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  • Af-Pak: Iran’s Endgame
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   01 Oct, 2010    ·    #3251    ·    Commentary    
    US President Obama’s declaration on Afghanistan that “We are going to stay there until the job is done,” does little to reassure regional allies that American interests in the region can be promoted. Conversely, the proposed tr...
  • Challenge for Leaders in J&K: Restore Shrinking Political Space
    Ashok Bhan    ·   01 Oct, 2010    ·    #3250    ·    Commentary    
    Political analysts will keenly watch the proceedings of the J&K Legislatures, which go into session later this week. Expectedly the media has started forecasting the proceedings to be stormy. The sessions come at a very awkward time for the ...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Now a Peace Council to Negotiate with the Taliban
    D Suba Chandran    ·   30 Sep, 2010    ·    #3249    ·    Commentary    
    With the elections now over, Hamid Karzai has appointed a ‘Peace Council’, comprising 70 members, to negotiate with the Taliban. Will this initiative be fruitful and help Afghanistan achieve stability? The ‘Peace Council&rsq...
  • Remembering Gandhi (M.K.)
    PR Chari    ·   29 Sep, 2010    ·    #3248    ·    Commentary    
    Gandhi Jayanti is coming again. A time for introspection. Reflection on the contradiction that the apostle of peace died a violent death; this remains an irresoluble anomaly, and invites an inevitable comparison between Gandhi and Jesus Christ w...
  • Another Sino-Japanese Spat: So What’s New?
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   29 Sep, 2010    ·    #3247    ·    Commentary    
    When a Chinese fishing vessel apparently rammed into two Japanese naval vessels on 7 September, few imagined that the ensuing standoff would continue for as long as it did. The incident occurred in waters off the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands in the East...
  • AfPak: Beginning of an End?
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   28 Sep, 2010    ·    #3246    ·    Commentary    
    In an attack on Pakistan from Khost province in Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces killed 50 Taliban insurgents. The NATO spokesman rationalised the attack as “ISAF forces must and will retain the authority,...
  • Dams on the Brahmaputra: Concerns in Northeast India
    Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman    ·   28 Sep, 2010    ·    #3245    ·    Commentary    
    The Chinese plans of constructing several big and small dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) has indeed captured public, media and diplomatic attention in India over the recent past. The issue of Chinese dams and fear...
  • AFSPA: A Practical Approach
    Ali Ahmed    ·   28 Sep, 2010    ·    #3244    ·    Commentary    
    Even as the battle against the AFSPA is set to continue, it is equally clear that the Act is not going to be amended any time soon. The Air Chief in his capacity of Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee has seconded the earlier statement of the Arm...
  • Indus Waters Governance-V: One River, Three Dialogues
    D Suba Chandran    ·   27 Sep, 2010    ·    #3243    ·    Commentary    
    On 19 September 2010, the Indus Waters Treaty completed fifty years. Signed in September 1960, between India and Pakistan, the IWT is considered the most successful treaty between India and Pakistan. The Treaty has survived the 1965, 1971 and 19...
  • Bio-terror: Grave Implications of Synthetic Biology
    Reshmi Kazi    ·   23 Sep, 2010    ·    #3242    ·    Commentary    
    The accelerating advancement in biotechnology has given rise to fresh fears of bio-terror among experts. They apprehend that the newfound ability of scientists to produce life from scratch holds potential risks of synthesizing deadly pathogens t...
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