IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Implementing the Indo-US. Nuclear Deal: A Pyrrhic Struggle

Two rounds of negotiations have been held between Indian and US officials to negotiate implementing the Indo-US nuclear agreement, embedded in the Joint Statement issued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

P. R. Chari |
January 05, 2006 |
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Japan-China Rift and East Asian Security

The feud between the two Asian giants is getting shriller. No sooner China had announced its 'peaceful development' policy through a White Paper than the Japanese foreign minister voiced his...

G.V.C. Naidu |
January 05, 2006 |
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Civilian and Strategic Nuclear Facilities of India

One of the major objectives of the United States in entering into the Indo-US nuclear co-operation agreement is to bring about an early freezing of the Indian weapon-usable nuclear materials...

A. Gopalakrishnan |
January 05, 2006 |
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Intel Inside: Securing IT Cities

Bangalore's prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was the venue of an attack by an unidentified gun-toting killer on December 28. Delhi based professor, Professor M.C. Puri - participating in...

C Uday Bhaskar |
January 03, 2006 |
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Russia and Uzbekistan Sign “Treaty of Alliance Relations”

The Russia-Uzbekistan Treaty of Alliance Relations signed by President Vladimir Putin and President Islam Karimov at a glittering Kremlin ceremony on November 14, 2005 marked the completion of a full...

Jyotsna Bakshi |
December 27, 2005 |
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India and the East Asia Summit

The inaugural East Asian Summit (EAS), representing nearly 50 per cent of the world's population with 20 per cent of global trade, and comprising 16 nations that are on a...

G.V.C. Naidu |
December 20, 2005 |
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Preparing for Pandemics of Infectious Diseases Like Bird Flu

Threats to human, national and international security as a result of biological warfare and pandemics are inadequately discussed in the popular media. Non-state actors are expected to use innovative methods...

P. K. Gautam |
December 20, 2005 |
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Resumption of the National Convention in Myanmar

On December 5, 2005, the National Convention reconvened to resume the process of drafting a new Constitution. Without doubt the process of framing a new Constitution for Myanmar has been...

Udai Bhanu Singh |
December 16, 2005 |
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India’s Balancing Role in the Central Asian Power Game

In 2001, Uzbekistan opted to become the linchpin of US policy goals in Central Asia. It was then argued that Washington would guarantee the nurturing of geo-political pluralism in the...

P. Stobdan |
December 14, 2005 |
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34th Anniversary of Bangladesh Liberation – Cause for Concern

The 34th anniversary of the liberation of Dhaka and the creation of Bangladesh on December 16 is an occasion for concern and deep introspection about the nature of the internal...

C Uday Bhaskar |
December 14, 2005 |
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Sharon’s Disengagement

The resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from the ruling Likud party in Israel has set off reverberations not only within Israel but at the regional level as well. Many...

Tanya Mohan |
December 14, 2005 |
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Myanmar: America’s Next Rogue State

There are embryonic signs that Washington is all set to turn the heat on Myanmar next. The UN Security Council finally agreed unanimously on December 2 to a US request...

P. Stobdan |
December 14, 2005 |
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Dhaka SAARC Summit: Political Compulsions Blunt Economic Progress

The 13th SAARC summit concluded in Dhaka on November 13 with a declaration, which notwithstanding its rhetorical flourish and ambitious objectives, reflected the structural constraints that have hobbled the organization...

C Uday Bhaskar |
December 08, 2005 |
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India-China Energy Cooperation: Attaining New Heights

Last week witnessed a major development on the India-China energy front with the joint bidding plan for Petro-Canada's Syrian assets by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the...

J Nandakumar |
November 28, 2005 |
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India and the Crisis in Nepal: The Madhesi Option

Nepal has been in turmoil ever since the king sacked the duly elected Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and took over the direct control of government on February 1, 2005....

Alok Bansal |
November 19, 2005 |
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Vote at IAEA Not Anti-Iranian But Pro-India

The Indian vote at the IAEA in Vienna last week has attracted considerable domestic attention and the fact that New Delhi went along with the US-EU position is being interpreted...

C Uday Bhaskar |
October 06, 2005 |
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Resolution of North Korean Imbroglio

The breakthrough achieved on September 19 at the six-party (US, North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan) talks in Beijing has the potential to satisfactorily resolve the North Korean...

C Uday Bhaskar |
September 21, 2005 |
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Onset of Multiparty Democracy in Maldives

June 2, 2005 will go down as a red lettered day in the history of Maldives. On this day, the Maldivian parliament voted to allow multi-party democracy for the first...

Alok Bansal |
September 03, 2005 |
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Bangladesh Blasts: Wake up call

A series of 434 bomb blasts that rocked as many as 60 of 64 districts in Bangladesh on August 17 may have been 'mild' by way of the number killed...

C Uday Bhaskar |
August 24, 2005 |
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The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated a lot of heat: here’s why

The July 2005 visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington has been eventful as far as nuclear issues are concerned. The joint statement, various speeches, briefings, and interactions...

Rajiv Nayan |
August 04, 2005 |
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