COMMENTARIES
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J&K: Noise about AFSPA
Shujaat Bukhari · 26 Sep, 2013 · #4129 · Commentary
Union Minister of State for Home, M Ramachandran has shrugged off the issue of revocation of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) by putting the ball in Jammu and Kashmir government’s court that there was no formal request...
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Pakistan: Now the Christians, Next?
D Suba Chandran · 26 Sep, 2013 · #4128 · Commentary
The latest attack on the Christians in Pakistan is a painful reminder of how intolerant and indifferent we have become as a society and as a State. This is not the first attack on the Christians and other minority communities in Pakistan and unf...
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Pakistan: Nawaz's Problems are Manifold
Shujaat Bukhari · 26 Sep, 2013 · #4127 · Commentary
Smooth transition of democracy in Pakistan in May had raised the hopes of stability in a country that has been grappling with militant extremism for more than 12 years now. With Nawaz Sharif coming back to power for a record third term, the Paki...
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Philippines and Thailand: Need for Regional Peace Initiatives
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 25 Sep, 2013 · #4126 · Commentary
Since the beginning of September this year, the city of Zamboanga, Philippines is witnessing clashes between militant groups and the Filipino National Army. The row began on 9 September 2013, after rebels attacked Zamboanga city with the intenti...
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Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Can it Heal Old Wounds?
Buddhi Man Tamang · 18 Sep, 2013 · #4125 · Commentary
There is a provision in the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) signed in 2006 between the CPN (Maoist) and the government that war crimes and human rights violations will be resolved through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The president h...
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A Cohen Critique: US and J&K
D Suba Chandran · 26 Sep, 2013 · #4124 · Commentary
How does the American scholarship sees J&K today, and the role of US? Unlike the South Asian case, in the US, the academic community plays an important role in influencing and reflecting the thinking of the State on various issues. Hence, it...
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‘Nuclear Weapons, Costs and Myths’: In Response
Ruhee Neog · 16 Sep, 2013 · #4123 · Commentary
In ‘Nuclear Weapons, Costs and Myths’, an article that appeared in The Indian Express on 27 August 2013 (http://bit.ly/15eEaYK), Chinmaya Gharekhan, India’s former permanent representative to the UN, asked whether ‘nuclea...
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Special Focus: Nepal Elections
Nepal: Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s Election Dilemma
Sohan Prasad Sha · 16 Sep, 2013 · #4122 · Commentary
The splinter group led by Mohan Baidya, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), has been causing anxiety in Nepal’s political circles for many reasons. First, if CPN-M will join the election to be held in November for the second const...
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Special Focus: Nepal Elections
The Question of Dalit Representation
Pratima Koirala · 16 Sep, 2013 · #4121 · Commentary
The countdown to the Second Constituent Assembly (CA) election has already begun, however, the inclusive representation and participation of Dalits in the election is still a major challenge. What is the status of Dalit representation in the ele...
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The China Rise and J&K
D Suba Chandran · 16 Sep, 2013 · #4120 · Commentary
Few weeks earlier, the Indian media and the rest of nation was obsessed with what was happening along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. What does China want in J&K? Is China interested in the territory in J&K? Or is it likely t...
