Mountain Corps Raises Questions About India’s Strategy
Rather than deterring Chinese aggression in the Himalayas, shouldn’t India focus on expanding its maritime capabilities?
Balaji Chandramohan
Asia Editor of World Security Network
For Successful Asia Pivot, Obama Has to Engage Russia
Russia will be the swing vote in the “cold war” of the twenty-first century.
Gujarat Election Test for Indian Right’s National Ambitions
If Narendra Modi is reelected, he could become the conservative candidate for prime minister.
BRICS Can Bark But Cannot Bite
If the organization turns into a conduit for Chinese foreign policy, the remaining members will have to consider alternatives.
India Should Prefer a Republican President
Historically, Republicans in the White House have been far more beneficial to India’s interests than Democrats.
India Had No Reason to Save Maldives’ Nasheed
New Delhi ignored calls to intervene in the island nation’s coup because its former president never served India’s interests.
China Island Hopping in the Indian Ocean
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Indo-Maldives Relations Continue to Blossom
Strategic relations have survived political changes and continue to improve.
Singh Asserts Indian Leadership Again
Although he’s perceived as a weak leader at home, Manmohan Singh conducts India’s foreign policy adroitly.
Barack Obama’s Prime Minister
Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state has been one of the most successful in modern history.
North Korea Welcomes Great Power Rivalry
The peninsula could succumb to traditional greater power rivalry before democracy has a chance to emerge in the North.
Barack Obama’s Mahanian Approach to Australia
America’s first “Pacific” president would do well to read up on Alfred Mahan’s analysis of balance of power in Asia.
India Must Formulate Middle East Strategy
If the Indian Ocean will take center stage in this century, India must develop a Middle East strategy.
India’s Great Power Status Buttressed in Perth
Among Commonwealth nations, India is emerging as not just a regional but a global power.
The Eagle is Back in Asia
Hillary Clinton announces the end of the Guam Doctrine and the beginning of a containment of China.