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  • J&K: The Man is Gone but Questions Remain
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   09 Apr, 2013    ·    #3877    ·    Commentary    
    Tension over the hanging of Afzal Guru might have subsided but the scar it has left on the minds of people would continue to haunt the state. Also the embarrassment Government of India had to face at the International level at least over the way...
  • Myanmar: Expanding Naval Ties with India
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   08 Apr, 2013    ·    #3876    ·    Commentary    
    During March 2013, there was a port call to Vishakhapatnam in India’s eastern coast by the Myanmar Navy flotilla, comprising of a frigate and a corvette. While India is opening up and encouraging such interactions, what is significant abou...
  • J&K: The Deep Divide Within
    Kashinath Pandit    ·   07 Apr, 2013    ·    #3875    ·    Commentary    
    The hypocrisy of the workable alliance between NC and Congress in the State lies exposed in the aftermath of Afzal Guru’s execution. Neither the PDP, nor its allies on the Opposition benches, or the majority of the NC ruling party members ...
  • Myanmar: Violence in Meikhtila
    Sampa Kundu    ·   06 Apr, 2013    ·    #3874    ·    Commentary    
    More than 40 people have been killed in Meikhtila (or Meiktila), during March 2013 in the violence between the majority Buddhists and the minority Muslim minority. Last year, there were two rounds of violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakh...
  • Japan: Two Years After Fukushima
    Rajaram Panda    ·   06 Apr, 2013    ·    #3873    ·    Commentary    
    Two years after Japan suffered the triple disaster on 11 March 2011, the country is still cleaning up the nuclear mess in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Though the world’s interests in its impact have somewhat waned, publ...
  • Special Commentary: Bangladesh Elections 2013
    Dr. Sanjay Bhardwaj    ·   05 Apr, 2013    ·    #3872    ·    Commentary    
    Bangladesh is facing elections during late 2013. With recent developments in Dhaka, it appears the process has already started, with multiple issues and expressions on the streets. Bangladesh: A Short Political Introduction Bangladesh has th...
  • Myanmar: Print Media Analysis of the Rohingya Unrest
    Janani Govindankutty    ·   05 Apr, 2013    ·    #3871    ·    Commentary    
    A fresh round of violence between the Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar has stirred sentiments among their Muslim brethren in the Middle East.  Several Muslims believe that the western governments’ normalisation with M...
  • K-15 SLBM: Where does it stand?
    P Arjun Subramanian    ·   04 Apr, 2013    ·    #3870    ·    Commentary    
    The successful underwater test firing of the K-15 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) 28 January 2013 by the DRDO is a remarkable achievement, considering that only five countries possess this capability. The missile incorporates advance...
  • Pakistan Elections 2013: Movers, Shakers and Losers
    D Suba Chandran    ·   04 Apr, 2013    ·    #3869    ·    Commentary    
    11 May 2013: another decisive date in the arduous democratic journey of Pakistan, especially after completing the government without any major interference, despite the judicial coup. More than the success of the previous regime in completing it...
  • India’s Role in the IOR: An Articulated Goal Towards ‘Freedom of Navigation’
    Shanta Maree Surendran    ·   03 Apr, 2013    ·    #3868    ·    Commentary    
    The emerging global importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) places India literally and figuratively at the apex of an evolving strategic space.  Geography and size have afforded India a given and sustained influence in the region. In th...
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