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  • Pakistan: New Army Chief Lt Gen Raheel Sharif
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Nov, 2013    ·    #4199    ·    Commentary    
    After months of suspense and questions, the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan has appointed the next Army Chief, who will take over following the retirement of Gen Kayani. An Orderly Succession? Lt Gen Raheel Sharif, who was third in line,...
  • Nepal Elections 2013
    (Un)Making of Madhesi Politics
    Sohan Prasad Sha    ·   28 Nov, 2013    ·    #4198    ·    Commentary    
    As the Nepal’s election result unfolds, the sudden setback to ‘progressive forces for Change’ is surprising. The Madhes movement of 2007, which invoked federalism, gave rise to political parties from Madhes, drew into the natio...
  • Iran Nuclear Deal: Regional Implications
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Nov, 2013    ·    #4197    ·    Commentary    
    None would have expected until few months ago that the US and Iran would come together and agree on a tentative draft that too on the enrichment issue. But that is what had actually happened in Geneva few days before when the P5 plus 1 countries...
  • Iran Nuclear Deal: American Re-Entry into the Middle East?
    Chintamani Mahapatra    ·   28 Nov, 2013    ·    #4196    ·    Commentary    
    What does the Iran nuclear deal mean for American policy towards Tehran and the rest of the Middle East? Iran Nuclear Deal: Winners and Losers The Geneva Agreement, signalling an American-Iranian détente, has created winners and lo...
  • Iran Nuclear Deal: A Definite Breakthrough
    Ruhee Neog    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4195    ·    Commentary    
    The interim nuclear deal signed between Iran and the P5+1 on 24 November 2013 was a definite breakthrough. It is the only nuclear deal to have been successfully concluded since the one reached with Rouhani at the negotiating table in the ea...
  • Iran Nuclear Deal: End of Cold War against the West?
    Ayesha Khanyari    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4194    ·    Commentary    
    After months of negotiations, the P5+1 and Iran have managed to reach an understanding on Tehran’s nuclear programme that gives each side a small portion of their demands. In exchange of temporary relaxation of sanctions, the P5+1 reached ...
  • Special Commentary
    India and the Gulf: Looking Beyond Energy, Islam and the Diaspora
    Ranjit Gupta    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4193    ·    Commentary    
    Introduction During the past decade, India's relationship with the GCC countries has expanded more rapidly and more satisfyingly both in absolute terms and when compared with India’s relations with any other region in the world. C...
  • Conflict Early Warning
    Assam & Meghalaya: Threats of Violence in Garo Heartland
    Rani P Das    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4192    ·    Commentary    
    Armed conflict in western Assam’s Goalpara district and the adjoining Garo Hills in Meghalaya is assuming new dimensions with dangerous ramifications. Rag-tag rebel groups with their continued subversive activities have taken the people of...
  • China and East China Sea: Air Defence Zone and Brinkmanship
    Rukmani Gupta    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4191    ·    Commentary    
    China’s announcement of a new air defense zone in the East China Sea is a dangerous move towards brinkmanship in territorial disputes in the region. Aimed at “safeguarding state sovereignty, territorial land and air security and main...
  • Nepal Elections 2013
    The Fall of Maoists
    Pramod Jaiswal    ·   26 Nov, 2013    ·    #4190    ·    Commentary    
    The election results are set to change the power equations. The UPCN – Maoist, which came first in the CA – I has come third in CA-II elections, with Nepali Congress and CPN-UML securing the first two positions. The UCPN-Ma...
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