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  • Web of Violence in Jharkhand
    Devyani Srivastava    ·   10 Nov, 2007    ·    #2416    ·    Commentary    
    The state of Jharkhand has been engulfed by Naxal violence; 21 of its 22 districts, from Garwah bordering Bihar to East and West Singhbhum bordering Orissa/West Bengal have suffered from Naxal attacks. Complete lawlessness pervades in the state,...
  • The BJP Stance on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
    Bimla Kumari    ·   10 Nov, 2007    ·    #2415    ·    Commentary    
    The BJP top leaders have discussed the nuclear deal in a recent meeting, but the party refuses to acknowledge any deviation in its opposition to the deal. Party president Rajnath Singh, senior leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha,...
  • It's About the Fuel, Stupid!
    Arun Vishwanathan    ·   10 Nov, 2007    ·    #2414    ·    Commentary    
    There was a sense among supporters of the nuclear deal that if India missed the bus on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, it would come back to haunt us sooner than later. What one did not know was that, this would happen so soon. The recent news ab...
  • Growing Naxal Threat in West Bengal
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   10 Nov, 2007    ·    #2413    ·    Commentary    
    If recent patterns of Naxal violence and activism in West Bengal are any indication, the Maoists' new strategy seems to be moving into new territories and taking up emotive issues like forcible displacement due to industrial and infrastructu...
  • Is Musharraf Running out of Time?
    Chiranjib Haldar    ·   10 Nov, 2007    ·    #2412    ·    Commentary    
    The French novelist Victor Hugo once said that history repeats itself, first as a tragedy, then as a farce. The Pakistani governments from Ayub to Musharraf can be seen in this light, though it is hard to tell which phase constitutes tragedy and...
  • Leadership Change in China and Implications for India
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   07 Nov, 2007    ·    #2411    ·    Commentary    
    The 17th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China that took place in October was notable for the beginning of the transition to the so-called fifth generation of China's leaders. It is important to analyze these leadership changes both...
  • Violent Bihar
    Souvik Chatterji    ·   06 Nov, 2007    ·    #2410    ·    Commentary    
    The security concerns of Bihar differ from other states in India. On the one hand, it does not have border-related security issues while, on the other, there is no separatist movement for creating a new state - Jharkhand has already separa...
  • Northeast India: Through the Prism of the National Media
    Amit Sengupta    ·   02 Nov, 2007    ·    #2409    ·    Commentary    
    Northeast India is a rich abode of natural beauty and bounty encompassing the seven sister states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and the adjacent hilly state of Sikkim. But it is a strange fact ...
  • Media Coverage of the Ajmer and Ludhiana Blasts
    Vaishali V Raman    ·   02 Nov, 2007    ·    #2408    ·    Commentary    
    On a routine Thursday in Ajmer as people gathered as usual at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Mohiuddin Chisti in Ajmer, a series of bomb blasts shattered the serenity of the town. With one stroke, three persons were killed and 17 others injured...
  • Dynamics of Politics in Pakistan - Current Developments
       ·   31 Oct, 2007    ·    #2407    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Seminar held in the IPCS Conference Room on 26 October 2007 Speakers: Prof Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Political and Defense Consultant, Lahore Prof Rashid Khan, Chairman, National Centre for Recruitment, Lahore Prof Hasan-Askari...
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