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  • Naxal Violence: Is the CPI (Maoist) Fading?
    Deepak Kumar Nayak    ·   22 Nov, 2013    ·    #4187    ·    Commentary    
    The CPI (Maoist), in its endeavour to increase its cadre strength, is now inviting police personnel to join their cadre. The Jharkhand police have recovered posters from several places in which the Maoists have appealed to the police, especially c...
  • Philippines: Recovering from Typhoon Haiyan
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   21 Nov, 2013    ·    #4186    ·    Commentary    
    On 7 November 2013, Philippines witnessed one of the biggest natural calamities caused due to the passage of Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda). At least 10,000 people were killed when the typhoon passed through the country. The coastal p...
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    Sri Lanka & Maldives: Internal Politics, External Relations & India’s Interests
    Sisir Devkota    ·   21 Nov, 2013    ·    #4185    ·    Commentary    
    Sri Lanka Brigadier (Retd) K Srinivasan Establishment Director, Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai The Tamils in Sri Lanka expect the Prime Minister of India to make an appearance at CHOGM as it would be in their political and social ...
  • Bangladesh Elections 2013
    Under Third Party Shadow?
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   20 Nov, 2013    ·    #4184    ·    Commentary    
    With the installation of an ‘all-party’ interim government headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to oversee the ensuing national elections and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is not part of it, dismissi...
  • Nepal Elections 2013
    Deconstructing Madhesi Politics
    Sohan Prasad Sha    ·   19 Nov, 2013    ·    #4183    ·    Commentary    
    Since the Jana Andolan of 2006, Nepal has been undergoing a historic transition characterised by dynamism, such as the rise of Madhesi politics, which has been referred as the ‘rise of regional based ethno-nationalism’ (Hachhetu, 200...
  • Nepal Elections 2013
    Forecasting the Power Composition
    Pramod Jaiswal    ·   19 Nov, 2013    ·    #4182    ·    Commentary    
    Nepal is once again voting for the second Constituent Assembly (CA) election on 19 November 2013. The CA dissolution caused severe deadlocks in Nepalese politics. Ultimately, all the major political parties agreed to have elections by appointing...
  • J&K, Northeast, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu...
    Regional Aspirations and National Interests
    D Suba Chandran    ·   15 Nov, 2013    ·    #4181    ·    Commentary    
    Are the regional aspirations in India essentially against the national interests? Or, is there a huge gap between the two, that the successive governments and political parties both at the national and regional levels have failed to address? ...
  • Social Media: A Study of the Northeast
    Ruhee Neog    ·   14 Nov, 2013    ·    #4180    ·    Commentary    
    Social media, with its immediate and amplified reach, has transformed the way people interact with each other. Its use in the Northeast/by those from the Northeast, however, came into prominence in less then ideal circumstances. In August 20...
  • Indian News Media: Does it have an Impact on Policy-Making?
    Roomana Hukil    ·   14 Nov, 2013    ·    #4179    ·    Commentary    
    The impact of news media on society is felt in two broad forms – collectively and individually. As a collective, it articulates itself through public opinion, sometimes fostering change in governmental policy, whilst individually it happen...
  • Pakistan: Double-Speak on Drones
    Ayesha Khanyari    ·   14 Nov, 2013    ·    #4178    ·    Commentary    
    The recent killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP), by US drone strikes, and the subsequent protests in Islamabad highlight the dilemma Pakistan faces - incapable to draw a line between supporting a homicidal militant ...
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