Author: Rajesh Basrur, RSIS

India’s launch of the Agni-V, an intermediate-range missile close to intercontinental range, has been widely hailed as a ‘game changer’ and a ‘milestone’ in India’s quest for security.

Now that the applause has died down, it is worth looking at how the game stands to be changed by this launch.

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Author: Rajesh Basrur, RSIS   

Though India is widely regarded as a ‘rising power’, the government has not publicly set out its grand strategy or the direction it is taking.

There is still much debate on critical issues such as the viability of its liberal economic model and its relationship with the United States.  Read more…

Authors: Rajesh Basrur and Yang Razali Kassim, RSIS

In late September, the Earth Observatory of Singapore released a study affirming that ‘a big earthquake’ could occur in the Kashmir region of South Asia ‘anytime’.

While the Observatory stated it is too early to anticipate the location and size of such an event, the effects of a ‘megaquake’ in the region could be horrendous. Read more…