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  • Myanmar: Why is the Clergy Angry?
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   31 Jan, 2014    ·    #4279    ·    Commentary    
    A recent UN statement demanding an impartial probe into the killings of Muslims by Buddhists, in Myanmar, has once again brought the issue of the Rohingyas – widely accepted as the most persecuted minority group – to the fore. The al...
  • Myanmar: Are the Infrastructure and Economic Reforms Adequate?
    Kuhan Madhan    ·   31 Jan, 2014    ·    #4278    ·    Commentary    
    With chairing the covetous ASEAN group for 2014, the extravagant ceremonies of the 27th South East Asian (SEA) games drum aloud Myanmar’s return from isolation. Myanmar, given its strategic location as the link between the Bay of Bengal an...
  • India-South Korea: President Park Geun-hye and ‘Sales Diplomacy’
    Angana Guha Roy    ·   31 Jan, 2014    ·    #4277    ·    Commentary    
    India hosted South Korean President Park Geun-hye in the second week of January 2014; weeks after India hosted Japan’s emperor, and also readied to host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the guest of honour at the Republic Day celebrat...
  • Bangladesh: Implications of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Indictment
    Rupak Bhattacharjee    ·   30 Jan, 2014    ·    #4276    ·    Commentary    
    The trial of Bangladeshi war criminals that began on 21 November 2011 has generated many controversies. In March 2010, the Awami League (AL) government constituted the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for the trial of persons accused of commi...
  • Dateline Kabul
    Afghanistan, US and the Peace Process: A Deal with the Taliban in 2014?
    Mariam Safi    ·   28 Jan, 2014    ·    #4275    ·    Commentary    
    If the rise in violence this month is any mark of the year that is to be, then we can conclude that 2014 will turn out be an ominous year for Afghans. The winter season in Afghanistan, which tends to witness a reduction in fighting, has in fact ...
  • Targeting Minorities: Emerging Trend in Bangladesh and Pakistan
    C Uday Bhaskar    ·   27 Jan, 2014    ·    #4274    ·    Commentary    
    Even as India celebrated its Republic Day to reiterate its commitment to the Constitution and the equality of all its citizens irrespective of religion, caste, language and ethnicity – a dangerous trend is emerging in South  Asia  ...
  • Year in Review
    Left-wing Extremism 2013: The Threat Continues
    N Manoharan    ·   26 Jan, 2014    ·    #4273    ·    Commentary    
    Left-wing Extremism (LWE) continued to remain as one of the major challenges to India’s internal security in 2013. Its intensity persisted especially in three states – Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa – apart from significant...
  • IPCS Debate
    Federalism and Foreign Policy: Do National Political Parties have ‘Regional Outlooks’?
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   24 Jan, 2014    ·    #4272    ·    Commentary    
    Mr PR Chari appears to be happy with the ‘federalisation of India’s polity,’ which, he says, has ‘enabled its conversion into a true democracy’. One can understand his point of view given that federalisation has ren...
  • Year in Review
    Maldives 2013: End of Political Stalemate
    N Manoharan    ·   23 Jan, 2014    ·    #4271    ·    Commentary    
    A small atoll state, Maldives witnessed numerous events in 2013 on the political, socio-economic and diplomatic fronts. The political issues revolved around the long-delayed presidential polls. The second multi-party presidential elections t...
  • Dateline Islamabad
    The Musharraf Trial & Beyond
    Salma Malik    ·   20 Jan, 2014    ·    #4270    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    On January 2, General Musharraf ended up at the Armed forces institute of cardiology in Rawalpindi, a rather long detour from his residence to the court, which had made a third unsuccessful attempt to summon the ex-president on charges of treaso...
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