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Learning from the American Experience in Counter Terrorism

It has been widely noted that the US has not suffered a terrorist attack since 9/11. This is because it undertook major reform of its homeland security structures following the...

Arvind Gupta |
January 30, 2009 |
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Foregrounding ‘Non-Combatant Immunity’

A fundamental principle of humanitarian law, non-combatant immunity, has been virtually consigned to history during the Bush years. To a large extent this can be considered a ‘success’ for terrorists....

Ali Ahmed |
January 30, 2009 |
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Obama’s Likely Policy Towards North East Asia

Expectations are high in Japan, both in the general public and amongst the elite, after Democrat Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the American Presidency. Japan was clearly uncomfortable with Republican Bush...

Rajaram Panda |
January 29, 2009 |
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Obama as Tech president: Leading the Way

Among the many monikers that Barack Obama has collected as he enters office is that of being the first "Tech President". In the days since his victory, Obama has already...

Cherian Samuel |
January 23, 2009 |
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Redefining France’s Role in Afghanistan: Need for better Strategy

In a recent poll for the newspaper Le Parisien, 55 per cent of the French public expressed their disagreement with the presence of the French military in Afghanistan. A number...

Guillem Monsonis |
January 22, 2009 |
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David Miliband is not Right

British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, arrived in India on his two-day visit on 13 January, barely a month and a half after the carnage in Mumbai. His visit was controversial...

Thomas Mathew |
January 22, 2009 |
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Budget Utilisation and Accountability

Every year as India approaches the Budget session of Parliament, there are debates in various forums about the adequacy of Budget allocation to meet the modernization plan of the Services...

Arvind Kadyan |
January 21, 2009 |
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Partisanship can hurt India’s Internal Security Management

It is perhaps a truism that issues concerning India’s internal security like terrorism, Naxalism and insurgencies in the North East require a dynamic multi-pronged approach spread across states to manage...

Namrata Goswami |
January 20, 2009 |
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David Miliband’s visit to India

An article by the British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, in The Guardian (January 15) in which he suggested, “resolution of the dispute over Kashmir would help deny extremists in the...

National Investigation Agency: A Good Start but not a Panacea

On January 1, 2009 the National Investigative Agency Bill became a law. It provides for setting up a special agency at the national level “to investigate and prosecute offences affecting...

Pushpita Das |
January 12, 2009 |
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Changing Face of Bodo Insurgency

Intense internal rivalry among Bodo insurgents has proved to be the biggest hurdle to peace in Bodo-dominated areas of Assam. Internal differences within the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB),...

M. Amarjeet Singh |
January 12, 2009 |
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Will The Fall Of Killinochchi End Ethnic Crisis In Sri Lanka?

After nearly four months of intense conflict, the Sri Lankan military has finally taken control of Killinochchi, a key northern Sri Lankan town and the de facto capital of the...

M. Mayilvaganan |
January 12, 2009 |
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Towards Better India-Bangladesh relations

The landslide victory of the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina in the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections ended the two-year old political uncertainty in Bangladesh and marks the return...

M. Shamsur Rabb Khan |
January 09, 2009 |
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Oil Price Volatility and India’s Energy Security: Policies and Options

The recent downslide in crude oil prices from a peak of US $147 a barrel to below $40 and speculated to fall further to $25 has evidently provided relief to...

Zakir Hussain |
January 09, 2009 |
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Pakistan’s Accountability and International Obligations

Undoubtedly, the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks was an international tragedy. It was a crime under international law and as the serious concerns expressed by the UN Security Council demonstrates, it...

S. R. Subramanian |
January 06, 2009 |
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New Challenges of Cyberwar: Stocktaking from Mumbai Experience

The November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have highlighted the new challenges posed by cyberwar. A faked telephone call from the India Foreign Minister to the Pakistani President caused a diplomatic...

P. K. Gautam |
December 31, 2008 |
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Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis November 2008

‘Transformational Elections’ in Bangladesh

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...

Anand Kumar |
December 29, 2008 |
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Brazil in South America: The Awakening of the Giant

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...

Marco Vieira |
December 24, 2008 |
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Serial Blasts in Assam: Are Planners and Perpetrators Different?

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...

Anand Kumar |
December 24, 2008 |
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