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  • Sri Lanka and Iran: The 2030 Nuclear Power Plant and Iranian Support
    Lydia Walker    ·   11 Feb, 2011    ·    #3331    ·    Commentary    
    In September, Sri Lanka announced its plan to build its first nuclear power plant within the next 20 years. The Sri Lankan Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy said that they would get safety approval from the International Atomic Energ...
  • Towards an Indo-Pak Nuclear Lexicon - II: Credible Minimum Deterrence
    Sadia Tasleem    ·   11 Feb, 2011    ·    #3330    ·    Commentary    
    Credible Minimum Deterrence is a highly loaded term, often used to suggest a state’s intentions with regard to its nuclear posture. Combined, the three words, ‘Credible’, ‘Minimum’ and ‘Deterrence’ prese...
  • Towards an Indo-Pak Nuclear Lexicon - I: Credible Minimum Deterrence
       ·   11 Feb, 2011    ·    #3329    ·    Commentary    
    Why Credible Minimum Deterrence? India’s nuclear weapons policy is identified with the posture of Credible Minimum Nuclear Deterrence (CMD). The principle entails quite a different interpretation than that understood in the western nuclea...
  • Samjhauta Express Blast Vs Mumbai Terror Attacks
    Radhavinod Raju    ·   10 Feb, 2011    ·    #3328    ·    Commentary    
    On the eve of Foreign Secretary-level talks in Thimphu, Pakistan on Saturday came out with a provocative statement saying that India's handling of the Samjhauta Express train bombing case showed that it lacked "courage to unearth culpabil...
  • WikiWrecks: The Kashmir Escalation Effect
    Radhavinod Raju    ·   08 Feb, 2011    ·    #3327    ·    Commentary    
    ‘Terror training camps, though not directly run by the Pakistan government, continue to operate along the India-Pakistan border creating potential for conflict with India and instability in the region, according to secret diplomatic cables r...
  • To a Guru (KS): A Personal Tribute
    Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee    ·   08 Feb, 2011    ·    #3326    ·    Commentary    
    We were at our Fifth Annual India-NATO Track II Dialogue when the sad news reached us of the demise of Shri K Subrahmanyam. The conference paused to pay a silent tribute to the doyen of Indian strategists. KS had inspired and taught generations ...
  • K.Subrahmanyam
    PR Chari    ·   05 Feb, 2011    ·    #3325    ·    Commentary    
    How does one spell out one’s recollections of an icon? When Andre Malraux passed away General de Gaulle said in Gaelic hyperbole, “Malraux is dead. France is widowed.” The obituaries pouring into the Indian newspapers echo simila...
  • Egypt's Revolution, China's Concerns
    Gunjan Singh    ·   03 Feb, 2011    ·    #3324    ·    Commentary    
    Whether it was the social networks that caused the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings this winter is far from clear. The People’s Republic of China, however, is not willing to wait to learn its lessons in a postscript. It has instead chosen t...
  • FMCT Negotiations: Games Pakistan Plays
    PR Chari    ·   31 Jan, 2011    ·    #3323    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan is at it again. Whenever it is in trouble, Pakistan turns up the volume of its anti-India rhetoric. Suicide terrorism is taking a daily toll of lives in Pakistan. Its Afghanistan policy is going nowhere. The Pakistan army is  ...
  • Alternative Strategies for J&K: Before Next Summer
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Jan, 2011    ·    #3322    ·    Commentary    
    One ought to applaud the State and Union governments for standing up to the BJP’s march to Lal Chowk in Srinagar to hoist the Indian flag. It was expected that the State government (with support from New Delhi) would allow the BJP yatra to...
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