprived the DPJ and its tiny ally of a majority less than a year after the party swept to power.

• Rajaram Panda
• July 16, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Nationalistic imaging of the People’s Republic based on the Han identity could be the biggest obstacle to the pluralist solution that the contemporary situation in Xinjiang requires.

• Avinash Godbole
• July 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The issue at stake is the US upholding and expanding its role as the key shaper of geopolitics in Northeast Asia, and China unwilling to be sidelined by the United States.

• Preeti Nalwa
• July 07, 2010
• IDSA Comments

That the Futenma issue is still a sore subject for the ruling DPJ-led government is reflected in the fact that it has decided not to field a candidate in Okinawa in the upcoming election.

• Pranamita Baruah
• July 02, 2010
• IDSA Comments

While the effect of regionalism has begun to wane, the propensity of youth to vote against specific issues that they deem not beneficial is likely to be the dominant cleavage in South Korean politics.

• Mohsin Dingankar
• July 01, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The sculpting of a strategic partnership and inking of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement show that South Korea is keen to engage India on matters where their mutual interests converge.

• Rajaram Panda
• June 25, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Tacit Chinese endorsement of the policies pursued by North Korea and Myanmar has emboldened them to persist with policies that are detrimental for peace and stability in the region.

• Rajaram Panda
• June 17, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Notwithstanding popular criticism and opposition, the US-Japan security alliance and the presence of USFJ remain vital to Japanese foreign and security policies.

• Rajesh Kapoor
• June 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments