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  • 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 ...
  • Menace in Manipur: Regrouping Islamic Militant Outfits
    Thangjam Khurshchev Singh    ·   13 Jun, 2007    ·    #2313    ·    Commentary    
    Two Muslim (Pangal) outfits, People's United Liberation Front (PULF) and the lesser-known Islamic National Front (INF) have formed a coalition in Manipur to emphasize the unity of Islamic outfits in the region and revamp their strength. Perh...
  • India-ASEAN FTA: 'Micro Pains, Macro Gains'?
    Vibhanshu Shekhar    ·   11 Jun, 2007    ·    #2312    ·    Commentary    
    After months of deadlock India and ASEAN decided on 24 August 2006 to resume negotiations on implementation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as stipulated under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation signed on 8 October 20...
  • Action above Ideology for Black Sea Tigers
    MR Narayan Swamy    ·   11 Jun, 2007    ·    #2311    ·    Commentary    
    Most accounts of LTTE guerrillas are based on impressions others have of them. LTTE fighters may speak if reporters bump into them on the battlefield. But that is very rare. In February and April this year, around 10 Tigers were arrested off Tam...
  • ASEAN's Quest for Nuclear Energy
    Vibhanshu Shekhar    ·   11 Jun, 2007    ·    #2310    ·    Commentary    
    In order to reduce their reliance on fast-depleting conventional sources of energy, the ASEAN countries have begun to explore the possibility of developing alternative energy sources such as nuclear energy. Such a move has gained momentum in the...
  • Military Diplomacy and Sino-Indian Relations
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   05 Jun, 2007    ·    #2309    ·    Commentary    
    China and India have often been credited with maintaining peace along their mutual border, despite sharp differences over it, and a history of war. The credit for this, at least on the Indian side, has gone to the political and diplomatic establ...
  • NATO-Russia Equation and Security in Afghanistan
    Vinod Anand    ·   05 Jun, 2007    ·    #2308    ·    Commentary    
    Following the Cold War and dissolution of the Warsaw Pact the raison d'etre for NATO vanished overnight. The US as the dominant partner in NATO was concerned about losing its strategic influence, and started a drive to seek a new role for NA...
  • Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Where are the Blocks?
       ·   02 Jun, 2007    ·    #2307    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Seminar held at the IPCS on 18 May 2007 Chair: Amb Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to the United States Panelists: Prof P R Chari, Research Professor, IPCS Prof Bharat Karnad, Professor, Cen...
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