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  • Australia in the Asian Century: Canberra's Road Map
    Rajaram Panda    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3742    ·    Commentary    
    Under the Labor government of Julia Gillard, Australia is seeking to define its destiny in Asia, a massive turnaround from its long defined policy of being closeted with the West. On 28 October 2012, Australia released a White paper titled Austr...
  • Sri Lanka: A Work in Regress?
    J Jeganaathan    ·   30 Oct, 2012    ·    #3741    ·    Commentary    
    It has been six months since the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka for its human rights abuses and violation of international law during the final phase of the war in 2009. The human rights sword o...
  • China and the Arctic: The Next ‘Strategic’ Frontline?
    Bhavna Singh    ·   29 Oct, 2012    ·    #3740    ·    Commentary    
    In September 2012, Xuelong (Snow Dragon) a Chinese icebreaker capable of breaking 1.2 meters thick ice, completed an unprecedented round trip between the Pacific and the Atlantic via the Arctic, after commencing its journey from the Qingdao port...
  • A Regional Solution for Afghanistan: Demystifying ‘Plan B’ of the West
    J Jeganaathan    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3739    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since President Obama announced the pull out of US troops (almost 33,000) from Afghanistan by summer of 2012, the international community has been puzzled to find a face-saving exit from Afghanistan. Multiple scenarios have been proposed an...
  • Cauvery Water Dispute: The Ambedkar Way?
    Roomana Hukil    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3738    ·    Commentary    
    The recent repulsion of the decree conferred by Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on 19 September 2012 on the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) has rekindled the entire water discourse again. This sudden eruption by both states – Karnataka...
  • Development Initiatives in Naxal Affected Areas
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3737    ·    Commentary    
    The problem of left wing extremism (LWE) has incessantly drawn the attention of the governments at the Union and State levels, which are trying to tackle with it in their own ways. Coordinated efforts of the two Governments to reach ou...
  • Aung San Suu Kyi’s 2012 Visit to the US: An Assessment
    Nayantara Shaunik    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3736    ·    Commentary    
    The recently concluded 17-day tour of Aung San Suu Kyi to the US spurred much debate on the political environment of Myanmar, its leadership and, scope for a stable future. In her various appearances across the nation between 16 September 2012 a...
  • Malala: A Tipping Point for Pakistan?
    Sander Ruben Aarten    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3735    ·    Commentary    
    Last week’s assault on Malala Yousafzai in her hometown Mingora in Pakistan’s Swat valley shocked the world. In Pakistan, where killings, bombings and abductions happen on an almost daily basis, the attack on Malala sparked an unusua...
  • Conversions in Zanskar: A Nascent Concern
    Zainab Akhter    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3734    ·    Commentary    
    The Buddhists in Ladakh practice certain discrimination against sections of the society that they consider are low castes. Among them are Mon, who play musical instruments on various ceremonies, Garba, who work as smiths and Beda who do a mix of...
  • Connectivity in the LWE Region: A Road to Dereliction
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3733    ·    Commentary    
    The abysmal condition of National Highway 30 connecting Jagdalpur (District Headquarter of Bastar) to Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh via Dantewada, Sukma, Dornapal and Konta, some of the worst affected LWE areas in the country is an important conce...
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