COMMENTARIES
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India-US: Nuclear Ayatollahs and the Politics of Non-proliferation
Gurmeet Kanwal · 17 Jul, 2014 · #4564 · Commentary
In a completely partisan and somewhat condescending editorial in early-July 2014, The New York Times wrote: “If India wants to be part of the nuclear suppliers group, it needs to sign the treaty that prohibits nuclear testing, stop produci...
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Himalayan Frontier
Federalism and Nepal: Internal Differences
Pramod Jaiswal · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4563 · Commentary · Column
The constitutional debate in Nepal has bene caught up in peculiar twists and turns ever since late 1940s. So far, Nepal has had six constitutions, at different points in time, and the debate to get an acceptable constitution for long-term social...
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IPCS Discussion
Afghanistan and Regional Security: After Elections
Report · 16 Jul, 2014 · #4562 · Commentary
Opening Remarks
Dr D Suba Chandran
Director, IPCS
What are the likely future outcomes in Afghanistan?
What are India’s options in Afghanistan?
The Future of Afghanistan and India’s Opt...
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Dateline Islamabad
Zarb-e-Azb: The Decisive Strike
Salma Malik · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4559 · Commentary · Column
Operation Zarb-e-Azb, launched against militants in North Waziristan
by the Pakistani military on 15 June is now entering the second phase of
clearing and reclaiming lost spaces. A few days ago, Miranshah, an important
city, was 80% reclaimed...
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FDI in Indian Defence: Implications of Raise in the Cap
Radhakrishna Rao · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4558 · Commentary
The May 2014 change in the Indian leadership where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge signalled a vastly stepped-up commitment to India’s crisis prone defence sector with parti...
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India-Bangladesh: UNCLOS and the Sea Boundary Dispute
Harun ur Rashid · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4557 · Commentary
Bangladesh went to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague on 08 October 2009 seeking judgment under the dispute clause of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The submission of documents and oral hearings from both In...
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The Strategist
Strife on the Global Commons
Vijay Shankar · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4556 · Commentary · Column
The run up to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was marked by a debate held in Sparta amongst the Peloponnesian allies to determine whether war against the aggressive seapower Athens and the maritime Delian League was to be waged. The lea...
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Eagle Eye
US in South Asia: Declining Influence
Chintamani Mahapatra · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4555 · Commentary · Column
The US’ influence in South Asia is fast diminishing and this trend is likely to continue deep into the future. In the aftermath of World War II, South Asia was considered a strategic backwater by the US policymakers. Additionally, South As...
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The Henderson Brooks Report
India-China 1962 War: An Open Secret
Wasbir Hussain · 11 Jul, 2014 · #4554 · Commentary
Fifty two years after India suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of the Chinese along the Himalayan heights in the present Arunachal Pradesh sector, one is amazed at the attempts by successive Governments in New Delhi to keep the war repo...
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J&K
Ignoring political realities of Kashmir
Shujaat Bukhari · 09 Jul, 2014 · #4553 · Commentary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on July 4 by referring to the auspiciousness of the holy month of Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra saying that there could not have been a better atmosphere for his maiden visit...
