Comment & Briefs

The impasse over missile defence, CFE and NATO expansion has led to a stalemate in talks to reduce tactical nuclear weapons.

As Japan grapples with a “nuclear emergency situation” a domestic debate has begun about whether a quake -prone country should rely on nuclear power.

Complacency and not following procedures led to the ambush that killed eight BSF personnel in Assam.

The tsunami triggered by the quake swamped Sendai’s coast, picking up cars, ships and houses as it furiously surged three miles inland.

China’s intensified engagement in the region, encompassing reconstruction and development, suggests a subtle move to alter the security situation.

The demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing Fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh.

By devolving political functions to an elected leader, the Dalai Lama is guaranteeing the self-sustainability of the Tibet Movement.

While the study of electoral politics in the North East explains how democracy can absorb former rebels, it fails to answer the critical question of the victims’ right to justice.

While the Arab Revolution might or might not prove as seminal as the French or the Russian, it has changed the geopolitics significantly and irrevocably.

Rulers of Gulf states should initiate reforms to accommodate the voices and aspirations of different sections of their societies.