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  • The Logic of the 'Sundarji Doctrine'
    Ali Ahmed    ·   22 Dec, 2009    ·    #3029    ·    Commentary    
    Deterrence theory has understandably been imported into South Asia with the onset of nuclearization in the late eighties. It, having contributed to keeping the Cold War ‘cold’, has much to offer on how the nuclear equation is to be...
  • Indo-Canadian Civil Nuclear Deal: Rediscovering Partnership
    Larissa Wagner    ·   22 Dec, 2009    ·    #3028    ·    Commentary    
    Despite being one of the first countries to support India’s nuclear programme, Canadian shipments of nuclear equipment and material were abruptly suspended by Ottawa after India’s first test in 1974. Even though the two countries hav...
  • Carbon Footprint Reduction
    Om Prakash    ·   11 Dec, 2009    ·    #3027    ·    Commentary    
    A individual carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of carbon dioxide induced by one’s activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for a period of one year. It is a powerful tool for understanding the i...
  • Peace Process in Assam
    Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman    ·   11 Dec, 2009    ·    #3026    ·    Commentary    
    The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit has been marked by an increasingly cooperative spirit by Bangladeshi security agencies, which have cracked down on the insurgent groups of Northeast India and have managed to...
  • Space Technology and Soft Power
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   10 Dec, 2009    ·    #3025    ·    Commentary    
    Economically resurgent and technologically vibrant China is steadily and quietly expanding its influence over a large part of the developing world by making available its expertise, services and hardware for building and launching satellites. Ch...
  • Agni-II Night Trial Failure Brings Defence Flaws to Light
    Kriti Singh    ·   09 Dec, 2009    ·    #3024    ·    Commentary    
    Dashing the high hopes pinned on it by the defence forces, the Indian missile fraternity and the entire nation, the maiden night trial of the nuclear weapon capable Agni-II failed recently. The mission’s aim was to test the missile’s r...
  • The Kaiga Conundrum: Question of Nuclear Security
    Jasbir Rakhra    ·   09 Dec, 2009    ·    #3023    ·    Commentary    
    The Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant is back in the news again. This time on a serious note – the security of our nuclear installations is at stake. Over 50 workers at the Kaiga nuclear plant have been hospitalized after drinking tritium infested...
  • Manmohan’s Defining Visit
    Kriti Singh    ·   08 Dec, 2009    ·    #3022    ·    Commentary    
    On 24 November the world witnessed a crucial moment in US-India bilateral relations as leaders of the two largest democracies shook hands and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The event marked the beginning of new relationship between ...
  • Rising Tensions: No end in sight for Cambodia-Thailand Dispute
    Anna Louise Strachan    ·   08 Dec, 2009    ·    #3021    ·    Commentary    
    In 2008 tensions between Cambodia and Thailand reached breaking point when the Preah Vihear Temple dispute, originally settled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1962, resurfaced. At the time of the original ruling the ICJ awarded th...
  • China's Water Weapon
    Neil Padukone    ·   07 Dec, 2009    ·    #3020    ·    Commentary    
    In the recent uproar over India-China relations, the Indian media has been surprisingly silent on a key issue in the dynamic - Climate Change. At face value, climate change is one issue on which India and China, as two large developing nations, ...
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