COMMENTARIES
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Dateline Colombo
Sri Lanka: Stability in 2015
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4793 · Commentary · Column
“Heroes are our guides in our journey towards freedom. Their lives and history are what makes our goal firm….let us light the fire of ambition in our hearts on this holy day,” said Prabhakaran, the ruthless terrorist leader of...
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Looking East
India’s Northeast: Need for a New Anti-Terror Policy
Wasbir Hussain · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4792 · Commentary · Column
The Christmas-eve massacre in Assam of more than 75 Adivasi men, women and children by rebels belonging to the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) has made two things clear - that it was a pure act of terroris...
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From Kashmir to Kabul
D Suba Chandran · 02 Jan, 2015 · #4791 · Commentary
The year that just got ended, despite what critics would find faults with, was not all that bad. Despite the multiple negative developments in the region, there were still some visible positive outputs, that provides for optimism in 2015.
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J&K Government Formation: Tight Rope Walk
Shujaat Bukhari · 31 Dec, 2014 · #4790 · Commentary
Jammu and Kashmir state is witnessing a confusing situation in the aftermath of Assembly elections that threw up a fractured mandate. A record high turnout, notwithstanding, no party is in a position to form a government. Even the game of cobbli...
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IPCS Discussion
Securing India's Interests in the Indian Ocean: New Strategies and Approaches
Teshu Singh · 29 Dec, 2014 · #4789 · Commentary
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), in collaboration with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), has been conducting a series of discussions on the Indian Ocean Region. Based on the insights generated via the discussions, the IP...
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Jammu & Kashmir State Elections
A Fractured Mandate: The Big Picture
D Suba Chandran · 24 Dec, 2014 · #4788 · Commentary
Most of the immediate reaction to the just concluded J&K Assembly election has been on its nature and the outcome. True, the verdict is fractured. But what caused it? Is the divided mandate a manifestation of a deeper issue that we have to f...
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Jammu & Kashmir State Elections
J&K: The Fractured Mandate
Shujaat Bukhari · 23 Dec, 2014 · #4787 · Commentary
A political commentator has rightly advised that no exit poll should be conducted in respect of Jammu and Kashmir. This has come true today as nothing can be predicted about the mood of the people, particularly in Kashmir valley. After intense a...
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Dateline Islamabad
India-Pakistan Relations in 2015: Through a Looking Glass
Salma Malik · 23 Dec, 2014 · #4786 · Commentary · Column
The year is about to end, and keeping true to tradition, it is time for reflection and recollection. However bad the situation may become, the end of year holds an optimism that the coming year would prove better than the previous. 2014 began on...
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India-Bangladesh: Land Boundary Agreement and Enclave Populations
Saumitra Mohan · 23 Dec, 2014 · #4785 · Commentary
With the longstanding land boundary agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh on the verge of being clinched, the exchange or transfer of population residing in the enclaves (‘chhintmahals’) to be exchanged between the two countries...
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Regional Economy
South Asia: Rupee Regionalisation and Intra-regional Trade Enhancement
Amita Batra · 23 Dec, 2014 · #4784 · Commentary · Column
The year 2014 is likely to close with the Indian rupee among the best performing major emerging market currencies against the US dollar. The fall in rupee value over the year has been marginal even while some of the other emerging market currenc...
