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  • Scheduled Tribe Status for Paharis in J&K: A Gujjar Nightmare?
    Priyashree Andley    ·   11 Sep, 2006    ·    #2111    ·    Commentary    
    On 2 August 2006, the J&K Government discussed a 'Scheduled Tribe' (ST) status for the Paharis with the Centre. Ghulam Nabi Azad reiterated the importance of the community for the State's composite culture and plural character....
  • Nepal: Disturbances in Terai
    P G Rajamohan    ·   10 Sep, 2006    ·    #2110    ·    Commentary    
    As Nepal struggles to resolve its decade old security and political problems, disturbances erupting in the Terai region are not being noticed by the government. A threat to Pahadiyas (hill people) of ethnic evictions, along with insurgent grou...
  • Akbar Bugti & After: Developments in Balochistan
       ·   08 Sep, 2006    ·    #2109    ·    Commentary    
    (Report of the Panel Discussion held at the IPCS Conference Room on 5 September 2006. The panel comprised of Prof. Kalim Bahadur and Dr. D Suba Chandran. Dr. C Rajamohan chaired the discussion.) The discussion focused on the developme...
  • Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation
    Arun Vishwanathan    ·   07 Sep, 2006    ·    #2108    ·    Commentary    
    With great power comes great responsibility; also comes the necessity for a country to engage in a cost-benefit analysis on any issue. With regard to the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation, India has been prudently weighing its cost against the...
  • Recent Developments in West Asia
       ·   07 Sep, 2006    ·    #2107    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: Amb. Hamid Ansari and Dr P. R. Kumaraswamy Opening Remarks Salman Haider The focus of the discussion is on the most troubled region of the world. The Israel-Palestine conflict, nuclear crisis in Iran and the war for Jerusa...
  • India and UNPKO
       ·   02 Sep, 2006    ·    #2106    ·    Commentary    
    Will we or won't we? Will we stay and even expand our contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, or will we pull out? More importantly, on what basis should we make such a critical foreign policy decision? India has a proud record...
  • Akbar Bugti's Killing: Implications for Pakistan
    Rahul Bhonsle    ·   30 Aug, 2006    ·    #2105    ·    Commentary    
    The militancy in Pakistan's troubled province of Balochistan has entered a new phase with the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the doyen of the powerful Bugti clan in the region. However, the euphoria of the Pakistani Government over the k...
  • Afghanistan's Anti-Narcotics Strategy
    Samrat Sinha    ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2104    ·    Commentary    
    The United Nations Opium Poppy Survey Report of 2001 highlighted the effectiveness of a ban imposed by the Taliban in July 2000 on poppy cultivation. The UN reported a 91 per cent drop in cultivation from 82,172 hectares to 7,606 hectares. Helma...
  • Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches
       ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2103    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Hamid Ansari Panelists: Rita Manchanda,  Lt Gen (retd) VG Patankar, BG Verghese, Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee The book discussion focused on the various chapters of the book that sought to address the Kashmir problem form var...
  • India-Pakistan Relations and SAFTA
    Saroj Bishoyi    ·   28 Aug, 2006    ·    #2102    ·    Commentary    
    Can trade improve relations between hostile nations? Can economic benefits and cooperation overtake political conflicts? Are better trade relations between two nations possible only after a settlement of all conflicts? However, according to th...
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