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  • Pakistan: Who will be the next Army Chief?
    Rana Banerji    ·   16 Sep, 2013    ·    #4119    ·    Commentary    
    With the Presidential succession smoothly out of the way, the stage seems set for the most eventful decision Nawaz Sharif may have to make during the rest of his tenure, that of selecting Pakistan’s next Army Chief. Gen Kayani’s t...
  • India and Nepal: Koirala’s Visit and New Delhi's Interests
    Pratima Koirala    ·   13 Sep, 2013    ·    #4117    ·    Commentary    
    Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala visited New Delhi in August 2013 upon an invitation from the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This was Koirala's first official visit to India after his election as the party president in Septemb...
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    South Asia: Anti-Trafficking, Flesh Trade and Human Rights
    Roomana Hukil    ·   12 Sep, 2013    ·    #4116    ·    Commentary    
    The release of the US State Department’s report, ‘Trafficking in Persons 2013’ (TIP), showcases a premier document that underlines the status of human trafficking in the international community.  The report is a country-wise...
  • Myanmar: Awaiting its Green Revolution
    Yves-Marie Rault    ·   11 Sep, 2013    ·    #4115    ·    Commentary    
    On 1 September 2013, Myanmar’s President Thein Sein stated that “People in rural areas will soon experience tangible results of development programmes.” He seems to have ensured that the last months of his tenure are specifical...
  • J&K: Killings Bare Stark Reality
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   11 Sep, 2013    ·    #4114    ·    Commentary    
    In Kashmir everything comes at a cost. Even for organizing a music concert, blood is must to be spilled on the roads. Mired in controversy, the “Ehsaas-e-Kashmir” concert, featuring famous conductor Zubin Mehta bungled the Kashmiris fo...
  • End of American Hegemony: Iran, North Korea and now, Syria
    D Suba Chandran    ·   10 Sep, 2013    ·    #4113    ·    Commentary    
    The Obama administration, after failing in Iraq and later in Afghanistan, today is itching to carry out military strikes against Syria. In the contemporary world, especially during the last two decades, the American foreign policy has been met wit...
  • J&K: Concert and Concerns
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   10 Sep, 2013    ·    #4112    ·    Commentary    
    German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner and his team seems to be at pain to wonder as to why his “dream” event of hosting world known musician Zubin Mehta in the historical Shalimar garden has gone awry. In private conversations S...
  • Syria and Chemical Weapons: Iran’s Dilemma
    Shresht Jain    ·   10 Sep, 2013    ·    #4111    ·    Commentary    
    As Hassan Rouhani takes office and comes face to face with Iran’s myriad domestic and foreign challenges, the recent crisis in Syria has put him in a state of quandary. On one hand, hardliners in Iran have openly criticised the US’ d...
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    India, Pakistan and the Paradox of Power: Countering Insurgency Across the LoC
    Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar    ·   09 Sep, 2013    ·    #4110    ·    Commentary    
    The Inadequacy of Proportional Response The Pakistan army has relentlessly pursued its politico-military-militant strategy of a ‘thousand cuts’ to keep the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on the boil and in consequence erode the ...
  • Japan and South Korea: Burying the Past?
    Rajaram Panda    ·   09 Sep, 2013    ·    #4109    ·    Commentary    
    Certain comments made by the United National Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Seoul in the last week of August about the need to have a ‘correct view of the past history’ of Northeast Asia made headlines in Japan and evoked sharp dis...
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