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  • The US Aid Conundrum: Educational Reform in Pakistan
    Ruhee Neog    ·   18 Oct, 2010    ·    #3261    ·    Commentary    
    In light of the passage of the US Kerry-Lugar bill in late September 2010, which triples civilian aid to Pakistan to US$1.5 billion per annum for the next five years, an appraisal of the US aid programme and concomitant efforts to overhaul Pakis...
  • India-Nepal Relations: A Perspective from Nepal
    Chiran Jung Thapa    ·   18 Oct, 2010    ·    #3260    ·    Commentary    
    An Indian national with longstanding ties with Nepal recently remarked – “Indian policy in Nepal appears as if oceans separate the two countries. For a country that aspires to be a world power and a Security Council member, its publi...
  • India’s Nuclear Energy Policy: Derailing FMCT?
    Yogesh Joshi    ·   13 Oct, 2010    ·    #3259    ·    Commentary    
    Why is Pakistan relentlessly obstructing any progress on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty? For the last sixteen years, the Conference on Disarmament (CD) has been unable to move beyond the Shannon mandate of 1995. One of the principal sources...
  • The Cold End of Cold Start Doctrine?
    Yogesh Joshi    ·   13 Oct, 2010    ·    #3258    ·    Commentary    
    Recently, the Chief of Army Staff General VK Singh officially announced the demise of the Cold Start Doctrine. Under the threat of nuclear war, the possibility of use of force as a state policy in the region was under serious strain.  Cold ...
  • Capping the ‘Volcano’: Indian Military Action against Pakistan?
    Ali Ahmed    ·   13 Oct, 2010    ·    #3257    ·    Commentary    
    No exception need be taken for an Indian Air Chief to liken the regional security situation to a ‘volcano’ in his speech at the Air Force Day parade. He said, ‘“(The) current security scenario is like a volcano and may te...
  • Should India Go For Space Weaponization?
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   11 Oct, 2010    ·    #3256    ·    Commentary    
    Outer space is no more an abode of peace and tranquillity. The space race initiated by the former Soviet Union with the orbiting of the first man made satellite Sputnik in 1957 has now assumed a sort of ‘sinister dimension’. The lead...
  • Pakistan and Militant Groups in Kashmir: Musharraf’s Admission
    Radha Vinod Raju    ·   10 Oct, 2010    ·    #3255    ·    Commentary    
    DER SPIEGEL: Why did you form militant underground groups to fight India in Kashmir? Musharraf: They were indeed formed. The government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir. ('Pakistan is Always Seen as ...
  • US-ASEAN Meet: Resurrecting a US Role?
    Pankaj Jha    ·   07 Oct, 2010    ·    #3254    ·    Commentary    
    The Second Summit meeting between the ten ASEAN nations and the US which took place on 24 September 2010 in New York has been seen as a sincere gesture by the US to strengthen the arrangement and look forward to a more proactive role in the regi...
  • Indus Waters Governance-VI: Political Consensus vs Provincial Legislations
    D Suba Chandran    ·   06 Oct, 2010    ·    #3253    ·    Commentary    
    The Provincial Assembly of Punjab in Pakistan passed a resolution in October 2010 recommending the federal government to build the controversial Kalabagh dam. According to the resolution, tabled by Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, the Leader of Opposition,...
  • Right Information by Right to Information: An Interview with Wajahat Habibullah
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   04 Oct, 2010    ·    #3252    ·    Commentary    
    As India grapples with the Naxal menace in Left Wing Extremism affected states with no concrete long-term solution in sight for now, the CIC suggests simple measures using the RTI which may prevent further outbreak of the problem. Medha Chatu...
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