COMMENTARIES
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Global Warming: The New Ombudsman?
Sonali Huria · 23 Apr, 2010 · #3099 · Commentary
Global warming has purportedly put to rest a long standing dispute between India and Bangladesh which had proved to be a significant impediment to the demarcation of the maritime boundary between the two neighbouring states. The disputed island ...
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India’s Nuclear Liability Bill
Chaitanya Ravi · 19 Apr, 2010 · #3098 · Commentary
A Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that is essential for American commercial nuclear firms to enter the US$150 billion Indian civil nuclear energy market has sharply polarized India’s political, legal and strategic communities. The ...
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Insights from the Indo – US Young Scholars Dialogue
Yogesh Joshi · 19 Apr, 2010 · #3097 · Commentary
Keeping in mind that knowledge on nuclear issues does not sediment in time and opinions are not appropriated by certain sections of the society, participation of young scholars in the nuclear debate and their role in providing fresh perspectives...
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Internal Security, External Threats
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3096 · Commentary
The brutal attack on the Central Reserve Police Force soldiers by Naxalites in Dantewada has raised many questions and concerns about internal security in India. The large Naxal presence, its firepower and its ability to strike the police forces...
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Nuclear Security Review: A Must for India
Siddharth Ramana · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3095 · Commentary
The recent incident in New Delhi which resulted in the radiation poisoning of five scrap metal workers has highlighted concerns about the country’s nuclear safety and security.
The incident coincided with the Nuclear Security Summit wh...
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Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit
Swaran Singh · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3094 · Commentary
The much-hyped two-day Nuclear Security Summit ended amidst unusually heavy security, marking the culmination of an unprecedented and hectic ten days of President Obama’s nuclear disarmament diplomacy.
Starting from the release last wee...
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Obama’s ‘Surge Strategy’ in AfPak: the Indian Perspective
D Suba Chandran · 13 Apr, 2010 · #3093 · Commentary
While there have been numerous criticisms about Pakistan’s cooperation or lack of it in the War against Terrorism, there has not been sufficient focus towards understanding the American end game in Afghanistan. Is the ‘Obama surge&rs...
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Obama-Hu meeting at the NSS – A Comment
Rukmani Gupta · 13 Apr, 2010 · #3092 · Commentary
The much publicized meeting between US President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) has been hailed as a huge success by some in the West. An examination of the outcomes of this bilateral ...
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Waiting for Endgame
Chiranjib Haldar · 12 Apr, 2010 · #3091 · Commentary
Will the United States and Pakistan ever trust each other enough to cooperate fully in fighting the Taliban and al Qaeda? This was the question haunting the recent strategic dialogue between the top brass of the two countries, which aimed to put...
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Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit: Case for Indo-US Partnership?
Swaran Singh · 12 Apr, 2010 · #3090 · Commentary
Much talked of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) of President Obama opens today in Washington DC. Heads of state and government from 44 of the 47 participating countries – along with UN Secretary General and Director General of the Inter...
