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  • Sri Lanka: Tamil Nadu and India’s Foreign Policy
    Prof. V. Suryanarayan    ·   31 Mar, 2013    ·    #3862    ·    Commentary    
    There is a huge divide between Chennai and New Delhi on how both see Sri Lanka. What remains the primary problem in India’s approach towards Sri Lanka, and why is there a divide within? Periphery and the Core: Problems of India’s ...
  • Naxal Violence: The Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI) in Jharkhand
    Deepak Kumar Nayak    ·   29 Mar, 2013    ·    #3861    ·    Commentary    
    The activities of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have forced the state police to intensify operations against them in the Gumla district in Jharkhand. Thou...
  • China & North Korea: Will Beijing Arrest the ‘Rogue’?
    Rana Divyank Chaudhary    ·   29 Mar, 2013    ·    #3860    ·    Commentary    
    For the second time in 2013, China has voted in favour of a UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea (DPRK) that came hot on the heels of Pyongyang's latest nuclear test. Resolution 2094 is the fifth in a series of sanctions - 2006, 200...
  • The Netherlands 2014 Nuclear Security Summit: An Agenda
    Debak Das    ·   28 Mar, 2013    ·    #3859    ·    Commentary    
    A year has passed since the last Nuclear Security Summit took place in Seoul in March 2012 and it has been announced that the next summit shall be held in the  Netherlands in 2014. What should be the important concerns for the 2014 summit i...
  • Cambodia: Ieng Sary and the End of an Inhuman Era
    Prof. V. Suryanarayan    ·   27 Mar, 2013    ·    #3858    ·    Commentary    
    The death of Ieng Sary (24 October 1925 – 14 March 2013), one of the founding fathers of the Khmer Rouge, brings to an end an inhuman chapter in the history of modern Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1978, Ieng Sa...
  • Malaysia: A Comeback for Barisan Nasional?
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   26 Mar, 2013    ·    #3857    ·    Commentary    
    The thirteenth national elections in Malaysia are due to take place in June 2013. Speculation surrounds the event as the stakes are extremely high for the ruling party Barisan Nasional, after their disastrous performance in 2008. In the history ...
  • Sri Lanka and the UNHRC Resolution: A Paper Tiger?
    J Jeganaathan    ·   26 Mar, 2013    ·    #3856    ·    Commentary    
    The 22nd regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has successfully adopted a US-sponsored Resolution on “Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka” by a vote of 25 in favour, 13 against and 8 ...
  • Kashmir: Protests and the Return of the Fidayeen
    Zainab Akhter    ·   25 Mar, 2013    ·    #3855    ·    Commentary    
    Security was beefed up and put on high alert after the 13 March 2013 Fidayeen attack. Disguised as cricket-playing youth, with lethal weapons hidden in their sports kits, at least two Fidayeen unleashed a brazen attack at a CRPF camp in Srinagar...
  • Review: India, Pakistan - Propelling Indus Water ‘Terrorism’ (IWT)
    Roomana Hukil    ·   25 Mar, 2013    ·    #3854    ·    Commentary    
    Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing, Policy Coordination Indus Basin Working Group Stimson Center, SDPI, ORF 26 February 2013 The 67-page report is a well-documented analysis of the em...
  • Book Review: Assessing Asian Military Strategies
    Rishika Chauhan    ·   25 Mar, 2013    ·    #3853    ·    Commentary    
    Clashing Titans: Military Strategy and Insecurity Among Asian Great Powers Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi, 2012 With the emergence of Asia as the referent point of varied strategies and policies the world...
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