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  • North Korea - Proliferation Detracted?
    Rekha Chakravarthi    ·   27 Jun, 2007    ·    #2323    ·    Commentary    
    On 16 June 2007, North Korea invited IAEA inspectors for further discussions on closing down its main Yongbyon nuclear reactor pushing forward efforts to end a much-hyped standoff with the United States. International efforts to dismantle North ...
  • India-Taiwan Relations: In Delicate Minuet
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   27 Jun, 2007    ·    #2322    ·    Commentary    
    Another visa issue, another China, only this time it is the Republic of China (ROC) instead of the People's Republic of China (PRC). India's two recent brushes with the Taiwanese - the denial of visas to Indian sportspersons from the sta...
  • 'High Security Zones' in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   25 Jun, 2007    ·    #2321    ·    Commentary    
    The recent setting up of new 'High Security Zones' in Sampur and Muttur areas of eastern Sri Lanka has brought to light issues revolving around these 'Zones': what is the rationale behind them? what are their side effects? ...
  • Kabul on the Brink of Disaster?
    Swapna Kona    ·   25 Jun, 2007    ·    #2320    ·    Commentary    
    The NATO has categorically stated that it views the Spring Offensive launched by the Taliban this year as a failure. However, this has led to the rise of an alarming phenomenon - growing insurgency in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Earlier, the ISAF...
  • Bangladesh: Political Future in Abeyance
    Supriya Singh    ·   25 Jun, 2007    ·    #2319    ·    Commentary    
    The last six months have seen a complete transformation of politics in Bangladesh. The fall from grace of Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, engineered by the military-backed caretaker government (CG), has created a leadership vacuum in the Awami Le...
  • Is Tehran Supplying Weapons to the Taliban?
    Srinjoy Bose    ·   21 Jun, 2007    ·    #2318    ·    Commentary    
    While there is enough evidence of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (especially the al Quds Force) providing logistical and other support to Iraq's Shia militias, there is inadequate evidence linking Tehran to the bolstered Taliban insurgency ...
  • Putin's Flip-Flop on Missile Defence
    Ajay Lele    ·   21 Jun, 2007    ·    #2317    ·    Commentary    
    While the recently concluded G-8 summit revolved around the important issue of climate change, missile defence was a hotly discussed issue on the sidelines, although it was not a part of the official G-8 agenda. It all started a few days before ...
  • Implications of Abu Dujana's Arrest
    Pankaj Kumar Jha    ·   21 Jun, 2007    ·    #2316    ·    Commentary    
    Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a terrorist organisation with cadres all over Southeast Asia has been facing strong anti-terror measures from Indonesia. The Indonesian police have arrested more than 200 terror suspects in the last two years and have been...
  • South Asian Nuclear Arsenals
       ·   19 Jun, 2007    ·    #2315    ·    Commentary    
    Excerpts from a Talk at the India International Centre on 19 May 2007 Chair:      Manoj Joshi, Editor (Views), Hindustan Times Speaker: Prof R. Rajaraman, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New D...
  • Current Trends in Nuclear Weapons Thinking and Strategies
       ·   13 Jun, 2007    ·    #2314    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Seminar held at the IPCS on 25 May 2007 Chair:          Prof P R Chari Speaker:     Dr Manpreet Sethi Discussant:  Dr Reshmi Kazi Dr Manpreet Sethi ...
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