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  • IPCS Discussion: Troubling Tehran & Reflections on Geopolitics
    Portia B. Conrad.    ·   09 May, 2013    ·    #3924    ·    Commentary    
    The discussion was based on the book, 'Troubling Tehran: Reflections on Geopolitics', edited by Dr. Arun Vishwanathan and Prof. Rajaram Nagappa. Prof. Rajaram Nagappa and Dr. Arun Vishwanathan The “heart of the book” was the ...
  • Afghanistan: When India and China Touch Base
    J Jeganaathan.    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3911    ·    Commentary    
    India and China recently held a bilateral meeting on Afghanistan, for the first time in Beijing, to chart out a joint plan to secure their multi-billion dollar investments in the war ravaged country whose future remains uncertain post US withdrawal ...
  • Mullahs to Monks: Why is our Clergy Angry and Violent?
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   11 Apr, 2013    ·    #3878    ·    Commentary    
    Few weeks earlier, in this column, there was a discussion on why the youth is angry; titled Angry Young Men (Rising Kashmir, 14 March 2013), the commentary attempted to explore the reasons behind the anger amongst the youth. As a part of this ex ...
  • The Netherlands 2014 Nuclear Security Summit: An Agenda
    Debak Das.    ·   28 Mar, 2013    ·    #3859    ·    Commentary    
    A year has passed since the last Nuclear Security Summit took place in Seoul in March 2012 and it has been announced that the next summit shall be held in the  Netherlands in 2014. What should be the important concerns for the 2014 summit in t ...
  • Book Review: Contextualising the Arab Spring Within the Legacy of Resistance
    Anwar Alam.    ·   25 Mar, 2013    ·    #3852    ·    Commentary    
    Martyred but Not Tamed: The Politics of Resistance in the Middle East Kumar, Ram Narayan New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2012 At a time when all eyes are cautiously watching the rapidly changing socio-political paradigm in the Middle East, the b ...
  • Kargil: Echoes of Attacks against Minorities in Pakistan
    Zainab Akhter.    ·   16 Mar, 2013    ·    #3846    ·    Commentary    
    In Kargil, thousands of people took to the streets in February and participated in a protest rally against the killings of minorities across Pakistan (this time more specifically against the recent Hazara killings in Quetta). What are the reasons b ...
  • Pakistan: Combating the TTP Through Reconciliation in Afghanistan
    Sander Ruben Aarten.    ·   14 Jan, 2013    ·    #3790    ·    Commentary    
    Reconciliation with the Taliban in Afghanistan has become a viable option ever since the Obama administration dramatically narrowed down the primary strategic objectives of the war to defeating the al Qaeda and breaking its ties with the Taliban. C ...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Decoding Hakimullah Mehsud’s Talks Offer
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   08 Jan, 2013    ·    #3786    ·    Commentary    
    Following an earlier statement from the TTP on negotiating with the State under certain pre-conditions, Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the TTP, sent a video message last week. What does the message convey? Given the fact that this message follows a p ...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Are Regional Differences over Afghanistan Irreconcilable?
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   19 Dec, 2012    ·    #3780    ·    Commentary    
    An earlier commentary on this issue asked the following: can there be a region-led and region-owned solution for stability in Afghanistan? Can the stakeholders be brought together? For any regional initiative to achieve success in stabilising an ...
  • Afghan Elections 2014: Will the Taliban Contest?
    J Jeganaathan.    ·   13 Dec, 2012    ·    #3777    ·    Commentary    
    On 31 October 2012, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced the timeline for Presidential and Provincial Councils Elections, which is scheduled to take place in April 2014. While releasing the Election Calendar during a p ...
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