Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis November 2008
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‘Transformational Elections’ in Bangladesh
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As Bangladesh is holding its most closely watched general elections, the apprehension remains whether democracy would prevail in the country. All the uncertainties about the elections were removed when the...
Read MoreBrazil in South America: The Awakening of the Giant
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Since the beginning of the Lula administration in 2003, Brazilian foreign policy has been re-oriented towards a renewed and more extended approach to regional politics. Under Lula, Brazil’s foreign policy...
Read MoreSerial Blasts in Assam: Are Planners and Perpetrators Different?
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The October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam were the most horrific that the state has witnessed till date. These blasts have completely confused the investigating agencies, which still seem...
Read MoreAn Elected Government in Bangladesh and India’s Options
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If all things go well, Bangladesh should have an elected government in January 2009 following the Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) elections. Contrary to much scepticism, the caretaker government headed by...
Read MoreImperative of Exercising Control over the ISI
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The deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai is set to derail India-Pakistan bilateral relations. With all the evidence pointing towards Pakistan, it has become difficult to advocate that India must go...
Read MoreMumbai Attacks and the Need for Enhanced India-US Defence Cooperation
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The staggered attacks on Mumbai across seven places were extremely demanding on time and resources required for counter operations. The attacks have also amply demonstrated that there is no scope...
Read MoreLessons from the 9/11 Commission
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The unprecedented scale of the terror attacks in Mumbai and the fact that citizens from more than 20-plus countries were killed or injured in the attacks have evoked an international...
Read MoreThe Pakistan Link to the Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Investigations into the attacks in Mumbai and subsequent developments point to the role of the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as the key player that orchestrated the well coordinated attacks. The...
Read MoreFishing in Troubled Waters
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Investigations into the Mumbai attacks have revealed that the terrorists came in from the sea. It has been reported that in the course of their journey from Karachi they had...
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