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  • Pakistan: External Mis-dealings
    Siddharth Ramana.    ·   17 Sep, 2008    ·    #2687    ·    Commentary    
    To many commentators Pakistan's workings are strongly influenced by the three A's - America, the Army and Allah. Allah, in this case, alludes to the ubiquitous influence of the Islamic fundamentalists churned out by the thousands from madra ...
  • Afghanistan: Appraising the Future
    Firdaus Ahmed.    ·   27 Aug, 2008    ·    #2662    ·    Commentary    
    Following the attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, suggestions for deploying Indian troops in Afghanistan has been doing rounds among the strategic circle in New Delhi. Far fetched as it may appear at this juncture, it could acquire momentum in t ...
  • Will TAPI Remain a Pipedream?
    Raghav Sharma.    ·   27 Aug, 2008    ·    #2661    ·    Commentary    
    On 25 April 2008, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) signed a Gas Pipeline Framework Agreement, committing to the construction of an ambitious 1,680km-long pipeline to transport 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year by ...
  • Indo-Afghan Relations and Pakistan Factor
    Bimla Kumari.    ·   27 Aug, 2008    ·    #2660    ·    Commentary    
    The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai's visit to India on 4 August following the SAARC summit held in Colombo, was significant to India in many respects. Karzai, was the first to hold the Pakistani spy agency responsible for the 7 July suicide att ...
  • Acting in National Interest? ISI's role in Embassy Attack in Kabul
    Prashant Hosur.    ·   31 Jul, 2008    ·    #2635    ·    Commentary    
    National security advisor, NK Narayanan has blamed the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) for planning the attacks on the Indian embassy in Kabul. He stated that the Indian government had intelligence about the involvement of the ISI in the attack. ...
  • Meeting the Challenge of the Kabul Blast
    .    ·   13 Jul, 2008    ·    #2622    ·    Commentary    
    The dust has at last settled down from the dastardly terrorist attack on the Indian Embassy at Kabul on 7 July. The Embassy has started functioning normally and visas are being issued to Afghan applicants, whose future hopes are closely linked to t ...
  • Q&A: Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
    Siddharth Ramana.    ·   09 Jul, 2008    ·    #2617    ·    Commentary    
    What happened in Kabul on 7 July 2008? The ramming and subsequent explosion of a suicide bomb-laden car at the gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41 people and left more than 140 wounded on Monday, 7 July. This constitutes a major atta ...
  • Paris Donors' Conference: Addressing Challenges of Development in Afghanistan
    Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.    ·   24 Jun, 2008    ·    #2605    ·    Commentary    
    The 12 June 2008 Donors' Conference in Paris, participated by representatives of more than 80 nations, international institutions and non-governmental organizations, pledged US$21 billion in new aid for rebuilding Afghanistan. It remains to be ...
  • Q&A: Karzai Threatens Pakistan
    Devyani Srivastava.    ·   20 Jun, 2008    ·    #2603    ·    Commentary    
    In an unprecedented statement, the Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, on 15 June, issued a threat to send his troops across the border to fight the militants in Pakistan. This evoked a bitter reaction within Pakistan and deep concern in the inter ...
  • Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008: Growing Violence
    .    ·   03 Jun, 2008    ·    #2584    ·    Commentary    
    Report of Book Release held at the India International Centre Annexe on 26 May 2008 Introductory Remarks: Mr. Dhirendra Singh It is very encouraging to see that such a black subject is being dealt with in a detailed, continuous way, rathe ...
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