COMMENTARIES
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North Korea:
The Renewed Dialogue Offer
Rajaram Panda · 18 Jun, 2013 · #3999 · Commentary
After the abrupt cancellation of planned talks between North and South Korea on 12 June over the issue of protocol, in a surprise move the North offered on 16 June to hold high-level talks with the US, saying it was ready to discuss easing tensi...
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RIP:
B. Raman (1936-2013)
Rana Banerji · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3998 · Commentary
An era may be inexorably drawing to a close with the passing of Bahukutumbi Raman, one of India’s most brilliant Intelligence operatives and a doyen of the country’s strategic security community.
An officer of the 1961 batch of t...
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Pakistan Elections 2013:
Will the Provincial Governments and Sharif be at Loggerheads?
Anu Krishnan · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3997 · Commentary
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz won Pakistan’s landmark elections of 2013, securing an iron grip on Punjab province. Nawaz Sharif’s decisive victory in his native Punjab was marked by his popularity with the rural population as a co...
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Pakistan Elections 2013:
Karachi, MQM’s Decline, PTI’s Ascendency?
Portia B. Conrad · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3996 · Commentary
Despite Karachi being a city battered by violence and militancy there was a comparatively high voter turnout. The people of Karachi stood for hours to participate in the democratic process. Of those who left, many came back later in the day to r...
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China and Latin America:
Quest for Energy Security
Teshu Singh · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3995 · Commentary
Xi Jinping toured through Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries on 31May-6 June 2013. He visited Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico. This marks a new chapter in Chinese foreign policy. Why did President Xi choose these three sp...
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India-Bhutan:
A Model of Friendship?
Kunkhen Dorji · 17 Jun, 2013 · #3994 · Commentary
After the renewal of the Indo-Bhutan Treaty in 2007, Bhutan took charge of its foreign and defence policies which were till then guided by India. But economically, the country is still majorly dependent on India and the level of Indian investmen...
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India and Thailand: Bilateral Trajectory after the Indian Prime Minister’s Visit
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 16 Jun, 2013 · #3993 · Commentary
Manmohan Singh’s official visit from 30-31 May 2013 to Thailand is the second one by an Indian Prime Minister since Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2004.
What did India and Thailand achieve out of this visit? What will be the potential trajecto...
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Guns and Youth: Preserving our Future
D Suba Chandran · 13 Jun, 2013 · #3992 · Commentary
Shujaat Bukhari in his column Treading a dangerous path published in the Rising Kashmir on June 5, focussed on the educated youth picking up guns in J&K. A cursory look at the rest of South Asia will also reveal a pattern – from Pakist...
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The New BJP Avatar
Shujaat Bukhari · 12 Jun, 2013 · #3991 · Commentary
Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi’s ascent in Bhartiya Janta Party’s hierarchy has thrown up a new challenge to Indian polity. The challenge is not only for the BJP to ride back on power in New Delhi while Modi is leading its ele...
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Special Commentary:
The Xi Jinping-Obama Summit
Jayadeva Ranade · 11 Jun, 2013 · #3990 · Commentary
Though not a ‘state’ visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit (June 7-8, 2013) to the US as President has been described by the US as “unique” and “enormously important”. The Summit received clo...
