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  • ULFA's New Year Mayhem
    Rajat Kumar Kujur    ·   09 Jan, 2007    ·    #2184    ·    Commentary    
    Once again Assam is reeling under a series of coordinated and targeted terrorist attacks unleashed by the extremist outfit, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Unveiling its terror agenda in the New Year, it has so far killed more ...
  • Nathu La Six Months Later
    Sameer Suryakant Patil    ·   09 Jan, 2007    ·    #2183    ·    Commentary    
    It has been six months since the Nathu La opened for border trade between India and China accompanied by an optimism that this would herald a new beginning in bilateral trade. Symbolically, Nathu La also displayed aplenty what has been absent in...
  • The Forgotten People of Jammu and Kashmir: 'Refugees' from PoK
       ·   08 Jan, 2007    ·    #2182    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to visit Pakistan in February or March 2007. Obviously, one of the most important issues that is likely to be discussed between him and Gen. Musharraf is Kashmir. Unfortunately, thanks to the media...
  • Terrorism Financing
       ·   08 Jan, 2007    ·    #2181    ·    Commentary    
    Opening Remarks: Mr A K Doval A defining characteristic of terrorism financing in South Asia is the role of the Pakistani state with its Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) playing a pivotal role. There is an institutionalized mechanism of...
  • The Naga Peace Process: Issues and Implications
    Upasana Mahanta    ·   05 Jan, 2007    ·    #2180    ·    Commentary    
    The talks in mid-December between New Delhi and the Nagaland separatist group, the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), in Amsterdam, raises some faint hopes for peace in the region. The talks are ...
  • Whither China's defence?
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   05 Jan, 2007    ·    #2179    ·    Commentary    
    In a recent white paper, National Defense in 2006, China has once again pledged to pursue the road of peaceful development and work with other nations to build a peaceful, prosperous and harmonious world. It will continue a defence policy that i...
  • Recent Developments in Bangladesh and Elections 2007
       ·   05 Jan, 2007    ·    #2178    ·    Commentary    
    Opening Remarks : Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee Bangladesh is a neighbour and since geography cannot be changed, it is a reality India will have to contend with. Bilateral relations with Bangladesh have not been very cordial for...
  • Dawn of a New Era in India-Japan Relations
    Rajesh Kapoor    ·   04 Jan, 2007    ·    #2177    ·    Commentary    
    2006 ended with a new beginning in India-Japan relations - a Global and Strategic Partnership between the "the largest and the most developed democracies in Asia" was agreed upon during Indian PM Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo fro...
  • Pakistan in 2006: Year of Violence
    D Suba Chandran    ·   04 Jan, 2007    ·    #2176    ·    Commentary    
    An analysis of events in Pakistan during 2006 establishes that it was a year of violence, though, paradoxically, 2006 proved to be in general a more successful year for Gen. Musharraf. 2006 witnessed violence in every possible spectrum - se...
  • Current Situation in Afghanistan and Implications for India
    Vinod Anand    ·   03 Jan, 2007    ·    #2175    ·    Commentary    
    As winter sets in, incidences of suicide bombings in Afghanistan have declined to an average of one a day compared to over one a day in the previous two months. Taliban forces are firming up for a consolidation phase before they embark on a rene...
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