Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa: Reflections on Chola Naval Expeditions to Southeast Asia
Review by ANIMESH ROUL (December 30, 2010): The Chief Minister of India’s Southern State, Tamil Nadu, recently named a male tiger cub “Sembian” (meaning, winning a Tiger) in memory of the great Cholas who ruled over Southern India and a tiger as a symbol on their flag.
Terrorism in South Asia: Impacts on Development and Democratic Process
Review by Niraj Kumar (August 28, 2010): The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001, shocked the international community. Terrorism, which by and large was considered a phenomenon limited to the Middle East and South Asia, was threatening the world's most rich and powerful — the United States.
Islam under Siege
Review by Niraj Kumar ( August 08, 2010): The world has changed a lot since September 11, 2001. A new government under the leadership of Hamid Karzai is ruling Afghanistan, which was earlier ruled by the Taliban and acted as a haven for Al-Qaeda. Iraq is under US control, and Libya has agreed to mend its ways.
War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa
Review by Gazala Paul (May 30, 2009): In almost all cultures and societies, the stereotypical vision of war has been persistent; women are supposed to be the outsiders of war. War is men’s business. They go to the front, do the fighting, take the risks and make the decisions.
Climate Change as a Security Risk
Review by Avilash Roul (August 28, 2010): The threat of Climate Change can not be resolved adequately with the existing classical security policy tools.
South Asia Cooperation and the Role of the Punjabs
Review by Rudra Prasad Sahoo (July 10, 2007): The subject and the contents of the book titled South Asian Cooperation and the Role of the Punjabs (Tridivesh Singh Maini, Sidharth Publication, 2007) provide a new dimension to the exhaustive literature on South Asia by interpreting Punjabi cultu
The Risks We Run: Mining, Communities and Political Risk Insurance
Review by Avilash Roul: North-based Industries are of the opinion that the Southern Hemisphere is not conducive for investment.
The Crimson Agenda: Maoist Protest and Terror
Review by Nihar Nayak: The Maoist insurgency in India (also known as Naxalite), which was started at Naxalbari in the Darjiling district of West Bengal in 1967, has now spread to 159 districts in 14 states. They have virtually spread over 20 per cent of the total districts in India.
Terror Sans Frontier: Islamic Militancy in North East India
Review by S S Tabraz: Terror Sans Frontier: Islamic Militancy in North East India by Jaideep Saikia (Vision Books, New Delhi, 2004) is a book which deals with the issue of Islamic militancy in India’s Northeast region in general and Assam in particular.