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  • Should India give up its NFU Doctrine?
    Ali Ahmed    ·   25 Jun, 2010    ·    #3170    ·    Commentary    
    Suba Chandran has on this website made out a case for jettisoning the No First Use. In order for readers to make up their own minds, this article lays out a case for retaining the pillar of the doctrine as hither-to-fore. No First Use, simpl...
  • Should India give up its NFU Doctrine?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   24 Jun, 2010    ·    #3169    ·    Commentary    
    Doctrines are not static and are always linked to an objective. If the primary Indian objective is to have a stable nuclear South Asia, then New Delhi should consider giving up its No-First-Use doctrine (NFU), for the following three reasons. ...
  • Sino-Pak N-deal: a Setback to India-China Ties?
    M Shamsur Rabb Khan    ·   24 Jun, 2010    ·    #3168    ·    Commentary    
    The report on the formalization of the China-Pakistan nuclear deal between China Nuclear Power Corporation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, similar to the landmark nuclear agreement with Indo-US civil nuclear deal signed in 2008, has c...
  • From 2000 to 2010 NPT RevCon: Are the 13 Practical Steps still Relevant?
    Yogesh Joshi    ·   24 Jun, 2010    ·    #3167    ·    Commentary    
    The 1995 NPT Review Conference extended the treaty indefinitely. In the same Review Conference, Nuclear Weapon States repeated their resolve for total elimination of nuclear weapons by agreeing on a Program of Action (POF) which included some co...
  • Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Present Imperfect and Future Tense?
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   24 Jun, 2010    ·    #3166    ·    Commentary    
    INTRODUCTION On 2 and 3 June 2010, the University of Westminster held a conference titled, ‘Revisiting the China-India Border Dispute’ bringing together scholars from China, India, Australia and the United States to examine the is...
  • 9th Shangri-La Dialogue: Straight Talk, Bluster and Skepticism in Asia’s Choppy Waters
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   24 Jun, 2010    ·    #3165    ·    Commentary    
    INTRODUCTION The 9th edition of the annual Asia Security Summit of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) also called the Shangri-La Dialogue was held in Singapore from 4-6 June this year. It kicked off with a ringing call b...
  • NSG’s Plenary Meeting: What’s in Store?
    Yogesh Joshi    ·   22 Jun, 2010    ·    #3164    ·    Commentary    
    This week, New Zealand will host the annual plenary meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in Auckland. NSG is a cartel of countries which deal with trade in sensitive nuclear material and technology and seeks to control exports in these commodi...
  • Crisis in Thailand-IV: Analysing ASEAN, US, UN and EU Responses
    Tanvi Pate    ·   22 Jun, 2010    ·    #3163    ·    Commentary    
    The ousting of Thaksin Shinawatra created new divisions in the Thai society which are beyond repair, and the recent two months extended crisis bears witness to this. Since international influence played a vital role in bringing about democracy i...
  • Crisis in Thailand-III: Assessing Human Rights Concerns
    Chloe Choquier    ·   22 Jun, 2010    ·    #3162    ·    Commentary    
    Although the unrest in Bangkok seems to have subsided for now, many believe the Thai political crisis is far from finished. The State of Emergency remains in place in the capital and 23 other provinces since a resurgence of protests is possible....
  • Crisis in Thailand-II: A Question of Inclusion?
    Harnit Kaur Kang    ·   22 Jun, 2010    ·    #3161    ·    Commentary    
    Despite Thaksin Shinawatra’s self imposed exile from Thailand since the 2006 royalist coup, the Red shirts campaign that he had been orchestrating since from overseas picked up considerable momentum after the 26 February 2010 Thai court ve...
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