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  • Kudankulam: Nuclear Energy and Protest Movements
    Shubhra Chaturvedi    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3732    ·    Commentary    
    The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in India has brought to light the debate between the preeminence of national identity and the notions of human security. Do the civil society movements have any relevance in strategic decisions relate...
  • India and Pakistan Missile Flexing: Cruising towards Regional Instability
    Debak Das    ·   22 Oct, 2012    ·    #3731    ·    Commentary    
    Missile testing is currently at an all time high in South Asia. The Indian Navy’s successful test of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile on 6 October 2012, was the third missile test this month with at least another test (the indigenousl...
  • India-Australia Relations: Julia's Nuclear Tango
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3730    ·    Commentary    
    As expected, nuclear negotiations took centre stage during Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s visit to Delhi. Much talk of cultural links owing to the English language, cricket, a Westminster style parliament was bandied about. Whil...
  • China: Human Flesh Search Engines
    Namrata Hasija    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3729    ·    Commentary    
    The Shanghai film festival in June 2012 was abuzz with the movie ‘Caught in the Web’, which showcased an emergent phenomenon in China: ‘renrou sousuo yinqing’ meaning ‘human-flesh search engines’ which attract...
  • Phillipines and the MILF-GPH Peace Agreement
    Amruta Karambelkar    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3728    ·    Commentary    
    The latest peace agreement between the government of Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on 15 October 2012 is being widely hailed as a landmark covenant in ending the four decade old insurgency. A new autonomous entity call...
  • Malala: Is Pakistan Externalizing an Internal Problem?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   16 Oct, 2012    ·    #3727    ·    Commentary    
    There is a spurt in the comments and responses within the electronic and social media condemning Taliban’s attack on Malala for her courageous efforts to oppose the radicals’ ban on education. This article explores whether such an in...
  • Kashmir: Religious-Extremism on the Rise
    Zainab Akhter    ·   15 Oct, 2012    ·    #3726    ·    Commentary    
    Kashmir is considered to be the land of Sufi saints. It is bestowed with immense religious wealth in the form of numerous shrines and places of worship, enjoying reverence and allegiance of people from different faiths. But slowly a religious tr...
  • Fate of the Arms Trade Treaty
    Prashant Dikshit    ·   02 Oct, 2012    ·    #3725    ·    Commentary    
    The decision by the General Assembly (GA) of the United Nations to drop deliberations on the Arms Trade Treaty has stymied a laudable process which had commenced in 2003. Some analysts believe that it is now beyond redemption. But foisting the b...
  • Indo-US Relations: Economic Respite?
    Sudesh Rani    ·   28 Sep, 2012    ·    #3724    ·    Commentary    
    Amid domestic political opposition by various states and political parties, the Indian government issued a notification clearing the way for the implementation of economic reforms. New Delhi  announced massive set of  reforms viz. 100 ...
  • Tamil Nadu’s Angst Over Sinhalese: The ‘Why’ Factor
    J Jeganaathan    ·   25 Sep, 2012    ·    #3723    ·    Commentary    
    Tamil Nadu is becoming a political hot spot for notorious reasons. The state witnessed several untoward incidents recently that have not only pricked Indo-Sri Lanka bilateral relations but also raised concerns about the current trajectory of eth...
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