COMMENTARIES
-
Iran and the Geopolitics of Energy
Garima Singh · 04 Apr, 2007 · #2255 · Commentary
The
instability in West Asia, particularly over Iran, is growing with the current
standoff over its capture of British marines. The US has deployed its largest
fleet of warships and submarines in the Persian Gulf, since the Iraq invasion, ...
-
Constituent Assembly Elections in Nepal
P G Rajamohan · 03 Apr, 2007 · #2254 · Commentary
Once again Nepal achieved an important milestone in the ongoing peace process by forming an interim government on 1 April 2007. However, the delay and confusion among political parties while forming the interim government and the prevailing susp...
-
Foreigners versus Locals: What is happening in South Waziristan?
D Suba Chandran · 03 Apr, 2007 · #2253 · Commentary
Map - FATA
For the first time since the war on terrorism, one hears a different story in South Waziristan: the local tribesmen are fighting the foreigners! What is happening? What happened to the local 'hospitality' argument for su...
-
Violence in Tank, NWFP - Taliban's Look East Policy
D Suba Chandran · 03 Apr, 2007 · #2252 · Commentary
Map
- FATA
The
last week of March 2007 witnessed Tank, a town in the North West Frontier Province
(NWFP) exploding with attacks by Taliban and its allies in South Waziristan.
A pitched battle between security forces and the Taliba...
-
Enforcing the Right to Information
Saumitra Mohan · 03 Apr, 2007 · #2251 · Commentary
It is often said that Indians are best at making laws but seldom show necessary gravitas towards their implementation. Of all the laws enacted recently, the Right to Information (RTI) Act is one which is really going to change the way of governa...
-
Hu's Visit to Russia and Sino-Russian Relations
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 03 Apr, 2007 · #2250 · Commentary
If international politics is all about permanent national interests and not permanent friendship or enmity, Sino-Russian relations is probably the best example of this. The two countries that were archrivals during much of the Cold War and were ...
-
Responding to Bio-Terrorism: India Devises New Norms
Ajay Lele · 02 Apr, 2007 · #2249 · Commentary
Major
catastrophes - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and plagues - have brought
several early civilizations to their knees. Today, these natural forces are
being supplemented by terrorism. Especially after 9/11, tackling terrorism has
b...
-
India, China and Germany - Trilateral Dialogue
· 02 Apr, 2007 · #2248 · Commentary
The
IPCS, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) organized
the annual Trilateral Dialogue between India, China and Germany at Hotel Uppal's
Orchid, New Delhi from 12 - 13 March 2007. China was represented by a deleg...
-
Iran's Internal Bombs: Balochi or Sunni?
D Suba Chandran · 30 Mar, 2007 · #2247 · Commentary
Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran, was rocked by two bombings in February. The Jundullah, a relatively new militant group in Iran, but familiar in Pakistan, took responsibility for both attacks. While the international comm...
-
Connecting Kashmir - The Mughal Road Option
Ram Chander Sharma · 30 Mar, 2007 · #2246 · Commentary
When the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH) remained closed for several days in February and March this year, the government of Jammu & Kashmir and India began to think seriously about an alternative road link to the Kashmir Valley. For th...
