IDSA Comments

Chen Guangcheng and US-China relations: An Epilogue

Chen’s departure from the US embassy in Beijing points to the unwillingness and inability of the US to bring to bear any pressure on China on human rights issues.

Chen Guangcheng and US-China Relations

The issue of Chen Guangcheng will require much time and many rounds of negotiations so that neither China nor the US “lose face”.

Nonalignment 2.0: A Realist Critique of An Establishmentarian Perspective

From a Realist perspective, the key problem with a Nehruvian/Liberal approach to foreign policy is that it misunderstands power and ignores the centrality of balance of power politics in interstate relations.

India Launches Radar Satellite

ISRO has done its job and now the onus lies on other agencies to make appropriate and timely use of the inputs that will be provided by RISAT-1.

Ajey Lele
April 27, 2012
IDSA Comments

Visit of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Sri Lanka

The delegation seems to have got its message across, that effective engagement with the TNA cannot be avoided by the Rajapakse government.

Gautam Sen
April 26, 2012
IDSA Comments

Tipaimukh Dam: Some Myths, Some Facts

In order to obviate myopic policies that could jeopardise the bonhomie in India-Bangladesh relations, the technical underpinnings of the project need to be jointly undertaken by both countries.

Medha Bisht
April 25, 2012
IDSA Comments

Tipaimukh Dam: Some Myths, Some Facts

In order to obviate myopic policies that could jeopardise the bonhomie in India-Bangladesh relations, the technical underpinnings of the project need to be jointly undertaken by both countries.

Medha Bisht
April 25, 2012
IDSA Comments

Issues of National, Ecological and Human Security in the Siachen Glacier Region

In the wake of the Gyari incident, India and Pakistan need to conduct more joint scientific studies and put in place an AGPL agreement within a reasonable time frame.

P. K. Gautam
April 25, 2012
IDSA Comments

Agni V Launches India into the ‘Strat’-o-sphere

The Agni-V launch is a significant milestone for the Indian scientific community as this is the first missile with a strike-range covering major Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai.

Abhijit Singh
April 23, 2012
IDSA Comments

The Red Princelings of China

The spotlight focused on the Bo family and its affairs has shown just how lavish the life-styles are of the ruling elite and how extensive their financial holdings and investments are both in China and abroad.