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  • 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 ...
  • J&K
    BJP's Soft Mantra on Kashmir
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   25 Mar, 2014    ·    #4359    ·    Commentary    
    In the run up to the general elections slated to begin from April 7, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), which is seemingly in a better position than it was in 2009, has started mellowing down on crucial issues such as Kashmir. This may not be an ou...
  • The Hague Nuclear Security Summit: Will the Momentum Persist?
    Ruhee Neog    ·   29 Mar, 2014    ·    #4358    ·    Commentary    
    The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process demonstrates a genuine effort to ward off nuclear terrorism by urging States to develop global security standards, recommend best practices, and hold each other accountable. While President Obama’s...
  • The Hague Nuclear Security Summit: Evaluating Major Achievements
    PR Chari    ·   28 Mar, 2014    ·    #4357    ·    Commentary    
    That  the third  nuclear security summit meeting could be held as scheduled in the Hague on 24-25 March,  attended by 53 nations, must be deemed a minor miracle, considering  the rapidly deteriorating  American-Russian r...
  • IPCS Special Commentary
    The Hague Nuclear Security Summit: Penitent Preachers
    Vijay Shankar    ·   28 Mar, 2014    ·    #4356    ·    Commentary    
    The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) has a singular sweeping aim: to prevent nuclear terrorism around the Globe. The third of the series that began in 2010 as a sequel to President Obama’s 2009 Prague declaration has proclaimed an incontestab...
  • Peace Talks in India’s Northeast: New Delhi’s Bodo Knot
    Rani P Das    ·   25 Mar, 2014    ·    #4355    ·    Commentary    
    The Government of India’s approach to the prolonged insurgency and agitations in Assam’s Bodo heartland seems to have complicated the Bodo issue further. In the nearly three decades since the Bodoland movement began in 1987 under the l...
  • Afghanistan 2014: Near-Term Political Projections
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   25 Mar, 2014    ·    #4354    ·    Commentary    
    The upcoming months hold several changes for Afghanistan. They can be categorised under politics, security and economics, with implication for both the country, and the region. This article assesses the political aspects of the transition, and a...
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