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  • Querying India's Grand Strategy
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   26 Mar, 2007    ·    #2242    ·    Commentary    
    While inaugurating Aero India 2007 at Yelahanka in February, India's defence minister, AK Antony said, "India is gearing up to play a more dominant role in the twenty first century not only in Asia, but also in the world." India...
  • Nuclear Tests: India Cannot Foreclose the Option
    Reshmi Kazi    ·   26 Mar, 2007    ·    #2241    ·    Commentary    
    Ahead of finalizing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the US has categorically stated that any future nuclear test would impel the discontinuation of nuclear energy assistance to India. Contrary to the 18 July 2005 Indo-US Joint Statement, the nuclear d...
  • India's Multilateral Activism and Benign Posturing in the Strait of Malacca
    Vibhanshu Shekhar    ·   20 Mar, 2007    ·    #2240    ·    Commentary    
    In the last five years, the security of the Malacca Strait, as a matter of official and non-official deliberations among major powers and the littoral countries (Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia), has assumed strategic importance both in terms ...
  • Naxal Attack with a Vengeance in Chhattisgarh
    Devyani Srivastava    ·   20 Mar, 2007    ·    #2239    ·    Commentary    
    In a trademark illustration of their 'surprise attack', the CPI-Maoists launched a major assault on a police force in Rani Bodli village of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh in the early hours of 15 March 2007, killing at least 55 polic...
  • India and the World
       ·   19 Mar, 2007    ·    #2238    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers:    Ambassador Lalit Mansingh                     Air Marshall (Retd.) Vinod Patney       ...
  • The Demilitarization Politics in J&K - II: The End of Crisis?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   15 Mar, 2007    ·    #2237    ·    Commentary    
    The previous article on this subject discussed the compulsions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in adopting demilitarization as an immediate slogan. The pressure on PDP manifested in it boycotting the second cabinet meeting called by the Co...
  • Demilitarization is not an Option Now
       ·   10 Mar, 2007    ·    #2236    ·    Commentary    
    During the past few weeks in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been an increased emphasis on demilitarization and withdrawal of troops. General Musharraf had put forth this proposal to India with the objective of resolving the conflict in Kashm...
  • Peace in Assam: The Current Issues and Implications
    Upasana Mahanta    ·   09 Mar, 2007    ·    #2235    ·    Commentary    
    The road to peace in Assam has hit a dead-end with the government and United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) failing to find a level playing ground to facilitate a dialogue. ULFA has made it clear that they would come to the negotiating table o...
  • The Demilitarization Politics in J&K- Part 1
    D Suba Chandran    ·   08 Mar, 2007    ·    #2234    ·    Commentary    
    During the last one month, there has been an upsurge in the demilitarization debate in Jammu and Kashmir. A section within the Kashmir Valley has been advocating demilitarization. The significance of this upsurge is that it emanates from the gov...
  • Collateral Damage in Afghanistan: A Blow to the Battle for Hearts and Minds
    Srinjoy Bose    ·   08 Mar, 2007    ·    #2233    ·    Commentary    
    Amidst the crisis in Afghanistan, a single civilian death can create scores of sworn foes. NATO and U.S. forces are often accused of firing upon Afghan citizens in the fear of a possible attack by them. Though officials say the shootings are per...
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