IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

China to Act but will Go Slow against North Korea

The North Korean act of conducting an underground nuclear test has exposed the inherent limitations of various international institutions. It has also posed a challenge for the US as to...

Rajesh Kumar Mishra |
October 24, 2006 |
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The Japan-China Joint Communiqué

China and Japan issued a joint communiqué in Beijing on October 8 during the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first foreign visit, vowing to promote strategic relations between the two...

J Nandakumar |
October 19, 2006 |
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Dengue: A Germ with Weapon Potential

In May 2002, the then US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, John Bolton, in his speech at the Heritage Foundation had accused Cuba of having a limited offensive biological...

Ajey Lele |
October 19, 2006 |
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Impressions of an IDSA Seminar on the North East

On September 25 and 26, 2006, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, conducted a seminar on Peace and Development in the North East in Shillong, Meghalaya....

Namrata Goswami |
October 10, 2006 |
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The Impact of North Korea’s Nuclear Test

The underground nuclear test conducted by North Korea yesterday has established it as the ninth member of the nuclear club. There had been speculation, particularly since the failed test of...

Rohit Pattnaik |
October 10, 2006 |
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The EU-India Helsinki Summit

The Seventh EU-India Summit will be held on October 13th in Helsinki. The annual summits take place alternately in New Delhi and in the capital of the incumbent European Union...

Lights out for the nuclear deal?

The speed and relative ease with which the Indo-US nuclear deal raced through the respective committees of Congress and the margin by which it was assented to by the House...

Cherian Samuel |
October 05, 2006 |
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The Eastern Factor in the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict

A flare-up in the fighting in the East, particularly in Trincomalee District, has put a question mark on the prospects of peace in the island nation. The Eastern province of...

M. Mayilvaganan |
October 05, 2006 |
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Countering Terrorism as a Joint Venture?

The outcome of the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf at Havana has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters within both India and Pakistan. It has...

Sumita Kumar |
September 27, 2006 |
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An Embarrassment of Riches!: China’s ‘Trillion Dollar’ Foreign Exchange Reserves

If current trends are any indication, the global financial system will witness a unique 'first' in mid-October when China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to cross US$ 1 trillion.

Raviprasad Narayanan |
September 26, 2006 |
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The Havana Round: Much Ado about Nothing

The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Musharraf on the sidelines of the Havana non-aligned summit is being projected as an important breakthrough on the issue of terrorism...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
September 25, 2006 |
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India-South Korea: The State of Affairs

The India-South Korea bilateral relationship is a remarkable example of how trade is the primary driver in global relationships. Ideology, which marked international relations in the previous decades, has given...

Rohit Pattnaik |
September 22, 2006 |
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Thailand’s Political Crisis

Thailand is once again at the crossroads of political uncertainty and the entry of the military in the affairs of the state has created a sense of instability. On September...

Pankaj K Jha |
September 21, 2006 |
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Terrorism on the Decline in Jammu Region

Terrorism has been wracking Jammu & Kashmir over the last two decades and the state has seen various shades of terrorist activities - from the violent aggressive phase involving fidayeen...

B. S. Sachar |
September 19, 2006 |
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India’s Response to Chinese Road Building

In his latest address to the Indian Council of World Affairs on India's regional policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran reflected that the government had a long-term vision of an integrated...

Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy |
September 14, 2006 |
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Bangladesh Prepares for the Next Elections

Anxiety and uncertainty are perceptible even as Bangladesh prepares itself for the next elections scheduled for January 2007. As the incumbent BNP government prepares to transfer power to a caretaker...

Smruti S. Pattanaik |
September 14, 2006 |
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Nepal’s Ceasefire Under Stress

Despite the cease-fire, the Nepalese Maoists are busy collecting illegal taxes, besides carrying out abductions, extortion and forceful recruitment. They are consolidating their bases in urban areas where they had...

Nihar R. Nayak |
September 05, 2006 |
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Nawab Bugti’s Assassination

The killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, popularly known as the "Tiger of Balochistan" in the early hours of August 27 in an army operation has ominous implications for the...

Alok Bansal |
August 29, 2006 |
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History and Power Shift Fuel Sino-Japanese Rift

On August 15, 2006, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly protesting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's latest visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Koizumi’s six consecutive visits since he...

Abanti Bhattacharya |
August 23, 2006 |
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Is Kerala Emerging as India’s New Terror Hub?

Not many in the security establishment would like to believe so. A state known for its religious diversity and secular fibre, Kerala also has a sensitive communal melange with conflicting...

A. Vinod Kumar |
August 22, 2006 |
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