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  • Stuck in No Man’s Land: Thailand’s Repatriation of Myanmarese Refugees
    Panchali Saikia    ·   20 Jun, 2011    ·    #3411    ·    Commentary    
    The refugee influx and clashes in May 2011 between the Myanmarese military troops and Karenni soldiers near the Daw Ta Naw village in Shadaw District and with the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Kyarinnseikgyieat in Karen State have eme...
  • Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs: Mere Dialogue will not Suffice
    Ali Ahmed    ·   20 Jun, 2011    ·    #3410    ·    Commentary    
    Mandated by the MoU at Lahore, the foreign secretaries are to discuss nuclear CBMs. The last round of discussions on CBMs held in October 2007 was the fifth in a series that began five years after the agreement of 1999. The delay owed to both st...
  • China-Vietnam Friction: The South China Sea Factor
    Teshu Singh    ·   20 Jun, 2011    ·    #3409    ·    Commentary    
    As a reaction to the cutting of the exploration cables of an oil survey ship by Chinese surveillance vessels, Vietnam staged a display of its military strength in the contested waters of the South China Sea (SCS). Why has Vietnam reacted in this...
  • Pakistan’s Nuclear Posturing: Is Hatf-9 a Response to Cold Start?
    Ruhee Neog    ·   20 Jun, 2011    ·    #3408    ·    Commentary    
    Nuclear posturing is enabled by a country’s operational intent which includes the contours of a doctrine, deployment abilities, command and control structures and suchlike. It is this, rather than the mere acquisition of weapons capability...
  • Rule of Law or Law of the Ruler?: India’s Stand on Sri Lanka
    J Jeganaathan    ·   18 Jun, 2011    ·    #3407    ·    Commentary    
    In a move to sensitize the Indian Government about the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, and to satiate the expectations of an electorate which gave an absolute mandate to her party, AIADMK Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa unanimously adopted a special resol...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Should India Adapt to the Game, or Attempt to Change It?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   16 Jun, 2011    ·    #3406    ·    Commentary    
    In his recent article, C Raja Mohan has reviewed the situation in Af-Pak, and based on the premise that the game is changing for Pakistan, he has made four specific recommendations for India. Is the game really changing in Pakistan? Should ...
  • Li Na and China: Sports as Soft Power?
    Namrata Hasija    ·   15 Jun, 2011    ·    #3405    ·    Commentary    
    Is Li Na’s win at the French Open another example of the multifaceted rise of China in the global scenario? Is she an independent phenomenon? Or is she an outcome of a long term investment by China in sports, as a part of its soft power pr...
  • PNS Mehran Attack: A Survey of Pakistani Media
    Ankita Shree    ·   13 Jun, 2011    ·    #3404    ·    Commentary    
    The attack on the PNS Mehran in Karachi has raised many questions about Pakistan's internal establishments. This article seeks to analyze the media response within Pakistan on the following questions: first, why was PNS Mehran chosen for att...
  • Kung Fu Panda: American Invasion of Chinese Culture?
    Bhavna Singh    ·   13 Jun, 2011    ·    #3403    ·    Commentary    
    When the sequel to the much-awaited Kung Fu Panda hit the theatres early this month, nobody expected it to lead to a full-fledged controversy on Chinese culture. The recent protests from many sections of Chinese society about the ‘Western ...
  • Nuclear Disarmament Post-Prague: Understanding Indian Perspectives
    Pradeepa Viswanathan    ·   13 Jun, 2011    ·    #3402    ·    Commentary    
    US President Barack Obama’s Prague speech (April 2009) gave impetus to the renewed effort on global nuclear disarmament, led by the ‘nuclear quartet’ and the Global Zero movement. What has been the focus of the Indian nuclear d...
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