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  • On Maoist Killings
    Devyani Srivastava    ·   31 May, 2010    ·    #3140    ·    Commentary    
    The recent spate of Maoist attacks – the killing of 76 security personnel (6 April) and over 35 civilians including Special Police Officers (SPO) (17 May) in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh – has considerably intensified the specter...
  • Sri Lanka: One Year after the War, Where is Ethnic Reconciliation?
    N Manoharan    ·   31 May, 2010    ·    #3139    ·    Commentary    
    It is one year since the Sri Lankan government declared ‘victory over terrorism’. However, efforts in finding a long-term political settlement to the ethnic issue is nowhere in sight. Presently, the top priority of the Rajapaksa regi...
  • ASEAN and SAARC: Foreign Direct Investments
    Harnit Kaur Kang    ·   31 May, 2010    ·    #3138    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted in his opening statement at the 16th SAARC summit in Thimphu, Bhutan that, “Investment flows in South Asia are far below what we see in Southeast and East Asia.  They are also well below potentia...
  • ASEAN and SAARC: Intra Regional Connectivity
    Tanvi Pate    ·   24 May, 2010    ·    #3137    ·    Commentary    
    During the recent 16th SAARC Summit at Thimpu, the enthusiasm to firm up the agreements on developing intra-regional connectivity was dampened as Pakistan refused endorsement of the Motor Vehicles Agreement meant to provide connectivity between ...
  • ASEAN and SAARC: Intra Regional Trade Forums
    Tuli Sinha    ·   24 May, 2010    ·    #3136    ·    Commentary    
    This article evaluates ASEAN and SAARC as two pivotal regional platforms for actuating economic cooperation in South and Southeast Asia. A comparative study reveals that despite asymmetrical sizes AFTA has surpassed SAFTA in terms of trade benef...
  • ASEAN and SAARC: Resolving Intra Regional Disputes
    Chloe Choquier    ·   24 May, 2010    ·    #3135    ·    Commentary    
    Prior to the SAARC 16th Summit held in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu in April 2010, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed had affirmed his hopes about the bilateral meeting between Indian PM Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raz...
  • Revisiting ‘1971’
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   21 May, 2010    ·    #3134    ·    Commentary    
    The latest, if muted, storm in the military’s tea cup has been the destruction of documents relating to India’s 1971 victory. Apparently, Eastern Command made a search for the documents in order to interact with erstwhile Mukti Bahin...
  • The ‘Cheonan’ Investigation: Results and Aftermath
    Rukmani Gupta    ·   21 May, 2010    ·    #3133    ·    Commentary    
    The South Korean government has made public the findings of an international probe into the sinking of the South Korean navy corvette ‘Cheonan’ on 26 March, that killed 46 sailors. President Lee Myung-bak has categorically stated tha...
  • Indus Waters and South Asian Politics
    Sripathi Naryanan    ·   17 May, 2010    ·    #3132    ·    Commentary    
    The future of wars would not be territory but for water. South Asia is a region with heavy dependence on its rivers to meet its need for fresh water, where the above statement hangs as a “Damocles Sword”. The primary issue that co...
  • IAS Topper from J&K: A Shining Example for All
    Mohammad Ashraf    ·   17 May, 2010    ·    #3131    ·    Commentary    
    There was a time when the Indian Administrative Service in Kashmir was considered to be the ‘East India Company’! Except for some brief periods during the rule of Sheikh Abdullah, most of the important administrative positions in the...
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