Alok Bansal
Iran: Its Strategic Importance
One of the most difficult tasks facing the foreign policy makers in India is the requirement to balance the relations with Iran while enhancing proximity with the United States.
Balochistan in Turmoil: Pakistan at Crossroads
Publisher: Manas Publications
ISBN 978-81-7049-307-5
Rs. 595
The book covers the developments in post colonial Balochistan, its geo-political significance, and the underlying grievances of the Baloch. It makes an attempt to analyse the reasons for current revival of violence in Balochistan and highlights the current situation in the region.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis May 2009
The month of May 2009 was the most violent month in Pakistan in the last five years.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis April 2009
April saw the foot soldiers of Taliban moving to Buner and Dir, after consolidating their position in Swat.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis March 2009
Consequent to the peace deals signed by the Pakistani state with Taliban, the number of terror-related incidents in March came down in regions, which have been afflicted with violence in the recent pa
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis February 2009
Highlight of the month was the peace deal signed by the NWFP government with the founder of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e- Mohammadi (TNSM), Sufi Mohammad.
Accomodation with Militants in Swat: Implications For Regional Security
Chair: C Uday Bhaskar
Discussants: Kalim Bahadur and Siddharth Varadarajan
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis January 2009
The first month of the new calendar year saw a reversal of the trend of declining casualties witnessed during the last three months, whilst the incidents of violence continued to rise constantly maint
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis December 2008
Amidst apprehensions of a conflict between India and Pakistan after attacks on Mumbai on 26 November, as Pakistani security forces ostensibly diverted their attention from the Western to the Eastern b
Bhasha Dam: A Tomb Stone of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Aspirations
This year Pakistan is facing an acute water shortage and the shortage during the current Rabi crop is estimated to be around 35 to 40 per cent, which will adversely affect the wheat output, critical f
