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  • Pakistan Elections 2013: Is PPP’s Decline Momentary?
    Portia B. Conrad    ·   30 May, 2013    ·    #3959    ·    Commentary    
    The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is one of the most influential liberal political parties in the last sixty-five years. This time it has faced one of its worst defeats in the elections. Despite being the first civilian government to compl...
  • North Korea and Japan: Travails of a Regional Nuclear Diplomacy
    Rajaram Panda    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3958    ·    Commentary    
    There are some unexpected developments in northeast Asia after North Korea’s saber rattling and belligerent rhetoric following its missile launch in December 2012 and nuclear test in February 2013, followed by fresh UN sanctions in March. ...
  • China: Engaging Nepal as a Land Port
    Teshu Singh    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3957    ·    Commentary    
    Given its strategic location, Nepal is of immense importance to both India and China. On the north it is surrounded by China (TAR) and on south, east and west by India. Economically, Nepal can act as a bridge between India and China. The comment...
  • Pakistan: The FMCT Debate Within
    Rabia Akhtar    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3956    ·    Commentary    
    What is Pakistan’s position on the Fissile Material Cut Off Treaty (FMCT)? Would the country enter negotiations on a FMCT? What conditions are acceptable to Pakistan to become a party to this treaty? Pakistan would enter negotiations on...
  • Pakistan Elections 2013: Declining Support for Religious Parties
    Anu Krishnan    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3955    ·    Commentary    
    Religious parties in Pakistan, led by the JI, JUI factions and others took part in the elections individually in 2013. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) as an alliance of the religious parties has been out of action since 2008. An unsuccessful a...
  • Pakistan Elections 2013: The Roar of PML-N and Nawaz Sharif
    Portia B. Conrad    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3954    ·    Commentary    
    The turnout of 60 per cent of the Pakistan electorate, as highlighted by the Pakistan Election Commission, signifies political maturity in the system. Not only was the voting percentage encouragingly high, given that only 48 per cent voted in 20...
  • Pakistan Elections 2013: Imran Khan Came, Saw, but did not Conquer
    Anu Krishnan    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3953    ·    Commentary    
    The performance of the Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) in the recent Pakistan elections contradicted much of the predictions that its campaign had prompted. PTI leader Imran Khan was widely touted to be Pakistan’s next Prime Minister, with the abilit...
  • A New Beginning
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   29 May, 2013    ·    #3952    ·    Commentary    
    With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s special envoy Satinder K Lamba who met the Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif at his Lahore residence, New Delhi has established the first official contact with him ahead of his...
  • China: Reading Beijing’s ‘Blue Book’ on India
    Rana Divyank Chaudhary    ·   28 May, 2013    ·    #3951    ·    Commentary    
    Much attention is riveted on the way in which India-China relations are shaping up in the aftermath of the PLA’s incursion into Ladakh. The incident would probably not have stood out had the new Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, not already cho...
  • China: The Plight of Sex Workers
    Namrata Hasija    ·   28 May, 2013    ·    #3950    ·    Commentary    
    A report released on 14 May, 2013 by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) about sex workers in China has brought the dismal conditions of sex workers in the country into the limelight, and has revived the debate regarding their rights and also the atroc...
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