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  • FATA: Pakistan in the throes of another Dilemma
    Alok Bansal    ·   03 Jan, 2007    ·    #2174    ·    Commentary    
    Recent reports, of Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives hiding in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) of Pakistan that continues to remain outside the direct control of the Pakistani state, have drawn the attention of the world community to ...
  • New Legal Weapon against Terrorism in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2173    ·    Commentary    
    To the existing legal arsenal against terrorism in Sri Lanka yet another legal weapon was added on 6 December 2006 with the introduction of Emergency (Prevention and Prohibition of Terrorism and Specified Terrorist Activities) Regulations of 200...
  • Debating Police Reforms
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2172    ·    Commentary    
    The debate over police reforms continues to rage with sleeves being rolled up and swords being brandished for a one-to-one duel on either side of the fence even as some remain undecided as to which side they should join. In the meantime, the Sup...
  • China, India and the Race for Soft Power
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2171    ·    Commentary    
    China once again reinforced its dominance in Asian sports by walking away with more than half the gold medals at the recently held Doha Asian Games. India, on the other hand, put up a dismal show winning only 10 gold medals – an embarrassi...
  • Turkmenistan: Energy Games to Intensify
    Vinod Anand    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2170    ·    Commentary    
    President Saparmurat Niyazov's sudden death on December 21 has created conditions for political instability in Turkmenistan. It also sets the stage for a new round of power games in the region that would in essence revolve around battle for ...
  • India-China Border Issue
       ·   27 Dec, 2006    ·    #2169    ·    Commentary    
    Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli India has border disputes with almost all its neighbors (Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) but none of these have led to major wars. However, China's border disputes have led to wars with India, Vietnam and t...
  • India-China Track II Dialogue in Beijing and Shanghai
       ·   19 Dec, 2006    ·    #2168    ·    Commentary    
    Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee : Opening Remarks An IPCS delegation was in China in late November for talks with important think tanks in China. The trip was primarily focused on interactions with the China Reform Forum (CRF), a ...
  • Illegal Immigrants in Assam: No More Legalization
    Upasana Mahanta    ·   19 Dec, 2006    ·    #2167    ·    Commentary    
      The issue of the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants is of critical significance in the current political discourse. This article examines the domestic politico-legal implications of illegal immigration in Assam in ...
  • Anton Balasingham: The Political and Diplomatic Face of the LTTE
    N Manoharan    ·   17 Dec, 2006    ·    #2166    ·    Commentary    
    LTTE's negotiator, strategist, and political advisor, Anton Stanlislaus Balasingham, died on 14 December 2006 in London due to bile duct cancer. Since its inception (until recently when SP Tamilselvan - political head of the LTTE - replaced ...
  • Sri Lanka: The Issue of Northeast De-Merger
    N Manoharan    ·   11 Dec, 2006    ·    #2165    ·    Commentary    
    To clearly signify the political status of the Northeast of Sri Lanka, one always wonders whether to write it as 'NorthEast' or 'North-east' or 'Northeast' or 'North and East'. In this regard, the judgment of the ...
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