Category: Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy)

Dancing with the Dragon…

I came across two data points recently regarding China – both of which had very worrying implications vis-a-vis India and our strategic objectives. First, a great article “The Drag of a Dragon” by Prof...

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the US

Peter Beinart recently wrote an insightful and cautionary comment in TIME on the relationship between US and Saudi Arabia – especially in the light of the current situation in the Middle East. Read some...

Tibet – not always part of China…

From DNA India, “Tibet wasn’t ours, says Chinese scholar” (by Venkatesan Vembu, Feb 22, ’07) – I wonder  what the official reaction to this is. Some excerpts: “…In an article in the China Review magazine,...

India, Iran and the IPI pipeline

Rohit Pattnaik, who is a Visiting Scholar at IDSA in Delhi, recently wrote a well-researched piece arguing why India can afford to take a more hardline positon vis-a-vis Iran in the oil pipeline negotiations...

“Watch how China defends itself” – Excerpts

While going through my long (and over-due) “to-do” list, I came across a series of articles which I had kep for a later date…They are on various t opics but all worth a read,...