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  • Special Commentary: Bangladesh Elections 2013
    Dr. Sanjay Bhardwaj    ·   05 Apr, 2013    ·    #3872    ·    Commentary    
    Bangladesh is facing elections during late 2013. With recent developments in Dhaka, it appears the process has already started, with multiple issues and expressions on the streets. Bangladesh: A Short Political Introduction Bangladesh has th...
  • Myanmar: Print Media Analysis of the Rohingya Unrest
    Janani Govindankutty    ·   05 Apr, 2013    ·    #3871    ·    Commentary    
    A fresh round of violence between the Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar has stirred sentiments among their Muslim brethren in the Middle East.  Several Muslims believe that the western governments’ normalisation with M...
  • K-15 SLBM: Where does it stand?
    P Arjun Subramanian    ·   04 Apr, 2013    ·    #3870    ·    Commentary    
    The successful underwater test firing of the K-15 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) 28 January 2013 by the DRDO is a remarkable achievement, considering that only five countries possess this capability. The missile incorporates advance...
  • Pakistan Elections 2013: Movers, Shakers and Losers
    D Suba Chandran    ·   04 Apr, 2013    ·    #3869    ·    Commentary    
    11 May 2013: another decisive date in the arduous democratic journey of Pakistan, especially after completing the government without any major interference, despite the judicial coup. More than the success of the previous regime in completing it...
  • India’s Role in the IOR: An Articulated Goal Towards ‘Freedom of Navigation’
    Shanta Maree Surendran    ·   03 Apr, 2013    ·    #3868    ·    Commentary    
    The emerging global importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) places India literally and figuratively at the apex of an evolving strategic space.  Geography and size have afforded India a given and sustained influence in the region. In th...
  • Laos: Liberalisation at the Crossroads
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   03 Apr, 2013    ·    #3867    ·    Commentary    
    The arcane disappearance of a Laotian citizen, award-winning activist, Sombath Somphone has baffled the world. The Laos government is facing criticism from their neighbouring countries, and especially from the US, due to their inability to probe...
  • J&K: Let the People Decide
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   03 Apr, 2013    ·    #3866    ·    Commentary    
    Problem of Jammu and Kashmir is so intricate, that even 48 small or broad “roadmaps” given by different entities since 1947 have failed to resolve it. Three full fledged and one “undeclared” war further distanced India an...
  • China: Environmental Degradation and Government Response
    Namrata Hasija    ·   31 Mar, 2013    ·    #3865    ·    Commentary    
    The thick smog covering Beijing and the great swathes of territory in the north and east, has led to the declaration of "Code Yellow," meaning the highest level of air pollution. Almost 11000 carcasses of pigs have been removed from th...
  • India, China & the Brahmaputra: Riparian Rivalry
    Roomana Hukil    ·   31 Mar, 2013    ·    #3864    ·    Commentary    
    China’s proposed strategic interests behind the building of the run-of-the-river dams along the middle reaches of River Brahmaputra, provides insignificant data over the nature of the project in the future course of time. As the Indian gov...
  • Bangladesh: Is it the Shahbagh Spring?
    Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury    ·   31 Mar, 2013    ·    #3863    ·    Commentary    
    The present political upsurge in Bangladesh has brought the 150 million-strong nation to the throes of a revolution. Certain commentaries have compared Shahbagh, the seat of the uprising in Dhaka, to Tahrir Square. Is the Shahbagh upsurge herald...
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