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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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Good Day for India?

The joint statement issued at the Manmohan Singh-Bush summit held in Washington (July 18) has generated considerable interest and anxiety in both countries for the manner in which it has...

C Uday Bhaskar |
July 25, 2005 |
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The Chatham House Report and the British Government

New Delhi July 25 A Briefing Paper published by the independent British think tank, The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), has become an embarrassment for the British Prime...

Will US Congress Back Bush on India’s N-plan?

On July 18, India and the United States released a joint statement delineating the multi- dimensional aspects of the bilateral relationship.

Rajiv Nayan |
July 20, 2005 |
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London Attacks: Abiding Pattern of Global Terrorism

The July 7 multiple attacks in London that crippled the public transport system followed the terrorist attack in Ayodhya on July 5 and while the number of those killed is...

C Uday Bhaskar |
July 11, 2005 |
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China and North Korea: A Puzzle of Sorts?

With its repeated admissions of an ongoing nuclear weapons development programme utilising highly enriched uranium, and with an alarmingly advanced missile launching capability, North Korea is at the fulcrum of...

Iranian Elections: President-elect and Regional Security

The results of the second round of elections in Iran's ninth Presidential elections, announced June 24, are not unexpected given that the first round held on June 17 revealed that...

C Uday Bhaskar |
June 28, 2005 |
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Pak Support to Terrorism: Yasin Malik Revelation

The gratitude expressed by the JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik in his recent visit to Islamabad has caused a major flutter on both sides of the Indo-Pak border. On Monday (June...

C Uday Bhaskar |
June 20, 2005 |
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