South Asia
Beginning of the Countdown to Sectarian End-Game in Pakistan?
The Pakistani leadership has apparently come to the point where it realises that for the survival of the country and its structures created by Jinnah, it must buy peace for the present with its arch-enemy India.
Visit of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Sri Lanka
The delegation seems to have got its message across, that effective engagement with the TNA cannot be avoided by the Rajapakse government.
Tipaimukh Dam: Some Myths, Some Facts
In order to obviate myopic policies that could jeopardise the bonhomie in India-Bangladesh relations, the technical underpinnings of the project need to be jointly undertaken by both countries.
Deciphering Kayani-Speak: One Avalanche Leads to Another?
If the tragedy of Gayari has induced some sense of introspection in the leadership of the Pakistan Army, it may be a fitting tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the avalanche.
The Battle for Kabul has Begun
The planned Western draw down over the next two years is threatening to once again plunge Afghanistan into greater chaos and anarchy, with Kabul as the centre stage.
Hope for Peace: What do the signs foretell?
To ensure that hope changes to reality, policy decisions like RTI, Panchayati Raj, return of youth from across the LoC, employment schemes, changes in security laws and keeping national interest above petty politics, will have to meet the reality test of implementation.
A Wake up Call for Sri Lanka at the UNHRC
India’s vote at the UNHRC may is the first step to send a clear message to the Rajapakse government that it cannot continue to postpone a political resolution of the Tamil issue.
Are Drone Strikes in Pakistan Legally Justified?
Pakistan as the host state for non-state actors cannot escape responsibility towards the latter’s acts whether these are committed with or without its knowledge, and it must do everything in its capacity to rein them in these groups.
Gilgit Baltistan: Pakistan’s Growing Travails and India’s Inexplicable Silence
A course correction coupled with a proactive policy of nurturing the growing pro-India constituency in Gilgit Baltistan is the need of the hour.
Afghanistan: Bad Options, Worse Outcomes
The Indian policy establishment needs to start factoring into its security calculus the fallout of a Talibanised Afghanistan and eventually a Talibanised Pakistan.
