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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
Nepal in 2011: A Turbulent Peace?
Pradeepa Viswanathan highlights Nepal's two most-prominent challenges in the year gone-by

Af-Pak Diary: Exporting Sectarianism?
D Suba Chandran examines the sectarian dimension of Pakistan-based terrorist groups

Iran and the Taliban: A Problematic Alliance
Aryaman Bhatnagar comments on the short and long-term implications

Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement: Potential Problems
Aryaman Bhatnagar highlights the drawbacks of the strategic agreement between India and Afghanistan

Af-Pak Diary: From Ahmad Shah Massoud to Rabbani
D Suba Chandran points to an emerging trend in the assassination of political leaders by the Taliban

Ten Years After: ‘Terror Franchisees’ as an Evolving Phenomenon
D Suba Chandran responds to Medha Chaturvedi’s commentary

Seminars

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News
NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan Withdrawal
NYT, 2 February 2012
BRUSSELS — The secretary general of NATO echoed Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday and said that the ...




The Mamata factor in Bangladesh-India relations
Daily Star, 2 February 2012
There is perhaps no single example where the key to the furtherance of bilateral relations between two countries depended ...


Man Dressed as Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Service Member
NYT, 1 February 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan when a man wearing an Afghan Army uniform ...


Pakistan slams Nato leak as 'frivolous', 'not worth commenting'
The News, 1 February 2012
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday hit out angrily at a leaked Nato report accusing its security services of secretly aiding ...


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Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Alternative Regional Strategy for India: Exploring Soft Power Options
J Jeganaathan
Issue Brief 180

Sri Lanka and the Peace Makers: A Story of Norway and India
MR Narayan Swamy
Issue Brief 178

Alternative Regional Strategy for India: A Charm Offensive to Win the Hearts and Minds
D Suba Chandran
Issue Brief 161

Understanding the Gujjar-Pahri Faultline in J&K: A Pahri Perspective
KD Maini
Special Report 107

Understanding the Gujjar-Pahri Faultline in J&K: A Gujjar Perspective
Zafar Choudhary
Special Report 106

Democracy in Bhutan: An Analysis of Constitutional Change in a Buddhist Monarchy
Marian Gallenkamp
Research Paper 24

Energy and Environmental Security: Male Dialogue

Conference Report 36
books
Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2011: The Promise and Threat of Transformation
Edited by D. Suba Chandran and P.R. Chari
New Delhi: Routledge India
Book reviews
Yogesh Joshi reviews
On Nuclearization in South Asia: Two Interpretations
 
 

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