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  • Naxalism in Decline in Bihar
    Satish Kumar    ·   04 Jan, 2009    ·    #2769    ·    Commentary    
      Naxalism is the most important internal security threat to the nation and Bihar is one of the most disturbed among these states. 19 out of its 38 districts of Bihar are Naxal infested. Recent years have not only witnessed a consolida...
  • Has India's Military Diplomacy Come of Age?
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   28 Dec, 2008    ·    #2768    ·    Commentary    
    The Sino-Indian 'Hand-in-Hand 2008' military exercise that concluded recently at Belgaum in Karnataka may have hit headlines, but is no revelation to those who have observed India's military diplomacy in recent times. China apart, ...
  • The Counter Narrative on Terror
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   28 Dec, 2008    ·    #2767    ·    Commentary    
    The Urdu press has a restricted readership in minority pockets in the country. It purveys the minority perspective on the news and as with other vernacular press, it is sometimes sensationalist and parochial. But it does serve as an interesting ...
  • Countering Terror: An Israeli Paradigm
    R Bhanu Krishna Kiran    ·   28 Dec, 2008    ·    #2766    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since its inception the state of Israel has confronted terrorism, thus ushering in an unwavering development of a broad policy for counterterrorism. Israel always prefers to take the fight to the enemy's territory with its robust milita...
  • Aerial Security Against Terror Attacks
    M Shamsur Rabb Khan    ·   25 Dec, 2008    ·    #2765    ·    Commentary    
    In the wake of devastating terror attacks on Mumbai last month, Defence Minister A K Antony warned the armed forces of possible terror attacks from airborne platforms, similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US. At a meeting with the three Services C...
  • US and India Give Momentous Disarmament Treaty the Go-by
    Sonali Huria    ·   25 Dec, 2008    ·    #2764    ·    Commentary    
    The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently played host to the signing of one of the most significant disarmament treaties in over a decade - The International Treaty Banning the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Cluster Munit...
  • Pakistan and The Concept of Failed State
    Kazi Anwarul Masud    ·   25 Dec, 2008    ·    #2763    ·    Commentary    
    By the accounts published in Indian newspapers the Mumbai attackers were alleged to have been trained by former officers of the Pakistan Army and its powerful Inter-Services Intelligence. Though no specific connection has yet been found between ...
  • Myanmar: Road to Democracy?
    Saurabh Prasad    ·   23 Dec, 2008    ·    #2762    ·    Commentary    
    The United Nation Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, speaking to reporters following a closed-door meeting with representatives from 14 nations who constitute the "Group of Friends of Myanmar" talked off a "growing frustration&quo...
  • The Future Combat System
    Sanjay Kumar    ·   23 Dec, 2008    ·    #2761    ·    Commentary    
    The US President-elect Barrack Obama's has promised not only the scrutiny of the national defense strategy but also of some of the leading defense acquisition programmes of the previous regime - programmes that promised to shape the future d...
  • Terrorist Attack on 26/11: Reactions and Implications
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   22 Dec, 2008    ·    #2760    ·    Commentary    
    The recent attack of 26/11 has led to strong reactions all over the world and the reaction within India has been more vigorous as compared to previous terror attacks. The reason for this change is probably because the victims of this particular ...
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