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The Post 26/11 Regional Strategic Predicament

Evidence gathered in the aftermath of by far the most deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai indicates conclusively that the attack was planned by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba. The attack on...

Ali Ahmed |
December 03, 2008 |
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Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis, October 2008

The number of violent incidents in Pakistan increased from 309 in September 2008 to 346 in October 2008. Yet, casualty figures decreased from 1342 to 1081.1 This shows that Pakistan’s...

Indian PM’s Visit to Oman and Qatar

During his November 2008 visit to Oman and Qatar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed two memoranda of understanding with Oman and three with Qatar. The MOUs with Qatar were on...

Zakir Hussain |
December 02, 2008 |
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Oil Politics in the Bay of Bengal

Hydrocarbon rich Bay of Bengal seems to be emerging as another centre of oil politics. This was recently manifested by a standoff between Myanmar and Bangladesh, when Dhaka sent three...

Anand Kumar |
November 27, 2008 |
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Obama and the Special Envoy to Kashmir

The dust might have settled on the US Elections with Barack Obama ensuring a place in history as the first African American President to occupy the White House. The moot...

Cherian Samuel |
November 24, 2008 |
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The Gorshkov Deal: Beyond Economic Considerations

It has been reported that Russia has demanded US $3.5 billion from India for the aircraft carrier, Gorshkov, which is currently undergoing repairs. This is the second time that Russia...

N. Neihsial |
November 21, 2008 |
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China’s Scary Challenges to India

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent outburst that China poses a security challenge indicates a dangerous ambiguity in India’s China policy. The fact that Mukherjee has aired such a view...

P. Stobdan |
November 18, 2008 |
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Kashmir has nothing to do with stability in Afghanistan

The contention that stability in Afghanistan is linked to the resolution of the Kashmir issue is fallacious. It only serves the interests of a particular interest group, which has consistently...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
November 18, 2008 |
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Talking Peace Across the Taiwan Straits

If current developments are any indicator, the long road to economic integration on either side of the Taiwan Straits has commenced. In a first of its kind, a sixty member...

Raviprasad Narayanan |
November 14, 2008 |
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The October 30 Terrorist Attacks in Assam

The year 2008 has seen terrorist attacks in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Agartala, Imphal, and now Assam. The month of October alone witnessed terrorist attacks in Tripura and Manipur,...

Namrata Goswami , Dilip Gogoi |
November 14, 2008 |
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Kerala’s Emergence as a Terror Hub: Repeated Warnings Ignored

In August 2006, IDSA published a web commentary titled “Is Kerala emerging as India’s new terror hub?” The events of the past few months, especially the shocking revelation of militants...

A. Vinod Kumar |
November 11, 2008 |
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Former Maoists In Ecological Task Force Units In Nepal

In the just concluded two-day conference at the IDSA on “Changing Political Context in India’s Neighbourhood: Prospects of Regional Cooperation”, Dr Hari P. Bhattaria from Tribhuvan University, Nepal alluded to...

P. K. Gautam |
November 11, 2008 |
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The Need For Clarity In India’s Nuclear Doctrine

While the Draft Nuclear Doctrine of August 1999 was an elaborate document, the press release of the Cabinet Committee on Security on India’s operationalisation of its nuclear doctrine of January...

Ali Ahmed |
November 11, 2008 |
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Global Financial Crisis: Is there a Way Out?

President Bush will host the first ever financial summit of the G-20 on November 15, 2008 in Washington to discuss the current global financial crisis which threatens the economic and...

Arvind Gupta |
November 05, 2008 |
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Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis September 2008

Although September coincides with the holy month of Ramzan in the Islamic calendar, the violence in Pakistan during the month surpassed that in August, which itself was the most violent...

Can India ever Trust China?

The two recent glorious achievements - the Olympics and spacewalk mission – seem to have transcended China to a new global height with wide implications for the world’s strategic balance....

P. Stobdan |
October 27, 2008 |
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The oil price Conundrum

As the saying goes, everything that goes up had to come down. The same holds true for the price of oil, which has seen a slide of around 55% in...

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
October 24, 2008 |
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Piracy off Somalia: Can Naval Patrolling be the ‘Antidote’?

Since 2005, the ‘centre of gravity’ of Asian piracy has clearly shifted westwards from Southeast Asia to the western Indian Ocean. The Somalia-based pirates are on the rampage, capturing vessels...

Gurpreet S Khurana |
October 22, 2008 |
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Resolving the Bodo Militancy

Bodo militancy can be effectively resolved by accommodating the only surviving Bodo militant outfit within the existing self-governing territorial council that came into existence in 2003. In the mid-1980s, the...

M. Amarjeet Singh |
October 20, 2008 |
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HUJI as a Political Party: Where is Political Reform in Bangladesh Headed?

The caretaker government in Bangladesh had assumed power with the objective of bringing about a new political culture in the country. This aim had made them decide upon a crackdown...

Anand Kumar |
October 20, 2008 |
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