Against the backdrop of Chinese territorial assertiveness, the year started off with the bang of big-ticket U.S. arms sales to treaty allies and strategic partners across the region, including an expanded package of sophisticated military hardware featuring state-of-the-art anti-missile systems and warplanes. On top of this, Washington has also stepped-up its joint military exercises with Asian allies perched on the forefront of ongoing territorial spats.
The coverage of the Damini case has sparked a lively debate about how the Western media portrays rape culture abroad.
When it fails to protect its women and children, a state’s very legitimacy is called into question.
Pakistan may not frighten India as much as it would like.
It is time to bring the 21st century’s version of “the Great Game” to an end.
During hostilities, unified authority is critical.
Central Asia has increasingly dazzled players from near and far, once they’ve grasped its worth as a crucial source of energy — oil, gas, and hydroelectric power.
In 2000, I traveled to India, invited to speak at the organizing meeting of the Indian Coalition for Nuclear and Disarmament and Peace. About 600 organizations, including some 80 from Pakistan gathered in New Delhi to strategize for nuclear disarmament. India had quietly acquired the bomb and performed one nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974 but it was in 1998 that all hell broke out, with India exploding five underground tests, swiftly followed by six in Pakistan.
United States-India cooperation continues to move beyond the economic and scientific to the military.
The third U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue next month will deal with contentious issues such as protectionism and sanctions.