COMMENTARIES
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India's Northeast: The Threat of Islamist Militancy
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 03 Mar, 2013 · #3832 · Commentary
The demonstration by Muslim advocacy groups, which resulted in violent clashes in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on 11 August 2012, leaving 2 dead and over 65 injured, was held to protest against the killings of Muslims in Kokrajhar (the inter-commu...
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Special Commentary: Myanmar’s Ethnic Conflicts (A Brief Update)
Janani Govindankutty · 02 Mar, 2013 · #3831 · Commentary
Since independence, multiple ethnic groups have been fighting the State and other groups in Myanmar. With the new reforms process in progress, what is the current status of these ethnic conflicts within the country?
The Kachin Conflict
The K...
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North Korea: A Print Media Analysis of the Nuclear Test
Anu Krishnan · 01 Mar, 2013 · #3830 · Commentary
North Korea’s third nuclear test on February 12 this year met with vehement criticism from much of the world. The United States, Japan, European Union, Britain, Pakistan and France were quick enough to condemn this latest test and reinforc...
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Pakistan's Trespass at LOC: Is 'Kargil Plan 2.0' Underway?
J Jeganaathan · 28 Feb, 2013 · #3829 · Commentary
The recent tension on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan signal the resumption of dormant tension in Indo-Pak relations and there is a growing concern that the relations are now back to square one. Although, public anger in Ind...
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Hyderabad Terror Attacks: Road-blocks in the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC)
N Manoharan · 27 Feb, 2013 · #3828 · Commentary
After the recent twin blasts in Hyderabad, there has been a new push towards setting up the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC). Earlier attempts to set up an overarching body to deal with counter-terrorism failed mainly because of oppositi...
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Review: India-Sri Lanka Track-II Initiative
Prof. V. Suryanarayan · 27 Feb, 2013 · #3827 · Commentary
Recently, the Manipal Global Education of India and the Pathfinder Foundation of Sri Lanka took the initiative to form a joint study group and organize an informal dialogue to explore the ways and means of strengthening bilateral relations betwe...
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Early Warning and Peace Alert: Transforming Rajouri & Poonch in J&K
D Suba Chandran · 27 Feb, 2013 · #3826 · Commentary
In the last two years, there has been a substantial transformation in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch along the LoC in J&K. Keeping in line with the decline of militancy across J&K, the districts have also witnessed a substantia...
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Teesta Water Accord: Expectations for Indo-Bangladesh Water Diplomacy
Roomana Hukil · 25 Feb, 2013 · #3825 · Commentary
Recent talks of optimism over the Teesta accord by Indian Foreign Secretary, Ranjan Mathai and Minister of External Affairs, Salman Khurshid have defused a striking political assertion of bringing a cut to the impending decade-long water deal be...
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Nuclear Weapons: Can They Be Made Obsolete?
Shubhra Chaturvedi · 25 Feb, 2013 · #3824 · Commentary
As an aftermath of unintended proliferation, strategic exchanges have taken place for better, substantial and productive steps towards nuclear disarmament. The process of reflection on the political, economic, moral and defensive connotations of...
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China, Gwadar and Sea Lanes of Communication: ‘Economic Offence’ or ‘Active Defence’?
Shanta Maree Surendran · 25 Feb, 2013 · #3823 · Commentary
In February 2013, the Pakistan government handed over control of Gwadar port to China. The desolate surrounds and negligible shipping activity at Gwadar belie the port’s central role in renewed debate about intentions and implications of C...
