COMMENTARIES
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China’s Nepal Focus
Bhavna Singh · 14 Jul, 2011 · #3431 · Commentary
The appointment of Yang Houlan as China’s ambassador has been the most high-profile diplomatic appointment to Nepal so far. This reflects the evolving priority accorded to this small neighbouring country in China’s foreign policy str...
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Internal Security Reform: Yet Another Opportunity
Ali Ahmed · 12 Jul, 2011 · #3430 · Commentary
In a landmark judgment on a writ petition filed by Nandini Sundar, Ramchandra Guha, EAS Sarma and others, Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar have asked the Chhattisgarh government to discontinue the counter-insurgency em...
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Nepal’s Peace Process and the ICG Report
Buddhi Man Tamang · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3429 · Commentary
Recently, the International Crisis Group (ICG)
published a report titled ‘Nepal’s Fitful Peace Process.’ This comes a
month before the extension of the Constituent Assembly’s term by three
months for the second time...
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Understanding Nuclear Power in Singapore: A Necessity, not a Choice
Lim Yu Hui · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3428 · Commentary
The recent Fukushima nuclear disaster puts on the forefront the issue of the safety of harnessing nuclear energy. Soon after Fukushima, the Singaporean leadership stepped out to confirm, once again, that a pre-feasibility study conducted to asse...
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Remaining Vigilant: Terrorism post Osama
Lim Yu Hui · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3427 · Commentary
On 2 May 2011, Barack Obama authorized a Navy Seals operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden. Like other world leaders, Lee Hisen Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, expressed relief at the demise of one of America’s m...
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Covert Nuclear Facility in Syria
Ankita Shree · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3426 · Commentary
Syria was recently the subject of international attention, over its suspected nuclear weapons program, after the IAEA, in its latest report, recommended the issue to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Syria’s nuclear program first...
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Defence, Development and National Security: Challenges for Naresh Chandra Committee
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3425 · Commentary
Defence and development are supposed to be the twin facets of national security. The correlation is quite evident in contemporary international politics where security is being redefined with equal emphasis on defence and development. However, a...
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Debate: Is a Nuclear Iran good for India?
Siddharth Ramana · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3424 · Commentary
Iran’s defiance of international norms on nuclear issues came to the hilt when Abbasi Davani was appointed the head of its Atomic Energy Organization. Davani who survived an assassination bid in January 2011, announced earlier this week th...
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Debate: Is a Nuclear Iran good for India?
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra · 11 Jul, 2011 · #3423 · Commentary
An Iranian nuclear bomb is now fait accompli. No military action can stop it, while sanctions and stuxnet can only slow it down. The negatives are obvious, but India’s official position “opposed to any new nuclear powers” begs ...
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Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway: Strategic Significance
Teshu Singh · 08 Jul, 2011 · #3422 · Commentary
The Beijing Shanghai high speed railway (Jinghu high speed railway) which was on track on 1st July connects People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) political capital with its financial centre. It is the longest and also the most expensive...
