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  • China's Emergence as India's Largest Trade Partner
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   18 Mar, 2008    ·    #2517    ·    Commentary    
    It is now official! China has emerged as India's largest trade partner, a position that was monopolized by the United States so far. This was revealed by the Economic Survey for 2007-2008, which said that'China's trade share during A...
  • Four Crises and a Peace Process: American Engagement in South Asia
    Sonali Huria & Rekha Chakravarthi    ·   17 Mar, 2008    ·    #2516    ·    Commentary    
    Report of Book Discussion held at the USI on 1 March 2008 Introductory Remarks: PR Chari This book, the route to which was paved by a series of other books written on individual crisis, represents about 15 years of work. The entir...
  • Cultural Tourism in the Look East Policy
    Papori Phukan    ·   14 Mar, 2008    ·    #2515    ·    Commentary    
    Northeast India holds an advantageous position in India's Look East Policy (LEP) since the region provides an important historical and cultural linkage between Southeast Asia and India's Northeast. The case of the Tai-Ahoms of Assam brin...
  • Debating the Idea of a Federal Police Agency
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   10 Mar, 2008    ·    #2514    ·    Commentary    
    The perceived failure of the Indian police machinery to deal satisfactorily with cases pertaining to law and order has often led to demands for a CBI inquiry in these cases, although they lie in the domain of the states, which  points to...
  • Reversing the Trend: Can Myanmar Unite India and China?
    Julien Levesque    ·   08 Mar, 2008    ·    #2513    ·    Commentary    
    The past two decades have placed Myanmar at the center of the India-China rivalry in Southeast Asia, resulting from India's shift in its Myanmar policy in the early 1990s. After harshly denying any legitimacy to the military government...
  • Sagarika: A Feather in India's Defense Hat
    M Shamsur Rabb Khan    ·   08 Mar, 2008    ·    #2512    ·    Commentary    
    On 26 February, India test fired its first undersea ballistic missile, Sagarika, from a pontoon 10km off the coast of Visakhapatnam; it proved that India has acquired the capability to launch missiles from underwater. The Sagarika missile with a...
  • Musharraf and the 'TINA' Factor
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   08 Mar, 2008    ·    #2511    ·    Commentary    
    Even to democracy enthusiasts, a post-Musharraf Pakistan, visualized as a democratic ideal, lies in the fairly distant future. A reading of the General's bestselling autobiography informs that although many want the General to fade away, he ...
  • Scientific Temper and Naxal Violence in Bihar
    Kamla Singh    ·   08 Mar, 2008    ·    #2510    ·    Commentary    
    The Indian Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, made an astonishing revelation recently that a large share of development funds is appropriated by Naxal outfits. Their terror mechanism has spread across the country gravely affecting its development. Th...
  • Gen. Moeen U Ahmed's Visit to India: Timely and Significant
    Harun ur Rashid    ·   08 Mar, 2008    ·    #2509    ·    Commentary    
    The six-day visit of the Bangladesh Army Chief, Gen. Moeen U Ahmed to India from 25th February is significant in many ways, given the importance of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India. The visit assumes added connotation at a time w...
  • Defence Budget 2008: Action Replay
    Ajay Lele    ·   05 Mar, 2008    ·    #2508    ·    Commentary    
    For the first time in India's history, its defence budget has exceeded Rs.1 lakh core, increasing from Rs.96,000 crore in 2007-08 to Rs. 105,600 crore in the current budget. The fiscal deficit for 2008-09 has been estimated to be Rs.1...
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