COMMENTARIES
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Terrorism in Philippines: Combine Hard and Soft Options
Panchali Saikia · 19 Aug, 2010 · #3221 · Commentary
The defeat of terrorist threat in Southeast Asia is impassable without a conclusive step taken by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, especially to fight against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), who posses...
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India’s COIN Policy: ‘Peace Preceding Talks’?
Firdaus Ahmed · 19 Aug, 2010 · #3220 · Commentary
It is no secret that India does not have a written national strategy document. While well known in respect of its external security situation, this is true for the internal security context as well. For instance, it is nearing ten years now sinc...
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Fighting the Naxalites: CRPF is the Best Option
D Suba Chandran · 17 Aug, 2010 · #3219 · Commentary
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the primary paramilitary organization engaged in the anti-Naxalite operation has been under severe criticism. It has been accused of lack of leadership and planning, inefficiency, inability to cope with the...
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Fighting the Naxalites: CRPF is not the Best Option
Medha Chaturvedi · 17 Aug, 2010 · #3218 · Commentary
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, yo...
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J&K: Implement the Working Group Recommendations
Ali Ahmed · 17 Aug, 2010 · #3217 · Commentary
The Prime Minister from the Red Fort ramparts has once again reiterated the well worn stipulation that India is willing to talk in case people in Kashmir and the North East advance their causes through democratic means, stating, “I would l...
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Indo-Pak: Cost of the Conflict
Kriti Mathur · 17 Aug, 2010 · #3216 · Commentary
“There is little bit of Indian in every Pakistani and a little bit of Pakistani in every Indian”- Benazir BhuttoIndia and Pakistan are no doubt losing out on a lot by not cooperating with each other. The story of their relationship wit...
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Trying Times for the CPMFs in the Red Corridor
Medha Chaturvedi · 16 Aug, 2010 · #3215 · Commentary
The Indian security forces suffered 282 casualties in counter-insurgency operations so far this year, of which, 212 were in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states. Last year, this number was 312 out of total 431 casualties. In 2008 too, mor...
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Shyam Saran’s Visit to Nepal: Novel Attempt at National Consensus Building?
Padmaja Murthy · 16 Aug, 2010 · #3214 · Commentary
In the past few months of great uncertainty, India must have been in continuous dialogue with the major stakeholders in Nepal through quiet back-channel diplomacy. Shyam Saran’s visit marks a change in this trend to one of open diplomacy. ...
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Wikileaks: Pakistani Media’s Side to the Story
Kriti Mathur · 13 Aug, 2010 · #3213 · Commentary
When the international media comes out with a story that affects present day decision making, they sensationalize it. The same was done with the latest Wikileaks ‘leak’ called the Afghan War Diary. The Afghan War Diary 2004-2010 brou...
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India: Soft, Hard or Sneaky?
Medha Chaturvedi and Panchali Saikia · 12 Aug, 2010 · #3212 · Commentary
There is no uniform ‘one-size-fits-all’ kind of a policy which can be applied to India. Therefore, the question about India being a hard or a soft state is a legitimate question. There are several critical questions on India’s ...
