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  • India-Sri Lanka: Expanding on the Shades of Grey
    Ramesh Ramachandran    ·   04 Apr, 2014    ·    #4369    ·    Commentary    
    On March 27, India, departing from its usual voting pattern on UNHRC resolutions critical of Sri Lanka, abstained from casting its vote on the resolution that approved an independent international investigation into certain alleged war crimes and ...
  • Myanmar’s Energy Sector: Inviting the World to its Shore
    Vibhanshu Shekhar    ·   03 Apr, 2014    ·    #4368    ·    Commentary    
    In a bid to bolster the country’s efforts to open up to the world, Myanmar, on March 26, invited 13 oil companies from all over the world to operate in oil and gas explorations in 20 offshore blocs off the coast of Myanmar in the Bay of Be...
  • Vietnam-Japan: Quantum Leap in Strategic Ties
    Rahul Mishra and Shamshad A Khan    ·   03 Apr, 2014    ·    #4367    ·    Commentary    
    Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Japan from 16-19 March is significant, for symbolic, political, economic and strategic reasons. During his visit, President Sang held meetings with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and Prime...
  • Talks with the Taliban: Endgame for the TTP
    D Suba Chandran    ·   02 Apr, 2014    ·    #4366    ·    Commentary    
    What does the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) want in Pakistan? How far it will go? Is there a change in its endgame today as compared to its original founding objective? TTP’s Endgame: Four Objectives In a conflict situation, especia...
  • Talks with the Taliban: Endgame for the Military
    Rana Banerji    ·   01 Apr, 2014    ·    #4365    ·    Commentary    
    The March 1 ceasefire announced by the Tehrik-e–Taliban Pakistan (TTP) holds somewhat tenuously in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) even as the Nawaz Sharif government shows extraordinary patience ...
  • Talks with the Taliban: Endgame for the Political Parties
    Sushant Sareen    ·   01 Apr, 2014    ·    #4364    ·    Commentary    
    The recent developments over the talks with the Pakistani Taliban have raised serious questions about what Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif realistically hopes to achieve through the dialogue. Furthermore, political parties in Pakistan have begun she...
  • India-Bangladesh
    Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary in New Delhi: Why Now?
    Harun ur Rashid    ·   01 Apr, 2014    ·    #4363    ·    Commentary    
    On the invitation of his Indian counterpart, the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Shahidul Haque, visited New Delhi for three days from March 19. His meetings reportedly included the Indian external affairs minister, the Indian national ...
  • Benazir Bhutto, Salman Taseer, Shahbaz Bhatti…
    And Now, They are Coming for Us
    D Suba Chandran    ·   01 Apr, 2014    ·    #4362    ·    Commentary    
    The recent attack in Lahore on Raza Rumi, a noted journalist and a moderate voice in Pakistan, highlights the new trend in targeting the media, especially those who do not adhere to the views of the Taliban and its multiple franchisees. Raza ...
  • Indian Diaspora
    Indo-Gulf Migration: Oasis or a Mirage?
    Kuhan Madhan    ·   31 Mar, 2014    ·    #4361    ·    Commentary    
    India is a recipient of $70 billion in remittances with over 30% of that amount flowing in from the Gulf countries. The Indian migrant population in the Gulf is almost 6 million, making it the second-largest Indian expatriate community in any sing...
  • Honouring the Dead
    D Suba Chandran    ·   26 Mar, 2014    ·    #4360    ·    Commentary    
    Since independence in 1947, South Asia has witnessed a massive movement of population, exodus, communal riots, targeted killings and brutal attacks on women and children. Not only are the tectonic plates of the region still under movement, even ...
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