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Following are some of our recent Briefs:
Crafting Indian Foreign Policy: Assessing PM Modi’s one year in office
Since assuming office on May 26, 2014, Prime Minister Modi surprised everyone by taking personal interest in the foreign policy domain and initiative in leaving behind his own distinctive stamp. Modi has demonstrated high comfort level in engaging with global leaders. His ability to pick up the phone and talk to his counterparts and his use of the digital space and social media has had a remarkable impact.
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir : Past , present and future
National and global attention in the five –phase elections in this stunningly beautiful Himalyan state of Jammu and Kashmir, that begin on November 25, 2014 is partly the result of the chequered history of the democratic process that the troubled politics of the state has experienced for much of the time since its accession to India in 1947.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100 days: An assessment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 100 days in office on September 3. India’s 15th prime minister, who rode to power on an unprecedented wave of popular support, particularly from the young, has been different from predecessors in more ways than one.
Pakistan: Facing the spectre of Lebanonisation
Pakistan has been going through tumult and, despite Nawaz Sharif winning a resounding victory in 2013; the prospects of his government lasting five years have started looking bleak. The withdrawal of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan by end 2014 is likely to create turbulence along the Durand Line, the 2,640 km-long porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
India’s Momentous Election: What Now?
For the first time, it has enabled a right-wing Hindu nationalist organization, viz. the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to come to power in New Delhi. Although the party has been in office in several states for quite some time, it has never been able to secure the responsibilities of governance at the national level with a majority of its own, for its previous stints (1998-2004) in power at the centre was at the head of a large coalition.
India’s Elections 2014
These elections, to elect the 16th Lok Sabha, the House of the People, or the lower house of the Indian Parliament, could well shape the destiny of India – for better or for worse. Every election in India is described as crucial but, given the complexity of the problems, the issues and problems at stake, the heightened expectations of the 100 million new voters – of whom 23 million are young voters – the new faces on the block and the world’s expectations from India, there is little gainsaying that the “stakes are huge”.
India’s state elections: Implications for national politics
The recent elections to the five state assemblies have been called the semi-finals. It has been presumed that the results of the polls to the Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram legislatures will give some indication of the outcome of next year’s “final” – the general election.
Overview of the Indian Nuclear Scenario: 2012
In 2012, the extended and inter-linked domain of Indian nuclear science and technology, strategic capabilities and nuclear diplomacy entered an interesting phase. A series of important developments took place apropos the strategic programme as well as for the civil nuclear energy programme. Indian diplomacy was also active in multilateral fora and projected India’s post-2008 nuclear profile.
Jihadi Terrorism and its impact on India
Jihadi terror and violence is derived from a selective interpretation of Islamic tenets and has become part of the post-9/11 global discourse.
In the more recent context, terrorism related to a distortion of the Islamic canon has become a major security challenge for India. It is a complex and contested domain for independent India given the bloody history of the August 1947 partition of the subcontinent and the intractable tension between the idea of a secular and diverse India, and that of Pakistan, which is based on the exclusivity of Islam and the two-nation theory.
Kashmir: Does it have a future?
Kashmir – described as a “Garden of Eternal Springs” by Mughal emperor Jehangir and a “Supremely Beautiful Woman” or a “Blushing Bride” by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru – has had a history at odds with its rhapsodized allure.
This strategic piece of land, known as Jammu and Kashmir – that lies in the shadow of the majestic Himalayas and the Pamir mountainous ranges, called the “roof of the world” – has long earned global attention because it lies at the heart of a bleeding territorial dispute between India and Pakistan.
Delhi- An urban Security Review
The Security situation in Delhi is receiving a lot of negative attention lately, especially after the widely reported gang-rape of a paramedical student in December 2012 while she was waiting at a bus stand at night with a male friend to go home. The issue figured prominently in the national and international media following protests over the law and order situation in the national capital. What would be possibly worrisome to a potential visitor to the country is the tardy response of the law and order machinery in the capital of India.
India-China Economic Cooperation
India’s economic rise is taking place in an interdependent world marked by the competition for markets , capital and resources. The geo-economics of growth in an interdependent world requires India to build both interdependent relations with other countries, as well as the capability to defend its interests. A globalizing India is increasingly dependent on external natural resources, markets and employment opportunities for its growing middle class