On Saturday 28 August 2010 Dhurakij Pundit University International College (DPU IC) opened officially the “Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Strategy and Intelligence” programs. These programs answer the trend towards greater military involvement in the resolution of conflict situations which has created the need for modern thinking military and civilian professionals capable [...]

In Vietnam: A brilliant piece on the recent Vietnamese Defence Policy from Carlyle A. Thayer. Valuable reading on title” Vietnam’s Defensive Diplomacy”

Even not directly related to Human Development forum Foundation’s work but this is an interesting reading on some events in Afghanistan about post by Pratap Chatterjee, Manhunters, Inc. posted at TomDispatch.

China/Maritime Security: A great overview on the vessels used in the Chinese PLAN, looks like they not only have a massive say in the regional maritime context, but looking also beyond…… interesting numbers, maybe just matched by India and the US Navy, the latter however is engaged in many other assignments as well.

David I. Steinberg wrote an excellent piece on Burma in the CSIS blog.
Working with the people inside the country for several years HDFF just can 100% agree… sanctions do not help at all and the chance of a “softer”parliament is really there as the military recognize that the globalized world need a lot of “civilian”… experience.