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  • EU-India: Strategic Partners?
       ·   04 May, 2006    ·    #2003    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Major General Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IPCS Speaker: Dr Jean-Yves Haine, Research Fellow For European Security, IISS Major General Dipankar Banerjee Recent years have witnessed some developments in Indo-EU relations, e...
  • Pakistan, Taliban and the Indian Stakes in Afghanistan
    Happymon Jacob    ·   02 May, 2006    ·    #2002    ·    Commentary    
    The abduction and killing of K Suryanarayana, an Indian national, is yet another incident in the anti-Indian activities of the Taliban. Suryanarayana, a contractor for Afghan mobile telephone network, Roshan, was kidnapped and killed in the Zabu...
  • Implications of The Unfolding Situation in Nepal
       ·   01 May, 2006    ·    #2001    ·    Commentary    
    As the euphoria of Nepal's revolution wears thin, the main players - the SPA and Maoists - need to address hard realities. They will now have to come together to create new democratic forces and structures attuned to the aspirations of the p...
  • Hu Jintao's visit to America: Why did it fail?
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   30 Apr, 2006    ·    #2000    ·    Commentary    
    Very few bilateral relationships are as uncertain as Sino-American relations. When Chinese President Hu Jintao's April visit to Washington was announced, American think tanks and policy makers in their pre - visit assessments did not sho...
  • Nepal: Revival of Democracy
       ·   30 Apr, 2006    ·    #1999    ·    Commentary    
    In bowing to popular pressure, announcing the revival of Parliament (dissolved in 2002) and paving the way for the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) to form a government, King Gyanendra has only accepted the inevitable. When he found that his repressive ...
  • India-Australia Relations: A Deeper Engagement
    Ashok Sharma    ·   26 Apr, 2006    ·    #1998    ·    Commentary    
    The March 2006 visit of Australian Prime Minister John Howard to India was significant in many respects. The visit can be seen in the context of India's emerging economic status in Asia and the Indo-US nuclear deal. A delegation of twenty Au...
  • Hu Jintao's US Visit: Can't Hurry Cooperation
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   26 Apr, 2006    ·    #1997    ·    Commentary    
    Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the US received more attention for what it was not and for what it did not achieve than for any positive outcomes. For starters, Hu Jintao did not get the state visit the Chinese had asked for; instead ...
  • Neelum-Jhelum Project: No Smooth Sailing For Pakistan
       ·   21 Apr, 2006    ·    #1996    ·    Commentary    
    Reports emanating from Pakistan suggest that the dispute over India's construction of the Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project might also be referred to a 'neutral expert'. This decision has reportedly been taken in principle, and only ...
  • Naxalism: India's Biggest Security Challenge
    Anil Kamboj    ·   20 Apr, 2006    ·    #1995    ·    Commentary    
    The Naxal movement in India is an area of increased concern in terms of intensity of violence, militarization, linkages with subversive/secessionist groups, and efforts to generate mass support. The Naxalites operate in a vacuum created due to a...
  • Gas Pipelines and Nuclear Energy: India's Options
    L Venkateshwaran    ·   19 Apr, 2006    ·    #1994    ·    Commentary    
    India needs natural gas supplies to meet its ever growing energy requirements. It produces about 90 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day as against its daily demand of 120 million standard cubic meters. This demand is set to grow...
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