In order for ICC jurisdiction to truly have a sway it needs to be credible as a deterrence mechanism, and it should keep track of the political strategies used by various actors to resist a tribunal.

• Mayank Bubna |
• April 28, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

India has very little leverages in shaping a peaceful, stable and friendly Pakistan but its own progress can make Pakistani society, fearful of being left behind, force a change in the state’s policy orientation.

• Rumel Dahiya |
• April 19, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The basic principles of the Bill are as per international norms and seem adequate and it should be enacted at the earliest.

• R. Ramachandran |
• April 15, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The Maldives is well on the road towards a genuine democracy and the years to come will show how it manages modernisation, liberal democracy and Islam all together.

• Anand Kumar |
• April 06, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The formal coronation of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk as the fifth King of Bhutan in November 2008 concluded the first wave of democratization in Bhutan.

• Medha Bisht |
• April 06, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The North East of India has been plagued by insurgencies since independence in 1947. Most violent amongst the armed movements had been the Naga National Council in the 1950s and today the NSCN (IM).

• Namrata Goswami |
• April 05, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

China undertook a BMD test on January 11, 2010, which it claimed was an exoatmospheric interception. Though Beijing was known to be developing missile defence systems for long, there were very few indicators on how far it has gone in terms of technological prowess.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• February 25, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

Despite the concerns surrounding the use of mercenaries, they remain an indispensable force on the African continent, so much so that they have been welcomed by governments, and grudgingly even been accepted by NGOs, international organizations and civilians.

• Mayank Bubna |
• February 16, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The report examines the reaction of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to various cross-LoC contacts that have been initiated by India and Pakistanwhich is an important bilateral Confidence-Building Measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan. This report also analyses the problems and prospects of opening of other routes.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arpita Anant |
• February 12, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The military dialogue seems likely to remain suspended over the arms sales issue; discord over Iran’s nuclear issue may increase and more war of words may define the relationships between the two countries.

• Rajaram Panda |
• January 25, 2010 |
• Issue Brief