Sri Lanka: Rising Sectarian Schism
Sri Lanka, home to a plethora of ethnically diverse communities, saw horrific communal bloodshed in July 1983. Over three decades down the line, history seems to be repeating itself as hordes of Buddhists and Muslims ruffle feathers in the nest once again.
Northeast India: The Emerging Scenarios
Ensuring support from neighboring countries in dealing with the armed ethnic conflicts in Northeast region is vital. Bilateral agreements with neighboring countries on areas of cooperation will prove useful in capacity building to deal with cross border armed conflicts.
An 'ASEAN Way' of Combating Transnational Crime
Transnational crime, like several other security threats such as terrorism, maritime terrorism and piracy have no universally accepted definition. The concept of transnational crime is not to be confused with that of international crime.
Asian Shipyards Respond to Arctic Opportunities
The Arctic sea ice has refrozen after a relatively longer summer this year compared with 2011. During the season, there were three significant shipping events.
Arctic Council and Asian Initiatives
In September 2012, the Arctic ice shrunk to its lowest since its recordkeeping which started in 1979. It is believed that the Arctic could be ice-free during summers by 2030.
Baloch Insurgency and Challenges to the Islamic Republic of Iran
A highly organized ethno-religious insurgency known as Jundollah, carrying political motives has appeared for the first time in 2004 in the history of the Islamic state, to challenge the authority of the government in Balochestan.
China's Arctic Calculus and Iceland
Beijing has begun to play a proactive role in the affairs of the Arctic seeking permanent observer status in the Arctic Council and has also made strong overtures towards some of the Arctic states by extending its domain and influence into the region through its assiduous diplomacy and grand strategy to nurture and sustain cordial bilateral relations.
Nuclear Weapon: Issues, Threat and Consequence Management
The invention of nuclear weapons, the ultimate among the three weapons of mass destruction, has given rise to entirely novel conditions that have fundamentally affected the concept of war in contemporary human history.
Securing India's Littorals in the Twenty-first Century: Issues and Challenges
The twenty-first century marked paradigm shifts in the changing world order. The end of the Cold War, end of the global bipolar power rivalry; onset of globalization with the resultant change in economic development, commerce, and trade, advancement in information and communications technologies, transportation, etc.