COMMENTARIES
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Machil Verdict and Eluding Justice
Shujaat Bukhari · 21 Nov, 2014 · #4753 · Commentary
When an Army court martial handed over life imprisonment to five of its men including a Colonel for staging a fake encounter to kill three Kashmiri youth in 2010, it evoked a mixed response. Families of the three civilians, who were picked up fr...
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Nuke Street
US-Russia and Global Nuclear Security: Under a Frosty Spell?
Sheel kant Sharma · 20 Nov, 2014 · #4752 · Commentary · Column
It is twenty years since acute concern about unauthorised and malevolent access to sensitive nuclear material and radioactive substances, particularly from successor states to the former Soviet Union, roused the international community in 1994. ...
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China in Afghanistan: Is the Engagement Really a Win-Win?
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy · 20 Nov, 2014 · #4751 · Commentary
On 28 October, Ashraf Ghani, the newly-elected president of Afghanistan, landed in Beijing, making China the destination of his first international visit after assuming office. The timing and the visit are telling. The West has been attempting t...
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Northeast India: Where is the Chinese Investment?
Ruhee Neog · 20 Nov, 2014 · #4750 · Commentary
Much has been written about Chinese President Xi Jingping’s visit to India and his camaraderie with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Irrespective of the final pronouncements on the success or failure of the meeting, the areas identifie...
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South Asian Dialectic
Defence Management in India: An Agenda for Parrikar
PR Chari · 20 Nov, 2014 · #4749 · Commentary · Column
Being a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) mukhya pracharak (chief preacher) endeared Manohar Parikkar to Modi and earned him the Defence portfolio. Parikkar is a modern man. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of ...
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Myanmar: Why the Islamic State Failed Here
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 19 Nov, 2014 · #4748 · Commentary
The Islamic State (IS) unilaterally declared an ‘Islamic Caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria in June 2014. This has resulted in the increase in the numbers of radicalised Muslims from all over the world travelling to the region to support t...
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Pakistan: Why are Christians Being Persecuted?
Roomana Hukil · 19 Nov, 2014 · #4747 · Commentary
On 4 November 2014, a young Christian couple was publically set on fire in Punjab, Pakistan. It was alleged by a mob of 1200 persons that the couple had desecrated verses from the Quran. According to source, the mob had apparently offered ...
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Asia and the Seas: Looking Back to Look Forward
Vijay Sakhuja · 19 Nov, 2014 · #4746 · Commentary
Three Asian powers – China, India and Indonesia – have, in recent times, attempted to project their power potential by recalling their maritime histories. China has highlighted the Maritime Silk Road (MSR) that has foundations in the...
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Big Picture
Understanding Democracy and Diversity in J&K
Varun Sahni · 18 Nov, 2014 · #4745 · Commentary · Column
As the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) goes to the polls to elect a State Assembly, it is an appropriate moment to reflect on how democracy, diversity and dissent are closely intertwined in the state. The last two state assembly el...
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Dateline Kabul
Af-Pak: A Fresh Start
Mariam Safi · 18 Nov, 2014 · #4744 · Commentary
Afghanistan’s newly elected President, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, arrived in Islamabad on 14 November 2014, marking his first official trip to Pakistan since assuming office. Officials from both countries have underscored the unique opportunity thi...
