Publications by Region: South Asia
2011
China and India, 2025: A Comparative Assessment — 2011
Assesses the relative prospects of India and China through 2025 in four domains: demography, macroeconomics, science and technology, and defense spending and procurement.
RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 3, Winter 2011-2012 — 2012
Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.
2009
Antecedents and Implications of the November 2008 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Attack Upon Several Targets in the Indian Mega-City of Mumbai — 2009
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on March 11, 2009.
The Geopolitical Consequences of the World Economic Recession -- A Caution — 2009
Considers the geopolitical ramifications of the 2009 global economic downturn and argues against the idea that the recession will lead to lasting structural alterations in the international system.
International Comparison of Ten Medical Regulatory Systems: Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa and Spain — 2009
This study was commissioned by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) to provide an evidence base on the systems of medical regulation in place in the countries of origin of doctors seeking to enter the UK and obtain registration to practise.
The Lessons of Mumbai — 2009
Analyzes the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, and derives lessons learned from the attack and from the Indian response.
Preparing and Training for the Full Spectrum of Military Challenges: Insights from the Experiences of China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and Israel — 2009
The authors examine the militaries of China, France, the UK, India, and Israel to identify different approaches to readiness, adaptability, and operational issues in the context of full-spectrum operations and deployments.
Terrorists Can Think Strategically: Lessons Learned From the Mumbai Attacks — 2009
Testimony presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 28, 2009.
2008
A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India — 2008
The health status of residents of China and India lags behind relative to other populations. This paper compares the Chinese and Indian health systems to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work.
Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China — 2008
Different educational approaches in China and India have been successful in stimulating economic growth; the successes and challenges of both education systems offer valuable lessons for China, India, and the rest of the developing world.
Enhancement by Enlargement: The Proliferation Security Initiative — 2008
Details the cost-and-benefit estimates arrived at by five key countries reluctant to affiliate with the Proliferation Security Initiative (the "hold-out" nations) and suggests strategies for changing those estimates in favor of affiliation.
Life, Livelihood, and Long Term Well-being: The Effect of Mortality Risks and Land Reforms on Human Capital Investments in India — 2008
Evaluates factors including household preferences, resource constraints, and background factors such as risks and economic shocks in determining childhood investments in rural India.
Policy Insight, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2008: China and India: Different Educational Paths Toward Prosperity — 2008
This Policy Insight summarizes how different educational approaches in China and India have been successful in stimulating aggregate economic growth; both paths offer valuable lessons for China, India, and the rest of the developing world.
Policy Insight, Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2008: Caring for a Third of the World's Population: Challenges for the Health Systems of China and India — 2008
Compares the health systems of China and India, focusing on the challenges that each country faces and the policy levers that can be used to overcome these challenges.
2007
Money in the Bank -- Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 4 — 2007
Six historic counterinsurgency operations are examined to determine which tactics, techniques, and procedures led to success and which led to failure, with the hope that U.S. counterinsurgency operations in the future can learn from past lessons.
Talking to the Enemy: Track Two Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia — 2007
This monograph examines unofficial cooperative-security dialogues in the Middle East and South Asia, assessing their effects and limits as well as the lessons they provide for future track two efforts.
2004
The Counterterror Coalitions: Cooperation with Pakistan and India — 2004
Examines U.S. strategic relations with India and Pakistan both historically and in the current context of the global war on terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Urban Battle Fields of South Asia: Lessons Learned from Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan — 2004
Examines several case studies of sustained campaigns of urban terrorism perpetrated by various domestic groups in the countries of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue — 2004
Reports on a meeting that brought together scholars, diplomats, and functionaries from the governments of India and the United States to discuss policy issues important to both countries.
2001
India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal — 2001
Examines the forces mdash; political, strategic, technological, and ideational — that led to this dramatic policy shift and describes how New Delhi's force-in-being will be fashioned.
1997
Civil-Military Relations: A Comparative Study of India and Pakistan — 1997
This report sheds new light on the prospects for the French fighter industry.
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