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J&K Militants Pledge to Ban Use of Anti-Personnel Mines

The United Jehad Council (UJC) – an umbrella organisation of 13 Kashmiri militant groups and five non-Kashmiri terrorist groups with observer status – signed a declaration on October 16 banning...

Satinder K. Saini |
October 24, 2007 |
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India has to be wary of Chinese Intrusions

China's demand for the removal of two Indian Army bunkers from its outpost at Batang La near the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction in August 2007 can be seen from two angles. Firstly,...

Pushpita Das |
October 19, 2007 |
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The Unfolding Crisis in Myanmar

Myanmar has been in the eye of the storm in recent months. In August, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), as the Myanmarese military regime led by Than Shwe...

Namrata Goswami |
October 19, 2007 |
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Russia and the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

On September 16, 2007, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced the completion of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, adding that it was "sealed by the UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic...

M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
October 19, 2007 |
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How will Rajapaksa handle Killinochchi?

Since the launch of its July 2006 military offensive on Maavilaru, the Mahinda Rajapaksa government has made remarkable advances in almost all aspects of establishing its control over the Eastern...

M. Mayilvaganan |
October 18, 2007 |
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Bangladesh’s Quest for Nuclear Energy

Bangladesh faces a shortage of electric power and is planning to meet the shortfall by setting up nuclear power plants. Significantly, this development has occurred at a time when the...

Anand Kumar |
October 17, 2007 |
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The 17th Congress of the Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene its 17th National Congress from October 15. The "highest decision-making body" of the CPC, the party congress is mandated to convene every...

Raviprasad Narayanan |
October 15, 2007 |
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A Pattern of Terrorist Strikes on Places of Worship

A new trend in terrorism has emerged in India involving the targeting of places of worship. Fifteen such incidents have occurred across the country between 2000 and 2007, resulting in...

T. Khurshchev Singh , M. Amarjeet Singh |
October 15, 2007 |
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BMD’s Slow Progress Towards Technological Maturity

"We fired an operationally configured interceptor out of a silo at Vandenberg Air Force base, and it flew out, and was successful in intercepting the target." - Lt. Gen. Henry...

A. Vinod Kumar |
October 12, 2007 |
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China’s Posture on the Indo-US nuclear Deal

Will China veto the India-specific waiver at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)? While various news sources have recently reported that China will not actively oppose the Indo-US deal at the...

Jagannath P. Panda |
October 10, 2007 |
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Have India-Pakistan Confidence Building Measures Reached A Plateau?

The Indian media recently carried reports of angry protestors at Attari, smashing into pulp tomato cartons from trucks on their way to Pakistan. The protestors were porters who had till...

Satinder K. Saini |
October 10, 2007 |
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The Growing Trend of Bandhs and Blockades in Manipurr

Manipur has the dubious distinction of having the maximum numbers of bandhs, which adversely affect its economy and inconvenience the people. Though directed against the state, these bandhs underscore the...

M. Amarjeet Singh |
October 05, 2007 |
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Energy and Turmoil in Myanmar

Thomas Friedman noted that "the price of oil and pace of freedom always move in opposite directions." This trend, which he cited in the case of Russia, Iran, and Venezuela,...

J Nandakumar |
October 04, 2007 |
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The Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Indo-US nuclear deal

In the midst of the domestic hullabaloo surrounding the nuclear deal in India, the United States convened a special meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on September 20, 2007...

Arun Vishwanathan |
September 26, 2007 |
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India and the Ottawa Treaty

As the Ottawa treaty completes a decade this September, it has been termed a "success in progress" by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). ICBL is upbeat about its...

Medha Bisht |
September 26, 2007 |
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Hyderabad Woes: Mecca Masjid, Lumbini Park…

Hyderabad has been reeling under deadly terror strikes. Three months after the serial blasts at Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, another pair of coordinated attacks rocked the city on...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
September 13, 2007 |
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The Re-emergence of an Assertive Russia

Russia's decision to resume the Soviet-era practice of sending strategic bombers on long-range flights well beyond its borders, just a few days after concluding an air exercise over the North...

Nivedita Das Kundu |
August 29, 2007 |
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Student Violence Signals Growing Resentment against: the Caretaker Government in Bangladesh

"I want a country where the army cannot arrest anyone without a warrant. I want our political parties to be democratic, transparent and accountable. I want fair and neutral judges....

Sreeradha Datta |
August 24, 2007 |
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The Bishkek Summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is gradually gaining clout and influence in the Central Asian region, which is increasingly attracting international attention. Dramatic events during the course of 2005 in...

Meena Singh Roy |
August 21, 2007 |
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Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Jakarta Conference

The Caliphate Conference of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Jakarta on August 12, 2007 brought together its global leadership from more than twenty countries. It reemphasized the establishment of an Islamic...

Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay , Pankaj K Jha |
August 18, 2007 |
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