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Obama’s Visit and the Nuclear Conundrum

The joint statement on nuclear issues reflects the combined endeavour of the two countries to find a new common ground, though the final outcome reflects the struggle of the traditional...

Rajiv Nayan |
November 12, 2010 |
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China relents but cannot stop North Korea from weapon proliferation

China’s objection to the early release of a UN report on North Korea’s compliance with UN sanctions stemmed from its misplaced confidence in international diplomacy.

Rajaram Panda |
November 12, 2010 |
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China Air Show-Zhuhai 16 November 2010

Thousands of aviation enthusiasts and professionals are bound to throng to Zhuhai on 16 November, but one wonders if Indian aviation companies and other SMEs would send their delegations or...

Ramesh Phadke |
November 11, 2010 |
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Obama’s Visit and Strategic Trade Management

The removal of some organisations from the Entity List has merely removed a layer of controls and there is no guarantee that all dual-use curbs on India would go.

Rajiv Nayan |
November 10, 2010 |
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Indonesia-US Relations in the context of President Obama’s visit

President Obama’s visit to Indonesia is expected to excise the sense of drift in the relationship that had crept in the post-Suharto phase of transition.

Udai Bhanu Singh |
November 10, 2010 |
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India’s Accommodation in Multi-lateral Export Control Regimes

Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
November 10, 2010 |
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Linkages between Indian and Nepalese Maoists

Though fuzzy, there are linkages between Indian and Nepalese Maoists and these have been either admitted or downplayed by all sides –– the Nepalese Maoists, the Indian Maoists and the...

P. V. Ramana |
November 09, 2010 |
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Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative

The Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative is being conceptualized by individuals with experience in the field of space technologies as well as policy planning.

Ajey Lele |
November 09, 2010 |
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Russia-NATO summit: a new era or a false dawn?

The much awaited NATO Russian Summit meeting is taking place on November 19-20, 2010 in Lisbon. Will it signify a major thaw in East-West relations, or will existing differences thwart...

Arvind Gupta |
November 08, 2010 |
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PM’s visit to Malaysia and Vietnam

As India deepens its strategic engagement with the countries of South East Asia, ASEAN needs to make up its mind on the mechanisms required to tackle core security issues instead...

Pankaj K Jha |
November 08, 2010 |
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Myanmar Elections: Domestic Apathy and International Concerns

The outcome of the elections in Myanmar is awaited anxiously by the international community but not much change is expected.

Rahul Mishra |
November 04, 2010 |
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Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to India

President Obama should make his stance clear on the issues of nuclear cooperation between China and Pakistan and perhaps take up the issue with Hu Jintao when he visits Washington...

Ch. Viyyanna Sastry |
November 04, 2010 |
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The Third Front: Military Ethics

The current predicament the Military finds itself in can be used constructively by the Services and the government for undertaking the necessary correctives with a sense of urgency and obligation.

Ali Ahmed |
November 04, 2010 |
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Fresh Impetus to Sino-Indian Relations

The meeting between Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Hanoi on 28-29 October has brought about a warming of...

R N Das |
November 01, 2010 |
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Revisiting China’s Kashmir Policy

China’s moves concerning Kashmir evoke apprehension regarding retrogressive changes in its Kashmir policy, designed to give it a hold over India. The best case scenario for China is that the...

Prashant Kumar Singh |
November 01, 2010 |
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Probity in the Armed Forces

People in India have traditionally looked up to the Armed Forces. Corruption in the Armed Forces therefore militates against the spirit of service to the nation. It has to be...

Rumel Dahiya |
November 01, 2010 |
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NASA Engaging China

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited Beijing on October 16 – 21 to discuss cooperation in manned space flight. While one swallow does not make a summer, it may signal that...

Gunjan Singh |
October 29, 2010 |
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PM’s visit to Japan: CEPA will transform India-Japan Ties

The fruits of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Japan can be seen in the conclusion of negotiations on the long-pending CEPA, start of the negotiations on a civil nuclear...

Rajaram Panda |
October 29, 2010 |
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Will CIL’s IPO lead to revolutionary transformation of the coal sector?

The long awaited IPO of India’s largest coal producer, Coal India Limited, is finally ready to issue on Dalal Street next week. It is hoped that it will herald a...

Shahana Joshi |
October 28, 2010 |
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Clarifying India’s Strategic Doctrine

Non-articulation of India's strategic doctrine lends it to be interpreted and perceived variously. India's security establishment need not be defensive about its strategic doctrine but boldly take on critics in...

Ali Ahmed |
October 25, 2010 |
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