COMMENTARIES
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Pakistan Elections 2013:
Karachi, MQM’s Decline, PTI’s Ascendency?
Portia B. Conrad · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3996 · Commentary
Despite Karachi being a city battered by violence and militancy there was a comparatively high voter turnout. The people of Karachi stood for hours to participate in the democratic process. Of those who left, many came back later in the day to r...
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China and Latin America:
Quest for Energy Security
Teshu Singh · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3995 · Commentary
Xi Jinping toured through Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries on 31May-6 June 2013. He visited Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico. This marks a new chapter in Chinese foreign policy. Why did President Xi choose these three sp...
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India-Bhutan:
A Model of Friendship?
Kunkhen Dorji · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3994 · Commentary
After the renewal of the Indo-Bhutan Treaty in 2007, Bhutan took charge of its foreign and defence policies which were till then guided by India. But economically, the country is still majorly dependent on India and the level of Indian investmen...
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India and Thailand: Bilateral Trajectory after the Indian Prime Minister’s Visit
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 16 Jun, 2013 · #3993 · Commentary
Manmohan Singh’s official visit from 30-31 May 2013 to Thailand is the second one by an Indian Prime Minister since Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2004.
What did India and Thailand achieve out of this visit? What will be the potential trajecto...
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Guns and Youth: Preserving our Future
D Suba Chandran · 13 Jun, 2013 · #3992 · Commentary
Shujaat Bukhari in his column Treading a dangerous path published in the Rising Kashmir on June 5, focussed on the educated youth picking up guns in J&K. A cursory look at the rest of South Asia will also reveal a pattern – from Pakist...
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The New BJP Avatar
Shujaat Bukhari · 12 Jun, 2013 · #3991 · Commentary
Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi’s ascent in Bhartiya Janta Party’s hierarchy has thrown up a new challenge to Indian polity. The challenge is not only for the BJP to ride back on power in New Delhi while Modi is leading its ele...
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Special Commentary:
The Xi Jinping-Obama Summit
Jayadeva Ranade · 11 Jun, 2013 · #3990 · Commentary
Though not a ‘state’ visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit (June 7-8, 2013) to the US as President has been described by the US as “unique” and “enormously important”. The Summit received clo...
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Dialogue between North and South Korea: Dawn of Peace?
Rajaram Panda · 10 Jun, 2013 · #3989 · Commentary
After months of bellicose war rhetoric, nuclear and missile tests, there seemed to be a change of heart in Pyongyang, marking a significant thaw of the chill on the peninsula when it proposed to South Korea a date and venue for talks. Officials ...
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Nuclear Energy: Infeasibility and Unimportance
M.V. Ramana · 10 Jun, 2013 · #3988 · Commentary
In January 2013, speaking at a function to honour nuclear scientists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted, “Nuclear energy will remain an essential and increasingly important element of our energy mix.” The PM did not specify what...
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India and Singapore: Defence Cooperation on the Upswing
Prof. V. Suryanarayan · 10 Jun, 2013 · #3987 · Commentary
Defence Minister AK Anthony’s recent visit to Singapore marks an important milestone in India-Singapore defence cooperation. The two governments signed an agreement to extend the use of training and exercise facilities for the Singapore ar...
