Iran-Turkey Nuclear Swap Deal
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Iran reached an agreement with Turkey in talks involving Brazil as well on May 17, 2010 under which it agreed to transfer 1,200 kilograms of low enriched uranium (LEU) to...
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Is Japan ready to shun the Peace Constitution?
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As the “National Referendum Law” to revise Japan’s postwar Constitution went into effect on May 18, pro-amendment lobbies in the country have expedited their efforts to get over with the...
Read MoreAwami League in Power: Lost Priorities and Opportunities
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Did the two year intervention by the military that backed Fakruddin Ahmed’s caretaker government teach any political lessons to the political parties in Bangladesh? The answer is unfortunately no. The...
Read MoreKim Jong-Il’s China Visit, Cheonan, Future of SPT and China’s Role
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The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il made a “secret” visit to China on 3 May 2010 in a special train amidst mystery about the composition and purpose of the visit....
Read MoreMuivah’s Visit to Manipur: Steps towards a Meaningful Reconciliation
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Manipur is back in the news once again, but for all the wrong reasons. Tension has flared up in the state since last week due to the impending visit of...
Read MoreThe Hard Lesson of Chintalnar
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Fighting insurgencies can be messy and slow. But the fact that even after six decades of terrain-wide counter-insurgency experience, the Indian state is floundering in its efforts to contain naxal...
Read MoreChina to Supply Two Nuclear Reactors to Pakistan: How will China Convince the NSG?
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Since the visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to China in October 2008 during which several Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed, reports of the Chinese intent to supply...
Read MoreFood for Thought: Optimising Defence Spending
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The 2008-09 economic downturn has certainly affected the defence plans of many countries. It seems the whole world is trying to somehow get more out of the money they spend...
Read MoreSAARC at 25: Time to Reflect
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Is this SAARC summit different from earlier summits? This is one question that prominently comes to mind as the Summit concluded its 25 years of existence in picturesque Thimpu, the...
Read MoreThe message from mock battles
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The well-informed military watcher for Times of India, Rajat Pandit, titled his piece on Pakistan’s recently concluded Azm e Nau III military exercise as ‘Pak wargames to blunt India’s strategy’....
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