Something About The Law

… [China’s] summit with [India]….. brings together the leaders of more than a third of humanity and of the two countries whose growth is the starting-point for all serious discussion of the global economy in the 21st century. Few bilateral relationships are more important than this. This one matters to us all. – ‘Rivals in [...]

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I was in Jammu and Kashmir recently, to witness a two-day dialogue on issues of autonomy, sectarian violence and Indo-Pak relations vis-a-vis the Kashmir Valley. To be naively frank, the complexities on the ground were mind-boggling to me. Ensconced in ivory towers, myths have been created by the self and the other about the situation [...]

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Here are extracts from a sharp analysis on the nuclear chain-of-command in South Asia by Michael Krepon, of the Henry L. Stimson Centre. The article is among the few that actually examine the governance structure by which the nuclear arsenal is controlled in India and Pakistan. The entire article may be viewed here. …Pakistan’s history [...]

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Here’s a very interesting take on the India connection from Obama’s speech yesterday, by Robert Kaplan, known for his controversial views on foreign affairs. The statement has been sourced from the Centre for a New American Security (more specifically, from comments by National Security Experts on Obama’s speech). The full statement may be viewed here. [...]

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In his op-ed on Foreign Policy, Daniel Twining speaks on the significance of considering the US’ relationship with India as a value-based interaction among the world’s largest and most populous democracies.  He criticizes the Obama Administration for attempting to engage China in a near zero-sum, interest-based relationship, one that is  myopic in nature. Taking a [...]

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