COMMENTARIES
  • EU Sanctions on Myanmar: What Next?
    Sripathi Narayanan    ·   20 May, 2011    ·    #3381    ·    Commentary    
    On 12 April, the European Union announced that the trade and financial sanctions imposed on Myanmar would be continued for another year. However, travel restrictions on a few civilian members of Myanmar’s government were relaxed. The exten...
  • Towards an Indo-Pak Nuclear Lexicon IV: Minimum Nuclear Deterrence
       ·   16 May, 2011    ·    #3380    ·    Commentary    
    The three Asian nuclear weapons states – China, India and Pakistan – have adopted the doctrine of minimum nuclear deterrence to project their nuclear weapons policy. The term ‘Credible Minimum (Nuclear) Deterrence’ (CMD) ...
  • Somali Pirates in the Indian Ocean: What are India’s Options?
    Sripathi Naryanan    ·   16 May, 2011    ·    #3379    ·    Commentary    
    Somalia has come to gain international importance not because of its never-ending civil war, or its classification as a failed state, but because of its infamous sea-pirates. Piracy off the Horn of the African coast has developed as a lucrative ...
  • Anna Hazare and his Times
    PR Chari    ·   13 May, 2011    ·    #3378    ·    Commentary    
    Oscar Wilde has one his characters declare in Lady Windermere’s Fan, “I can resist anything but temptation.” The temptation to enter the debate on the Anna Hazare controversy is too great to resist despite several weeks having ...
  • Operation Geronimo: A Game Changer for Pakistan's Military?
    Arun Sahgal    ·   10 May, 2011    ·    #3377    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, 55km north of the capital of Pakistan has once again brought forth in stark terms the duplicity of the Pakistani establishment in negatively influencing the War on Terror. The fact that Osama bin Lade...
  • J&K Panchayat Polls: Three Ideas
    Saswati Debnath    ·   10 May, 2011    ·    #3376    ·    Commentary    
    Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a prolonged period of violence which has obstructed the socio-political and economic development of the state. Despite the hostile environment, the recent panchayat elections witnessed a turnout of nearly 80 per c...
  • Does Myanmar have Nuclear Ambitions?
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   09 May, 2011    ·    #3375    ·    Commentary    
    There are increasing demands in Washington for a review of Myanmar’s nuclear programme. Concerns relate to a possible similarity with the militaristic undertones of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programmes, which threaten Western in...
  • Emulate Operation Abbottabad?: No India Can’t
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   06 May, 2011    ·    #3374    ·    Commentary    
    A mere three days after the elimination of Osama bin Laden, two of India’s service chiefs made statements to the effect that India’s armed forces were both ‘competent’ and ‘had the capability’ to carry out a s...
  • Emulate Operation Abbottabad?: Yes India Can
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   06 May, 2011    ·    #3373    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Osama bin Laden by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, a Pakistan military cantonment that houses the Pakistan Military Academy and the Baloch Regiment Centre, is undoubtedly a significant achievement in the annals of counter-terrori...
  • After Osama - VII: Should New Delhi Engage Pakistan or ‘Wait and Watch’?
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   05 May, 2011    ·    #3372    ·    Commentary    
    In wake of the Osama killing, the hawks have carried the day in India. In pointing towards possible Pakistani complicity in harbouring Osama, they make the point that the Indian initiative of reaching out to Pakistan that is currently unfolding ...
POPULAR COMMENTARIES