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  • Balochistan Liberation Army: Playing to its Strength
    Alok Bansal.    ·   16 Sep, 2006    ·    #2113    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has shifted the world focus to the happenings in Balochistan, where a low level but extensive insurgency spearheaded by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has been going on for few years. The Pakistani gover ...
  • 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 developments ...
  • 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 'ins ...
  • 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 of ...
  • Gwadar Port: External and Internal Challenges
    Urvashi Aneja.    ·   17 Jul, 2006    ·    #2073    ·    Commentary    
    Gwadar, a fishing village on the Arabian Sea coast in Balochistan, was identified in 1964 as a port site, though it was only when China pledged assistance in 2001 that the project got under way. Alarmed by the US arrival in Afghanistan, China obtai ...
  • Taliban in FATA: Four Funerals and a Furor
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   14 Jul, 2006    ·    #2071    ·    Commentary    
    On 16 June 2006, two women - Saida Jan and Salma Bibi-- were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Orakzai Agency; on 19 June, Nazimuddin Gangikhel was shot dead in South Waziristan; on 26 June , Guldawar Khan and four of his associates were killed ...
  • Recent Developments in Pakistan (IPCS Neighborhood Watch Series)
    .    ·   10 Jul, 2006    ·    #2063    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers: Vikram Sood & D. Suba Chandran The seminar focused on current developments in Pakistan with particular reference to the upcoming elections and what they suggest for India. Further, the current situation in PoK, Sindh, Balochis ...
  • Northern Areas in Pakistan: Simmering Discontent
    Alok Bansal.    ·   05 Jul, 2006    ·    #2060    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Jamshed Khan, a judge of the anti terrorism court in Gilgit, on June 24 indicates that the sectarian fires lit after the murder of Aga Ziauddin in January 2005 have not been extinguished. The Northern Areas (NA) have been in turmoil ...
  • Balochistan: Kalpars, Masuris and the Intra Bugti Clashes in Dera Bugti
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   28 Jun, 2006    ·    #2052    ·    Commentary    
    Recent weeks have witnessed the return of the Kalpar sub-tribe of the Bugtis and armed clashes between the Bugtis and the Kalpars. The military regime's support for the returning Kalpars and the intra tribal armed clashes add a new component to ...
  • Waziristan: Taliban, State and Media
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   23 Jun, 2006    ·    #2048    ·    Commentary    
    On 16 June 2006, Hayatullah Khan's body was found with gun shots in Mir Ali region of North Waziristan. A dead body in Waziristan does not make for major news in the recent years, but what is significant in this case is that Hayatullah is the f ...
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