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  • The Karakorum Highway: Opportunities and Threats
       ·   14 Aug, 2006    ·    #2094    ·    Commentary    
    With its 1300 kilometers stretching over some of the highest passes in the world, the Karakorum Highway (KKH) concretizes an enduring Sino-Pakistani alliance. It also installs China as a major player in South Asia, and provides Pakistan an '...
  • LTTE's Confession and its Implications
    RR Vinod    ·   14 Aug, 2006    ·    #2093    ·    Commentary    
    Anton Balasingham, the LTTE's ideologue, in an interview to the NDTV in London recently, regretted the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi as a historical, monumental tragedy. 'What has happened is, since we rejected the Sri Lankan accord ther...
  • Assam: Invigorating the Peace Process
    Aparajita Mazumda    ·   13 Aug, 2006    ·    #2092    ·    Commentary    
    Would the release of ULFA cadres end the stalemate on the dialogue process between the government and ULFA interlocutors? Can ULFA's participation in direct talks be assured after their release? Is the ULFA using the peace process as a s...
  • Destination India: US Defence Companies
       ·   14 Aug, 2006    ·    #2091    ·    Commentary    
    The incremental progress of the Indo-U.S. agreement on nuclear cooperation is generating increasing excitement within the US defence industry as manufacturers across the board are racing to secure contracts with the Indian armed forces. Accordin...
  • Afghanistan: Failure of Security Sector Reforms and its Implications
    Samrat Sinha    ·   12 Aug, 2006    ·    #2090    ·    Commentary    
    This article attempts to address a critical weakness of the Bonn Accords. While the Accords were successful in setting up a parliamentary system of government, Afghanistan, it has significantly failed to achieve the treaty's ultimate goal of...
  • Gwadar Port : Economic Panacea or A Red Herring
    Alok Bansal    ·   08 Aug, 2006    ·    #2089    ·    Commentary    
    Of late, Indian analysts, taking the cue from Pakistani journalists, have started questioning the viability of Gwadar Port. Some have called it a red herring. It is therefore essential to analyse the potential of this port. Situated at the cusp ...
  • Mavilaru Crisis: Implications for Ceasefire Agreement in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   06 Aug, 2006    ·    #2088    ·    Commentary    
    The Crisis and its Escalation Sri Lanka witnesses worst fighting since the signing of ceasefire agreement (CFA) on 22 February 2002. The fighting was sparked by blocking of Mavilaru reservoir in Trincomalee district by the LTTE and the gove...
  • The Indo-US Nuclear Deal: One Year After
       ·   05 Aug, 2006    ·    #2087    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Amb. Lalit Mansingh Speakers: C Rajamohan, P R Chari and Alexander Stolar The seminar focused on developments relating to the Indo-US Nuclear Deal since the July 2005 Agreement between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President ...
  • Afghanistan: Controlling the Anarchy
    Brig. RK Bhonsle    ·   02 Aug, 2006    ·    #2086    ·    Commentary    
    Mullah Omar, the Taliban chief had ominously warned of a bloody summer in Afghanistan in 2006. The operations during the year, so far, have borne the typical Taliban stamp: burning of school buildings, bombings including new tactics of suicide s...
  • Tibet: Connectivity, Capabilities and Consequences
       ·   02 Aug, 2006    ·    #2085    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers: Rukmani Gupta, P Stobdan, C Rajamohan and Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli The seminar focused on Chinese infrastructural developments in Tibet, with particular reference to the construction of the Golmund-Lhasa railway, and their s...
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