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  • Kosovo Crisis: No End in Sight
    Sonali Huria    ·   05 Mar, 2008    ·    #2507    ·    Commentary    
    As Kosovo rejoices in its new-found 'freedom,' thousands of enraged Bosnian Serbs continue to pour into Belgrade to protest the breaking away of a province that is considered Serbia's cultural and religious nucleus. There have been s...
  • Concepts of Left-wing Extremism
       ·   04 Mar, 2008    ·    #2506    ·    Commentary    
    Report of IPCS Seminar held on 23 February 2008 Chair: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee Speaker: D M Mitra, Director, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science Introductory Remarks Left wing extremism is a very co...
  • Maharashtra: Systematic Naxal Penetration Deep into the Mainland
    Maitreya Buddha Samantaray    ·   04 Mar, 2008    ·    #2505    ·    Commentary    
    The anti-migrant backlash in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra held centrestage in the local, national, and international media until recently. Acts of vandalism by Raj Thackeray and his followers and the verbal duel between the political pa...
  • Failed and Failing States in India's Neighbourhood and its Impact on National Security
       ·   04 Mar, 2008    ·    #2504    ·    Commentary    
    Report of IPCS Seminar held on 8 February 2008 Speaker: Prof TV Paul, Professor of International Relations, McGill University South Asia is composed of eight states of different sizes and capabilities, characterized by high levels of int...
  • Pakistan: A Vote Against Musharraf and the Mullahs
    Alok Bansal    ·   29 Feb, 2008    ·    #2503    ·    Commentary    
    The election results in Pakistan have ushered in hopes of peace and normalcy returning to Pakistan. The elections can broadly be classified as a vote against Musharraf and Mullas as the electorate, who have shown indomitable courage in coming ou...
  • Facets of Internal Displacement in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   29 Feb, 2008    ·    #2502    ·    Commentary    
    In terms of both the absolute numbers and the proportion of population, conflict-induced displacement of people in Sri Lanka is one of the largest in the world. In the recent confrontation between the LTTE and the government forces that has gain...
  • The Great Indian Arms Bazaar
    Laxman Kumar Behera    ·   28 Feb, 2008    ·    #2501    ·    Commentary    
    The DefExpo 2008, the fifth biennial defence exhibition on land and maritime systems held recently in New Delhi, conveyed most emphatically India's growing clout in the international arms bazaar, albeit mostly as a buyer. The exhibition, whi...
  • Explaining the India-US Logistics Support Agreement
    Sameer Suryakant Patil    ·   28 Feb, 2008    ·    #2500    ·    Commentary    
    This week, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is paying a two-day visit to India. On his agenda are many things, including the uncertain fate of the India-US nuclear deal, cooperation in the area of counter-terrorism, arms deals and the situation...
  • US Anti-Satellite Weapon Test: Arms Race in Outer Space
    Neha Kumar    ·   28 Feb, 2008    ·    #2499    ·    Commentary    
    The United States decided to strike a dying satellite with missiles launched from a Navy cruiser on 20 February 2008 with the ostensible intention of protecting the population from space debris. The Standard Missile from the Aegis Ballistic Miss...
  • Kosovo's Independence: Regional and Global Implications
       ·   26 Feb, 2008    ·    #2498    ·    Commentary    
    Report of IPCS Seminar held at the USI on 13 February 2008 Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IPCS Introduction The declaration of independence by Kosovo has serious regional and international implications. Even though thi...
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