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Political Cost of PM Bhattarai’s India Visit

The visit gave an opportunity to both India and the Maoists to settle some of their misunderstandings. However, it could be a huge risk for India to engage him more...

Nihar R. Nayak |
October 31, 2011 |
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Gaddafi’s Death: Mission Accomplished!

One monarch less is good, the mission has been accomplished and whatever else is happening in Libya is just mundane.

Preeti Nalwa |
October 29, 2011 |
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The Manipur Blockade: Symptom of a Crisis in Desperate Need of Resolution

Barely a year after suffering two months of road blockade by Naga groups, Manipur is in the throes of a similar crisis again. What Manipur is in desperate need of...

Namrata Goswami |
October 28, 2011 |
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Prime Minister Bhattarai’s Visit to India: Renewing Ties in a Critical Transition Phase

Bhattarai’s visit was historic not for the bilateral issues that were discussed but because it provided an opportunity for meaningful re-engagement between India and the UCPN(M).

Padmaja Murthy |
October 25, 2011 |
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Need to Broaden the Scope of India-Bangladesh Engagement: Perspectives from Gangtok and Dhaka

The people-to-people connectivity has the potential to actually transform the relationship between India and Bangladesh and take it to a higher level of cooperation and understanding.

Shristi Pukhrem |
October 21, 2011 |
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Increasing Chinese Footprint in India’s North West: What should India do?

This commentary analyses the implications of the growing Chinese footprint in India’s North West region, particularly in Northern Afghanistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Mandip Singh |
October 21, 2011 |
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Why Syria is Not Libya?

After the death of Gaddafi one may wonder why Syria has had a safe escape from any action by the UN Security Council. There are several reasons why the response...

Saurabh Mishra |
October 21, 2011 |
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Reading the Veto on Syria

The rare October 4 double veto by Russia and China on the draft resolution against Syria sponsored by France, Germany, Portugal, and UK condemning Syrian action on its civilian population...

Saurabh Mishra |
October 21, 2011 |
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A National Security Strategy Document for India

A National Security Strategy document should be realistic and balanced. While recognizing the challenges, it should also underline the opportunities. For, a successful national security strategy can give a fillip...

Arvind Gupta |
October 20, 2011 |
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A National Security Strategy Document for India

A National Security Strategy document should be realistic and balanced. While recognizing the challenges, it should also underline the opportunities. For, a successful national security strategy can give a fillip...

Arvind Gupta |
October 20, 2011 |
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China and the South China Sea Dispute: Internal Differences and External Ramifications

The publication in the Global Times of two very contradictory articles on the same day on the South China Sea dispute clearly underlines the fact that the Chinese leadership is...

R. S. Kalha |
October 19, 2011 |
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The India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Through the Eyes of the Pakistani Urdu Media

In the wake of its strategic partnership agreement with India, Afghanistan has become an untouchable, even an ‘enemy’, for many Pakistani commentators.

Shamshad A. Khan |
October 17, 2011 |
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The South China Sea Disputes: Why Conflict is not Inevitable?

No party to the dispute, including China, has thus far challenged the principle of freedom of navigation for global trade through the South China Sea.

Rukmani Gupta |
October 17, 2011 |
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The South China Sea Imbroglio

Competing claims and reports of oil and gas rich fields in the South China Sea have woven a complicated web affecting the maritime security environment.

Sarabjeet Singh Parmar |
October 14, 2011 |
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The PSLV-C18 Mission and Indo-French Collaboration in Space

India and France must now develop a joint marketing strategy for satellite launches and also concentrate on the joint design and development of satellites for smaller developing countries.

Ajey Lele |
October 14, 2011 |
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Ozawa Ichiro on Trial

With 120 members belonging to his faction, Ozawa still wields decisive influence to make or unmake the government led by the DPJ.

Rajaram Panda |
October 14, 2011 |
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NEGOTIATING WITH THE MAOISTS: LESSONS FROM THE ANDHRA EXPERIENCE

As much as the Maoists would use the opportunity to their advantage, the government should also take advantage of the peace process to defeat the Maoists’ designs through both overt...

P. V. Ramana |
October 13, 2011 |
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Asymmetric Wars In The Indian Context

Strategic Interaction theory suggests that India must employ direct strategies towards a weaker Pakistan and indirect strategies towards a stronger China.

Mandip Singh |
October 13, 2011 |
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History and Politics

Celebrations of the 1911 Revolution show that history is subject to interpretations, most often in the ways in which it suits contemporary political objectives.

Avinash Godbole |
October 13, 2011 |
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Energy Crises and Riots in Pakistan

Implementing the necessary reforms in Pakistan’s power sector requires able leadership and internal stability as well as a conducive and transparent environment for attracting investment.

Medha Bisht |
October 11, 2011 |
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