Engaging the East
To broaden its Look East initiatives with Asian nations, Indian policymakers must establish mechanisms and institutional structures to monitor these initiatives
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Burma’s Stubborn State
Although freeing Aung Suu Kyi may allow Burma’s military leaders to escape scrutiny for now, their budding nuclear ambitions could rejuvenate international interest in placing pressure on their regime.
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Rethinking an Afghanistan Exit Strategy
Richard Armitage, a former US deputy Secretary of State, believes that the Obama administration should take its partnership with the Afghan and Pakistani government before it proceeds with its proposed troop withdrwal from Afghanistan in July 2011
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The dawn of offensive cyberwarfare
Communication satellites and nuclear reactors are no match against the onslaught of malicious software like Stuxnet. The conception of this worm has revealed that hostilities have shifted to cyberspace. Does India have the capabilities to tackle cyber attacks of this magnitude?
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Irresponsible Stakeholders?
A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions. To hold the post war order together, the US will have to become a more consistent exemplar of multilateral cooperation.
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India’s Growth to Outpace China’s
Despite its late start, a relatively open society and a rising population may just push the India economy ahead of the Chinese juggernaut
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Crisis Guide: Pakistan
Pakistan was created as a haven for the Muslims of British India. Rocked by catastrophe after catastrophe, today, it is a state teetering on the brink of collapse
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Top Reasons to Invest in India Now
Still having second thoughts about investing India? This article decodes the Indian economy’s appeal to foreign investors.
Pragmatics of Looking East
Improving relations with Bangladesh and Myanmar
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China’s Innovation Wall
In a bid to end its dependence on foreign intellectual property and become a global power in science and technology, China is attempting to foster indigenous innovation. Are the U.S. government and business community right to be worried about threats to free trade and intellectual property rights?