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  • Varanasi Bomb Blasts : A Preliminary Assessment
    PR Chari    ·   08 Mar, 2006    ·    #1960    ·    Commentary    
    Facts: Three bomb blasts occurred in quick succession at different crowded locations in Varanasi on the evening of 7 March; they included the Sankat Mochan temple to Hanuman, opposite the Kashi Vishwanath temple, one of the most revered temples ...
  • Kashmir Roundtable: A Small Beginning
       ·   08 Mar, 2006    ·    #1959    ·    Commentary    
    The first roundtable conference on Kashmir convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on February 25, 2006 was not a historic occasion. However, it sent out some positive signals and opened a window of opportunity to strengthen the i...
  • Indo-US Nuclear Deal: New Realism
    Manish Dabhade    ·   07 Mar, 2006    ·    #1958    ·    Commentary    
    The Indo-US nuclear deal represents the successful culmination and acceptance of India's quest to achieve a rightful place in contemporary international politics in accordance with its existing and potential power capabilities. It could be a...
  • Nuclear Deal: Part of the US Grand Strategy
    Garima Singh    ·   07 Mar, 2006    ·    #1957    ·    Commentary    
    India is changing like never before. The Indo-US Nuclear deal, part of a larger bilateral cooperation agreement, was signed on March 2, 2006. In International politics there are no favors done, and no favor has been done to India either. This nu...
  • Emerging Challenges in the UN Peacekeeping Operations
       ·   07 Mar, 2006    ·    #1956    ·    Commentary    
    Panellists Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, Deputy National Security Adviser Professor Ramesh Thakur, Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo. Major General Dipankar Banerjee (Retd), Director, IPCS Chair Ambassador Eric Gonsal...
  • How many Nuclear Warheads does India Need?
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   06 Mar, 2006    ·    #1955    ·    Commentary    
    One of the contentious issues that had threatened to derail the nuclear cooperation agreement signed by India and the United Sates in July 2005 is over the number of nuclear warheads that India needs for credible minimum deterrence. While the es...
  • Sri Lankan Ceasefire: The Geneva Talks
    N Manoharan    ·   04 Mar, 2006    ·    #1954    ·    Commentary    
    Much expected talks at Geneva between the LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is over. It is exactly after four years of signing the ceasefire agreement (CFA) that both parties met on 22-23 February to deliberate on its "smooth impl...
  • India-Japan-US Security Cooperation
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   28 Feb, 2006    ·    #1953    ·    Commentary    
      Ties with China may be of the greatest significance to India in East Asia, but to hold Indian relationships with other countries in the region, as captive moons in orbit around the Sino-Indian pivot, is foolishness. A recent op...
  • Kalabagh: The General Retreat
    Alok Bansal    ·   28 Feb, 2006    ·    #1952    ·    Commentary    
    After deeply polarising the entire country over Kalabagh Dam and pledging that he would not dither from taking hard decisions, General Pervez Musharraf has executed a tactical retreat on the question of Kalabagh Dam. When the heat generated beca...
  • Musharraf's Visit to China: Strengthening Strategic Alliance
    Seema Sridhar    ·   27 Feb, 2006    ·    #1951    ·    Commentary    
    The strategic alliance between Pakistan and China has withstood the test of time and this relationship was further enhanced during General Musharraf's visit to Beijing between 20-25 February this year. His visit assumes importance for both c...
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