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Thailand’s Recurrent ‘Colour’ Protests

The central question is whether democracy or semi-democracy should be subordinated to the personal ambitions of a few leaders like Thaksin or should the rule of law prevail.

Pankaj K Jha |
April 12, 2010 |
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Tackling Naxalism: Post-Dantewada

If naxal activities have to be stopped, the government must act firmly even if they have to be neutralized by the selective use of the armed forces including the Indian...

K C Dixit |
April 08, 2010 |
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End Game on Iran’s Nuclear Intransigence?

With the possibility of ‘smart’ sanctions in the near future and muscular US military moves in the Persian Gulf, the grids for the end game on Iran’s nuclear intransigence are...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
April 07, 2010 |
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Getting Ready for a Hot Summer

The defence minister is indeed correct that ‘sacrifices’ would have to be made but this time India should offer that privilege to the Pakistani Army.

Ramesh Phadke |
April 05, 2010 |
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Google China ‘Warfare’: Turning a non issue to win-win strategy

If freedom of expression was the issue then other American internet service companies like Microsoft and Yahoo! should have also exited China along with Google.

Earth Hour 2010 and India

India has to not only fight over-consumption of resources in metropolitan cities but also make sure that the resources saved percolate down to its rural areas.

Sarita Azad |
April 05, 2010 |
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Af-Pak and India’s Strategic Innocence

Afghanistan was a test case for our foreign policy resolve, an arena where while leveraging other tools of foreign policy, use of instruments of force and military diplomacy/intelligence should have...

Raj Shukla |
April 02, 2010 |
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Locating Singapore in India’s Strategic Radar

India needs to engage Singapore more robustly so as to enable the forging of deeper and more broad-based friendships in the Southeast Asian region through Singapore’s good offices.

Rahul Mishra |
April 01, 2010 |
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Building Road Infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control: Hurdles and Constraints

Though the target date for completing the 73 envisaged roads is 2012, only nine have so far been completed.

Narinder Gupta |
April 01, 2010 |
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Reprioritising Defence Acquisitions

The Indian armed forces appear to be driving defence budgets rather than a cold calculation of the country’s desire for ‘adequate’ military capability.

Ramesh Phadke |
March 30, 2010 |
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Vicious anti-India propaganda in Pakistan on Water issues

Though the Indus Water Treaty apportions 80 per cent of the waters of the Indus River Basin to Pakistan and only 20 per cent to India, Pakistan is engaged in...

Arvind Gupta |
March 29, 2010 |
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Political Dimensions of Limited War

While limitation in aims set is acknowledged as the primary way of conflict limitation, the point lost sight of usually on the politico-military facet is war termination.

Ali Ahmed |
March 29, 2010 |
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As China prepares for post-Dalai Lama Tibet, what is India to do with the Tibetan Exiles?

While China has shown eagerness for the Dalai Lama’s return to China, it has categorically refused to take back the exiled Tibetan population based in India.

Abanti Bhattacharya |
March 25, 2010 |
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Defence Budgetary Allocation 2010-11: Adequacy vs. Usage

Adequacy or inadequacy of defence allocation largely lies in the manner it is spent keeping in view the defence requirements for meeting operational and strategic goals and to have the...

Narinder Gupta |
March 18, 2010 |
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Pakistan wants to play a central role in the Afghan settlement

Karzai’s use of the word ‘proxy war’ in relation to India’s reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts can only be understood in view of the West’s fatigue in Afghanistan and the growing...

Arvind Gupta |
March 18, 2010 |
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Testing Times for the Japan-US Alliance: “Secret Pact” Revealed

Notwithstanding revelations about the secret nuclear pact, the Japan-US alliance is likely to remain strong and the East Asian security order will continue to be determined by the American presence

Rajaram Panda |
March 16, 2010 |
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Japan unveils existence of a secret nuke pact with the US

The disclosure of this agreement is aimed at scoring political points as well as addressing the discontent among the nuclear allergic Japanese who want adherence to the non-nuclear principles in...

Shamshad A. Khan |
March 16, 2010 |
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The 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan Struggle: What is the future?

China has to accept that the long term solution to Tibetan discontent lies in granting greater autonomy to Tibetans instead of pursuing assimilation oriented policies.

Gunjan Singh |
March 12, 2010 |
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Contradictory Tendencies in the India-China Relationship: Does it help the bilateral relationship?

Contradictions in India-China relations provide the rationale for greater engagement exactly like it has done in the case of US-China relations.

Avinash Godbole |
March 10, 2010 |
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The Challenges of Asymmetric Warfare

While the asymmetrical threat will have an effect on warfare at strategic, operational and tactical levels, the threat will be most dramatic at the operational level.

K C Dixit |
March 09, 2010 |
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