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  • Nuclear Disarmament or Deterrence Revived?
    Henri Laniece    ·   10 Jun, 2008    ·    #2589    ·    Commentary    
    Following the collapse of the USSR, the concept of deterrence underwent a change as the actors themselves had changed. While the efficiency of deterrence may have been proven by the absence of a major world war for 60 years, no one can predict t...
  • Malaysia's Visa on Arrival for Indians: Unfair Targetting?
    Namita Kumari    ·   06 Jun, 2008    ·    #2588    ·    Commentary    
    On 30 May it was reported that Malaysian government had withdrawn the Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility to Indians. The Malaysian Home Minister, Syed Hamid Albar, said that Indians would require a two-week social pass and a return ticket if they wi...
  • Democracy in Bhutan: Problems and Prospects
    Anil Kumar Mohapatra    ·   06 Jun, 2008    ·    #2587    ·    Commentary    
    Bhutan today proudly proclaims itself as the youngest democracy in the world, entering the club of democratic nations in March this year following the successful conduct of its first-ever parliamentary elections. It has thus completed the transi...
  • Q&A: Attack on Danish Embassy in Islamabad
    Devyani Srivastava    ·   04 Jun, 2008    ·    #2586    ·    Commentary    
    What happened in Islamabad on 2 June? In the first strike on a foreign embassy in recent years, a car-bomb exploded on entering the Danish embassy, killing 8 people, injuring 14 others and damaging several buildings. None of the Danes emplo...
  • Time to Seal the Deal
    Rekha Chakravarthi    ·   04 Jun, 2008    ·    #2585    ·    Commentary    
    The crucial UPA-Left Committee meeting scheduled for 28 May 2008 has once again been postponed, reportedly due to the "unavailability of some members," and the committee is likely to meet on 18 June, when the Left may or may not give i...
  • Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008: Growing Violence
       ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2584    ·    Commentary    
    Report of Book Release held at the India International Centre Annexe on 26 May 2008 Introductory Remarks: Mr. Dhirendra Singh It is very encouraging to see that such a black subject is being dealt with in a detailed, continuous way, ra...
  • Balochistan: Conflict Continues
    Alok Bansal    ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2583    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of six Hazara youth in Quetta followed by an ambush on a Frontier Corps patrol in Kohlu last week clearly shows that the conflict in Balochistan continues unabated. The violence that erupted in Balochistan during the run up to the el...
  • Challenges of Peace-Building in Nagaland
    M Amarjeet Singh    ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2582    ·    Commentary    
    All efforts in the last two-decades to end violent confrontations amongst the Naga insurgents have had no visible impact. In such a tense environment, the Union Government must intervene, as the State Government and civil society groups have dis...
  • A Nuclear Israel
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2581    ·    Commentary    
    Former United States President Jimmy Carter courted controversy while discussing Israel's suspected nuclear arsenal when he declared that Israel has 150 nuclear weapons in its arsenal (The Times, 26 May 2008). Israel has maintained an offici...
  • Indo-Pak Nuclear Tests: Ten Years After
       ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2580    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Panel Discussion held at the IPCS on 16 May 2008 Chair: Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee Speakers: Mr PR Chari, Research Professor, IPCS Mr NS Sisodia, Director, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses Dr Rajesh Rajagopal...
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