COMMENTARIES
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D-8: Lost in the Shadow of the G-8
Madhavi Bhasin · 10 Jul, 2008 · #2619 · Commentary
The much hyped G-8 Summit from 7-8 July was preceded by the marginally referred to D-8 Summit . The economic and political clout of the G-8 nations attracted global attention. On the other hand the D-8 Summit, addressing the concerns of eight Is...
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The Lesson from Sam Bahadur's Triumph
Firdaus Ahmed · 10 Jul, 2008 · #2618 · Commentary
Late 'Sam Bahadur', as India's Field Marshal Manekshaw was affectionately known, shares the honours for the famous victory in the war of 1971 with then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, and Generals Aurora and Jacob of Headquarters East...
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Q&A: Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
Siddharth Ramana · 09 Jul, 2008 · #2617 · Commentary
What happened in Kabul on 7 July 2008?
The ramming and subsequent explosion of a suicide bomb-laden car at the gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41 people and left more than 140 wounded on Monday, 7 July. This constitutes a major a...
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Malkangiri, Orissa: An Attack Waiting to Happen
Sulochana Das · 09 Jul, 2008 · #2616 · Commentary
Guns roared at them when a large group of Greyhound jawans of Andhra Pradesh were returning to Chitrakonda town in the Naxalite-infested Malkangiri district of Orissa on 29 June morning after carrying out a combing operation in the region. The i...
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Q&A: Pakistan's Nuclear Bogeyman
Siddharth Ramana · 08 Jul, 2008 · #2615 · Commentary
In an interview to The Guardian on 30 May 2008, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan - regarded as the founder of Pakistan's nuclear programme - retracted his earlier confession about selling nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, Khan regretted...
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Violent Revolution: The Naxal War Zone in Orissa
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 08 Jul, 2008 · #2614 · Commentary
One can recall the 2004 Naxal attack in Koraput, or the 2006 Naxal attack in R. Udayagiri, or the 2008 Nayagarh Naxal attack; incidents of this genre reveal that Orissa has always offered Naxals a safe haven to test their abilities. Recently on ...
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Growing Naxalism: Need for a Unified Command
Saumitra Mohan · 08 Jul, 2008 · #2613 · Commentary
With the recent arrest of Maoists in Mumbai by the Maharashtra police, it has become obvious that this menace is not confined only to the jungles. The Maoists are increasingly penetrating cities to indoctrinate people and collect funds. If intel...
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ULFA's 28th Battalion: Truce, Split or Regrouping Tactics?
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 08 Jul, 2008 · #2612 · Commentary
The unilateral ceasefire announced by the 'A' and the 'C' companies of the 28th Battalion of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has been hailed as a positive development towards peace in the insurgency-affected state of A...
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Cambodia: Indian Inertia versus Growing Chinese Presence
Pranav Kumar · 03 Jul, 2008 · #2611 · Commentary
Working towards greater economic cooperation forms an important part of India's Look East Policy. In the last two decades India's bilateral trade and investment with this region has increased significantly. However, the increase remains ...
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The Passing Away of a Legend: Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw
· 01 Jul, 2008 · #2610 · Commentary
"Sam Bahadur," as he was affectionately known throughout the Army, was a true hero of our times. Among the first batch to be commissioned from the Indian Military Academy in 1932, his pedigree was entirely Indian. He represented like n...
