Civil-Military relations: Under scan
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Using the firing of McChrystal as his entry point, the Director General of IDSA, N. S. Sisodia, initiates a debate on a significant issue in civil-military relations. He makes two...
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With Reference to the Context: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and the India-Pakistan Dialogue
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It is for good reason that excepting for cross-LoC trade and people-to-people contact, Kashmir has been kept out of the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of...
Read MoreSynergisation for Future Wars
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War is a necessary evil for the existence of nations. The three levels of war in today’s scenario are top level war (nuclear war), middle level war (conventional war) and...
Read MoreA Year since Xinjiang Riots: Are the faultlines manageable?
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The week that began on July 5 marks the first anniversary of the Urumqi riot of 2009 in which 200 people, according to the official numbers, lost their lives. Unofficial...
Read MoreJammu and Kashmir: Governance is the key
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A report titled “Kashmir: Path to peace” released in London in May 2010 has largely escaped media attention in India and Pakistan. The report is based on an opinion poll...
Read MoreStridency to Flippancy: Diplomatic wrangle over North Korea at G-8 and G-20
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On June 26, 2010, at the end of the two-day G-8 summit held in Muskoka (north of Toronto, Canada), the G-8 countries issued a joint statement called “G8 Muskoka Declaration:...
Read MoreAFSPA: A Soldier’s Perspective
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Over the past few weeks there has been a raging debate about the relevance and the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 in the insurgency affected...
Read MoreAn additional dish for the India-Pakistan platter
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In a recent IDSA Comment, “Indo Pak Rapprochement: Unexplored Option of Military to Military Engagement,” the authors write: “Faced with a host of seemingly irreconcilable differences, it may be logical...
Read MoreThe Unconventional Prime Minister: An Assessment of Kevin Rudd
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In one of the decisive and historic moments in Australian politics, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who was on the verge of being voted out by his own Labour Party colleagues,...
Read MoreDPJ likely to struggle to retain control over the Upper House
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Elections for Japan’s Upper House (House of Councillors) will be held on July 11, 2010. As this will be the first national election since the August 2009 Lower House election,...
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