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Challenges in designing counterinsurgency policy: an institutionalist perspective
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015Research on India's counterinsurgency practice is divided intotwo categories. One emphasises moderation in the use of coercive power, while the other highlights its wanton abuse.DocumentIndia in the missile technology control regime: prospects and implications
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015India formally applied for membership to the Missile Technology IControl Regime in June 2015 as part of efforts to integrate itself with the global non-proliferation architecture.DocumentRethinking security in the 21st Century: Jodhpur Security Dialogue 2014
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015India's neighbourhood is unique: It has about 15,106 km of international border; 7,000 km of it with two nuclear powers, who share close strategic ties with each other. With most of the remaining neighbouring countries, India has long-standing bilateral security-related problems.DocumentIndia and Japan: changing dimensions of partnership in the post-Cold War period
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2010The evolution of Japan's post-war relations with most Asian countries was largely governed by two factors the legacies of the Second World War and the compulsions of the Cold War. While the Southeast Asian region posed formidable diplomatic challenges to Japan, South Asia provided a soothing contrast.DocumentChina-Japan-Korea: Tangled relationships
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013Territorial disputes between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea and between Japan and South Korea over the Takeshima/Dokdo islands in the Sea of Japan have, particularly in the second half of 2012, given rise to concerns about peace and security in North East Asia. Because China, Japan and South KoreaDocumentPost-election challenges for the new government in Kabul
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2014With a new President (Ashraf Ghani) finally in place in Kabul, attention can shift from the protracted electoral process to the challenges likely to confront the new government. The ability of this government to deal with various political and security challenges will depend to a large extent on how it manages its relations with a variety of stakeholders.DocumentMumbai blasts: time to act
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2006The Mumbai serial train blasts that killed over 200 persons and left more than 700 injured within a span of 11 minutes on July 11, 2006 is the most serious attack on the Indian state and its people since the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001.DocumentTerrorism and human rights
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2007The primary objectives of an effective counter-terrorism effort are to safeguard human rights, strengthen democracy and uphold the Rule of Law. The response to terrorism can neither be selective nor lead to unleashing a wave of unbridled repression, which would, as a consequence, enormously infringe upon the rights of the citizens.DocumentCivil unrest and government transfers in India
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015This paper investigates empirically the role of government expenditure on social services in mitigating and preventing civil unrest (riots) in India. The empirical analysis makes use of a unique longitudinal dataset compiled across the 16 largest Indian states for the period 1960–2011.DocumentIndia's Northeast in 2015
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2015The grim cycle of insurgency has somewhat subsided in Northeast India over the years but few pockets in this region still are yet to come out of its grip. Periodic incidents of violence, extortion, bomb blasts are still being witnessed in these areas.Pages