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  • Nepal on the Brink, Again
    Oliver Housden    ·   18 May, 2009    ·    #2869    ·    Commentary    
    The resignation of Nepali prime-minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal “Prachanda” on 4 May is a lethal blow to the Nepali peace process. Prachanda’s announcement was made in protest at President Ram Baran Yadav’s move to reverse the ...
  • Prachanda’s Resignation and the Turmoil in Nepal
    Sangeeta Thapliyal    ·   18 May, 2009    ·    #2868    ·    Commentary    
    The present turmoil in Nepal began with the Maoists trying to establish “civilian supremacy” over the military. The major political parties such as the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) were in favour ...
  • An Indo-Israeli Handshake in Space
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   18 May, 2009    ·    #2867    ·    Commentary    
    The successful launch of India’s all weather , microwave imaging satellite RISAT-2, which ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation) says was realized in association with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the early hours of 20 April was a ...
  • Why Pakistan Needs Its Minorities
    Urvashi J Kumar    ·   13 May, 2009    ·    #2866    ·    Commentary    
    Fewer than 2,000 people are at the centre of what is developing into a hotly-debated concern and a uniquely contentious issue capable of causing much unpleasantness between India and Pakistan. The fate of Pakistan’s displaced religious minor...
  • Nuclear Disarmament: Not in Obama’s Lifetime?
    Arundhati Ghose    ·   12 May, 2009    ·    #2865    ·    Commentary    
    President Obama’s speech in Prague on 5 April in which he called for the cause of global nuclear disarmament, has its own symbolic importance. The Prague spring refers to the historic uprising of 1968 when the people of Prague stood up again...
  • Whose Crisis is it: India’s or China’s?
    Sandeep Anand    ·   12 May, 2009    ·    #2864    ·    Commentary    
    The 14th ASEAN Summit got cancelled on 11 April 2009 because of the political turmoil in the host country Thailand. With the cancellation of the meeting India’s hopes to finalise Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN got delayed for the umpt...
  • ASEAN Combats a Fever
    Kimberley Layton    ·   08 May, 2009    ·    #2863    ·    Commentary    
    Southeast Asia has no hegemon, rather a proliferation of political, economic and socio-cultural networks. Regional concerns must be addressed through collective action if they are to be adequately confronted. At an epistemological level, Southeast...
  • Tackling Insurgency In Assam
    Ali Ahmed    ·   05 May, 2009    ·    #2862    ·    Commentary    
    News of bomb blasts appear to be the only manner in which the Northeast enters the consciousness of the nation. The inattention is apparent from the fact that J&K commandeers double the number of pages in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Ann...
  • Fighting Terror: Use of Non-lethal Weapons
    Sanjay Kumar    ·   05 May, 2009    ·    #2861    ·    Commentary    
    The 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack has demonstrated that India needs to develop new capabilities to deal with future suicide terrorism. With jihadi terrorists increasingly on suicidal missions in India and more attacks of the nature of Mumbai predi...
  • Crisis in Thailand: Regional Implications
    Kimberley Layton    ·   05 May, 2009    ·    #2860    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 29 April 2009 Chair: Amb AN Ram, Former Ambassador to Thailand Speaker: Dr Shankari Sundararaman, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi AN Ram Tha...
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