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  • Whither Pakistan?
    AM Vohra    ·   24 May, 2007    ·    #2296    ·    Commentary    
    The present political situation in Pakistan is explosive. Public protests on the dismissal of Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, the Chief Justice of the country's Supreme Court acquired serious proportions leading to firings on and deaths of prote...
  • Tracking Terror - South India Vulnerable
    Rajat Kumar Kujur    ·   24 May, 2007    ·    #2295    ·    Commentary    
    Terror struck Hyderabad on Friday, 18 May when a crude RDX bomb exploded in the 400-year-old Mecca mosque during Friday prayers. While 11 people died in the blast, five died in police firing and over 60 people sustained injuries in this incident...
  • India-Indonesia Relations - Challenges and Opportunities
       ·   17 May, 2007    ·    #2294    ·    Commentary    
    Interview with His Excellency, Mr. Rizali W. Indrakesuma, Minister Counselor, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Indonesia, New Delhi, 1 May 2007 How do you view India and Indonesia relations today - as a reliable friend or a strategic partn...
  • Cricket and Indian National Consciousness
       ·   17 May, 2007    ·    #2293    ·    Commentary    
    Interview with Prof. Ashis Nandy, Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, 26 April 2007 Are cricket and national consciousness linked in India? Yes. There is a link and the link has been strengthened by the expans...
  • Third Round Table Conference on Kashmir: Is there a Consensus?
    Mridusmita Borah    ·   16 May, 2007    ·    #2292    ·    Commentary    
    On 24 April 2007, the third Round Table Conference (RTC) took place in Delhi along with the four Working Groups. The aim was to develop an agreed vision for Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) future. The Groups presented their respective recommen...
  • Sri Lanka: Back to War?
       ·   15 May, 2007    ·    #2291    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 11 May 2007 Speaker: Prof. P Sahadevan,                South Asia Studies Division, Jawaharlal Nehru University Everyone is convi...
  • India-EU Relations
       ·   15 May, 2007    ·    #2290    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Conference held on 23 April 2007 at Shangri La, New Delhi Chair: Amb Lalit Mansingh, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Speakers: Mr Jorg Wolff, Resident Representative, KAF-India Prof Gunter Rinsche, Member ...
  • Terror Partnership in Northeast
    Nisha    ·   14 May, 2007    ·    #2289    ·    Commentary    
    In the insurgency-infested northeast, a number of terrorist groups have been active. The government of India has been trying to bring normalcy to the region by engaging some of these groups in peace talks. In some cases these talks have been suc...
  • The Great Game in South Asia
    Farhod Mirzabaev    ·   10 May, 2007    ·    #2288    ·    Commentary    
    The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project (IPI) may jeopardize the India-US nuclear deal. Top US officials are worried that IPI will prop up the regime in Iran which is suspected of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program and accused of spo...
  • President Karzai Held Hostage by Italian Decision
       ·   08 May, 2007    ·    #2287    ·    Commentary    
    Despite international relief at the release of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo, it was widely recognized that the mechanics of the deal set a poor example and could encourage further kidnappings. What has been not been recognized is tha...
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