COMMENTARIES
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India and the Predicament of Bhutanese Refugees
Medha Bisht · 01 Jul, 2008 · #2609 · Commentary
As 35,000 Bhutanese prepare themselves to be resettled in Canada, Australia, Netherlands, United States, Norway and New Zealand, skeptics raise their voices against an "indifferent" India, which they say has for quite some time become ...
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Changing Face of the Naxalites in Bihar: From Homelessness to Real Estate
Satish Kumar · 01 Jul, 2008 · #2608 · Commentary
Bihar has witnessed a fresh spurt of Naxal violence in the last few days. Two J.C.B vehicles and tractors engaged in road constructions in Jehanabad were burnt to ashes in Narayana Mushari village under Pali police station. The Maoist Communist ...
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AIDS Kills More Than War
Bimla Kumari · 01 Jul, 2008 · #2607 · Commentary
A High-Level meeting on AIDS was held from 10 to 13 of June 2008 at the General Assembly in New York. 147 countries submitted their 2008 report to the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in compliance with the 2001 Declaration of Commitment ...
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Uranium Supply to India: Canberra's Reluctance
Rahul Mishra · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2606 · Commentary
India's quest for nuclear energy received a major setback in early 2008, when the Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, officially declined to supply uranium to India. However, things took an interesting turn when the same government r...
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Paris Donors' Conference: Addressing Challenges of Development in Afghanistan
Shanthie Mariet D'Souza · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2605 · Commentary
The 12 June 2008 Donors' Conference in Paris, participated by representatives of more than 80 nations, international institutions and non-governmental organizations, pledged US$21 billion in new aid for rebuilding Afghanistan. It remains to ...
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Rising Global Oil Prices: Time for Action?
Nandakumar J · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2604 · Commentary
The Arab oil embargo, the Iranian Revolution or the Gulf War are no longer seen as "the most dreadful period" in the history of global petroleum market as crude oil prices in this decade have reached an all time high, with fears that i...
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Q&A: Karzai Threatens Pakistan
Devyani Srivastava · 20 Jun, 2008 · #2603 · Commentary
In an unprecedented statement, the Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, on 15 June, issued a threat to send his troops across the border to fight the militants in Pakistan. This evoked a bitter reaction within Pakistan and deep concern in the in...
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Democracy in Pakistan: Another Short Stint?
Abhishek Raman · 20 Jun, 2008 · #2602 · Commentary
Since Pakistan's inception, the nation's judiciary has played an important role by reviewing the legitimacy and curbing the unfettered use of power by various Pakistani governments - both civil and military. However, to prevent any judic...
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Q&A: AQ Khan's Proliferation Network Resurfaces
Prashant Hosur · 19 Jun, 2008 · #2601 · Commentary
An article by David Sanger and William Broad, "Officials Fear Bomb Design Went to Others," published in The New York Times on 16 June 2008 has reopened the debate on the threats posed by the AQ Khan nuclear proliferation network.
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Manmohan Singh on Nuclear Disarmament
Henri Laniece · 18 Jun, 2008 · #2600 · Commentary
Inaugurating the International Conference "Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons" held in Delhi on 9-10 June 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated the Indian official position towards nuclear disarmament, in accordance with ...
