COMMENTARIES
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India-Pakistan Relations: Where Do We Go From Here?
· 26 Dec, 2005 · #1913 · Commentary
Chair:
Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee
Panelists: Hussain Haqqani,
PR Chari, Satish Kumar
Opening Remarks
Maj Gen Banerjee
Hussain Haqqani is a distinguished scholar and needs no introduction
to this distinguished audience. H...
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Bhutan: Fom Monarchy to Democracy
Ashok Sharma · 24 Dec, 2005 · #1912 · Commentary
Bhutan is in transition from monarchy to a democratic and parliamentary government. King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has decided to abdicate the throne in favour of his son, the 25-year-old Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk in 2008. He will b...
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Pakistan's Security Perceptions & Indo-Pak Relations
· 24 Dec, 2005 · #1911 · Commentary
Hussain Haqqani is an intellectual with strong academic background and firmly
rooted in the politics and executive decision-making structure of Pakistan.
He has held senior positions with both the democratic political parties during
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The Indian Economy
Surabhi Sharma · 22 Dec, 2005 · #1910 · Commentary
Everyone wants a slice of the India pie. The reasons are not far to seek. India has just achieved an 8 per cent growth rate for the year so far, making it almost certain that growth in the full financial year will exceed the forecasted 7.5 per c...
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Indo-Russian Relations: Unfolding a New Chapter
Mridusmita Borah · 21 Dec, 2005 · #1909 · Commentary
Manmohan Singh's summit-level visit to Moscow from 4-6 December 2005 for the sixth Indo-Russian bilateral meet took place exactly 50 years after Jawaharlal Nehru's landmark visit. This visit opens a new leaf in the strategic relationship...
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America and India: An Emerging Strategic Partnership
· 21 Dec, 2005 · #1908 · Commentary
Speaker:
Ram Narayanan
Chair: Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee
Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee:
It is a great pleasure to welcome Ram Narayanan to India. Settled in the US,
he is extensively experienced on issues relating to the US. He has s...
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Bangladesh: A New Front for Al Qaeda?
Supriya Singh · 17 Dec, 2005 · #1907 · Commentary
Untitled Document
Democracy provides space for dissent; in Bangladesh, terrorists and fundamentalists
are increasingly occupying this space. Ever since the first suicide attack on
29 November 2005 in Ghazipur and Chittagong, that killed n...
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India-China Relations
· 17 Dec, 2005 · #1906 · Commentary
Chair:
Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee ((Director, IPCS)
Opening Remarks
Maj Gen Banerjee:
India-China relations have been growing in a substantive manner in recent years.
India and China are two growing economies and emerging powers. Chin...
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China-India-Germany Strategic Dialogue
· 10 Dec, 2005 · #1905 · Commentary
An
IPCS delegation led by the Director, IPCS, visited China from
21-27 November to
participate in the Third Round of China-India-Germany Strategic Dialogue. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation supported the visit and the China Instit...
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NATO Troops in Pakistan: Implications for South Asia
· 09 Dec, 2005 · #1904 · Commentary
NATO's arrival in Pakistan's quake-hit areas for relief assistance has set alarm bells ringing in the strategic circles in South Asia, portending the angst over NATO presence in the sub-continent for the first time. The uneasiness, parti...
