Julia Gillard’s Political Moves
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To distance herself from the adverse fallout of the unpopular policy decisions taken by Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard has decided to seek a fresh mandate from the electorate. It is...
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India-Pakistan Talks-Need for a Grand Negotiating Strategy
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On July 16, 2010, the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan concluded bilateral talks in Islamabad. Precisely, a year before, in July 2009, Manmohan Singh and Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani...
Read MoreMaldives: Beleaguered Democracy
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Multi-party democracy in Maldives is facing a major crisis after less than two years of its establishment. A bitter political struggle has emerged between the president and opposition-led national parliament...
Read MoreSearching for Options
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In the aftermath of the disastrous meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan on 15 July 2010, there is an all-pervasive air of despondency if not frustration as...
Read MoreUNSC statement on “Cheonan”: Sino-US compromise or limits of diplomacy
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The release of the relatively moderate UNSC presidential statement on July 9, 2010 condemning the Cheonan sinking has finally put to rest the apprehensions about the possible serious consequences in...
Read MoreJMB Remains the Fountainhead of Terror in Bangladesh
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One of the main extremist groups in Bangladesh, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has suffered major setbacks in the last couple of months as a number of its top leaders have...
Read MoreNeed to Understand the Military
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The Pakistani military was instrumental in deciding the outcome of the recently held Foreign Minister level India-Pakistan talks (July 16-17, 2010, Islamabad). One suggestion that came up doing the various...
Read MoreSeeking Truth from Facts: The Sino-Taiwanese Trade Pact
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The Peoples’ Republic of China which fought a civil war with Taiwan signed the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on 29 June in Chongqing. While the pact provides for...
Read MoreSome Issues of Civil Military Relations
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The study and research on civil military relations (CMR) is one area of neglect in India. The general focus is on civil military relations as it relates to the politicians,...
Read MoreThe EEAS and the EU-India Strategic Partnership
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In early July the European Parliament approved the formation of a European External Action Service (EEAS) with an overwhelming majority. The nascent but ambitious EEAS primarily aims to achieve coherence...
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