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  • India's Offer of Electricity to Pakistan: An Analysis
    Alok Bansal    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3602    ·    Commentary    
    The recent decision of the Government of India to offer 5000 MW of electricity to Pakistan to meet its urgent requirements on the side lines of the Second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul is a step in the right direction. It will go a long way i...
  • ‘Balochistan’ as a Strategic Issue vs the ‘Baloch’ as a Political Problem
    D Suba Chandran    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3601    ·    Commentary    
    Immediately after the introduction of the Balochistan resolution in the US Congress, there has been an increased discussion within Pakistan and amongst the Baloch intellectuals/political elite on the problems being faced in Balochistan and its f...
  • Ghulam Nabi Fai Indictment: Regional Implications
    Radha Vinod Raju    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3600    ·    Commentary    
    Ghulam Nabi Fai, the American of Kashmiri origin, who was charged with working for Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to influence American policy on Kashmir, was sentenced to two years in jail by a US court. Fai, 62, was also sentenced...
  • Maoist Hostage Crisis in Odisha: Challenges Ahead
    Rajat Kumar Kujur    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3599    ·    Commentary    
    With Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declaring his willingness to swap 27 under trial alleged Maoist cadres and supporters against the kidnapped Italian national Bosusco Paolo and the BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka, the stage seems set for the...
  • Maoist Hostage Crisis in Odisha: State under Siege?
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   04 Apr, 2012    ·    #3598    ·    Commentary    
    With the abduction of two Italian citizens, killing of a police sub-inspector, and abduction of an MLA, Odisha state has been brought down to its knees and forced to give in to the demands of the Maoists. The secretary of the CPI (Maoist)'s St...
  • Maoist Hostage Crisis in Odisha: What are its Implications?
    Rajat Kumar Kujur    ·   03 Apr, 2012    ·    #3597    ·    Commentary    
    In November 2011, after Chidambaram’s review meeting on the Odisha Naxal situation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik downplayed the Union Home Minister’s observation on the Maoist situation in the state and claimed that the prob...
  • Anachronistic Naxalism: Need for Reinvention
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   04 Apr, 2012    ·    #3596    ·    Commentary    
    The recent spate of Naxal activities including the abduction of the Collector of Malkangiri, an MLA or two Italian tourists in Orissa, the continued mindless killings of security personnel as seen in the Garhchiroli district of Maharashtra, Chha...
  • UNHRC Resolution and the Future of India-Sri Lanka Ties
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   04 Apr, 2012    ·    #3595    ·    Commentary    
    "Backstabbing" was one of the countless reactions that emerged from Sri Lanka after India voted in support of the United States (US) - initiated resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The 22 March 2012 resolutio...
  • 2012 BRICS Summit: What is China’s Significance?
    Tilak Jha    ·   03 Apr, 2012    ·    #3594    ·    Commentary    
    For China, the fourth edition of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in New Delhi has been another opportunity for promoting at least two crucial foreign policy objectives: The first is economic: China’s influence ...
  • 2012 BRICS Summit: What are the Challenges?
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   03 Apr, 2012    ·    #3593    ·    Commentary    
    To take the initiative of enhancing South-South cooperation in the direction of mutual cooperation and safeguarding the economic interests of developing countries, the fourth top-level BRICS Summit was recently concluded on 29 March 2012 in New ...
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