IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

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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The Significance of Shenzhou-VII

On October 7, 2008, the PLA Daily reported that the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the four general departments of the Chinese military celebrated in great style the success of...

Jagannath P. Panda |
October 16, 2008 |
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Is India on the Path to Vibrant Defence Industry?

What does it take to be ‘a vibrant industry’ or more specifically ‘vibrant defence industry’? Broadly, it would demand that the industry should be innovative in terms of processes and...

N. Neihsial |
October 08, 2008 |
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Prachanda’s Visit to India: Beginning of a New Dawn

No other recent visit to India has been so eagerly awaited as that of Pushpa Kumar Dahal, alias Prachanda, the Maoist revolutionary turned democrat and Prime Minister of ‘New Nepal’....

Alok Bansal |
October 08, 2008 |
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Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis for August 2008

The recent suicide attack on Mariott Hotel in Islamabad has once again focussed international attention on Pakistan. Violence in Pakistan is now moving from the periphery to the heartland. The...

T. Khurshchev Singh , Alok Bansal |
September 30, 2008 |
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Averting Terror Attacks

On September 13, five serial bombs shattered the weekend peace across several popular market complexes in New Delhi, killing 30 innocent civilians and injuring nearly 90. An elusive outfit calling...

Namrata Goswami |
September 25, 2008 |
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An Overview of the Russo-Georgian Conflict

Georgia was a constituent republic of the former USSR. In 1991, the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to the independence of Georgia. In turn, the autonomous regions of Georgia,...

Ali Ahmed |
September 25, 2008 |
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Taiwan’s Failure at the UN

Will Taiwan ever participate in the United Nations? Pessimist views have started flowing after the rejection of Taiwan’s fresh bid for ‘meaningful participation in international agencies’ at the UN on...

Jagannath P. Panda |
September 24, 2008 |
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Iraq beyond the Troop Surge: Fragile Security Gains, Tenuous Political Stability

The military commander most associated with executing President George Bush’s ‘troop surge’ in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, handed over command of US forces to Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno on...

S. Samuel C. Rajiv |
September 24, 2008 |
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Revisiting the Kosi Agreement: Lessons for Indo-Nepal Water Diplomacy

The year 2008 has witnessed yet another disastrous flood in North Bihar. Floods in Bihar have been almost an annual phenomenon. Though the capacity of the river flow was well...

Medha Bisht |
September 22, 2008 |
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Explaining China’s India Policy

Let the fact speak for itself. China was not happy about India gaining the waiver in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and it played the role of a spoiler till...

Abanti Bhattacharya |
September 17, 2008 |
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NATO Expansion Hits Russian Roadblock in Georgia

The Russian military blitzkrieg to counter the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s dispatch of his Israeli and US trained and equipped forces to retake the breakaway region of South Ossetia on...

Thomas Mathew |
September 17, 2008 |
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US To Begin Troop Withdrawal from Iraq

After prolonged political and diplomatic negotiations between Iraq and the United States, President George Bush announced on September 9 the decision to withdraw around 8000 troops by the end of...

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
September 16, 2008 |
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The US Africa Command

Africa is no longer a distant region that can be ignored by the United States. As articulated in the US National Security Strategy, the need to expand and ensure America's...

Arvind Dutta |
September 12, 2008 |
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Implications of Transferring Control of the Awakening Councils in Iraq

The recent American plan to transfer control of the Awakening Movement’s tribal militias to the Iraqi Army is fraught with risk for the future of Iraq. The improved security situation...

Shelly Johny |
September 12, 2008 |
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The EU on the Georgia-Russia Conflict

The outcome of the deliberations at the September 1 Extraordinary European Council meeting held to discuss the Russian-Georgian conflict was not very dramatic. Gordon Brown penned a scathing article in...

Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay |
September 10, 2008 |
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Kashmir and the Idea of India

Recent developments in the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been a source of alarm on a variety of counts. Since the decline of militancy in the Valley in recent...

Arpita Anant |
September 04, 2008 |
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Russia maintains energy superpower status, for now

The Russia-Georgia conflict has caused several analysts to state that Moscow’s main goal was to ensure its energy dominance in the region. Though this may not be entirely correct –...

Shebonti Ray Dadwal |
September 04, 2008 |
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Pentagon’s Robotic Soldiers: Reality or Fiction?

Recent media reports indicate that the Pentagon is planning to replace 30 per cent of its soldiers with robots by 2020. The employment of robots by the armed forces includes...

Satinder K. Saini |
September 02, 2008 |
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