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  • A Regional Solution for Afghanistan: Demystifying ‘Plan B’ of the West
    J Jeganaathan    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3739    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since President Obama announced the pull out of US troops (almost 33,000) from Afghanistan by summer of 2012, the international community has been puzzled to find a face-saving exit from Afghanistan. Multiple scenarios have been proposed an...
  • Cauvery Water Dispute: The Ambedkar Way?
    Roomana Hukil    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3738    ·    Commentary    
    The recent repulsion of the decree conferred by Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on 19 September 2012 on the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) has rekindled the entire water discourse again. This sudden eruption by both states – Karnataka...
  • Development Initiatives in Naxal Affected Areas
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   25 Oct, 2012    ·    #3737    ·    Commentary    
    The problem of left wing extremism (LWE) has incessantly drawn the attention of the governments at the Union and State levels, which are trying to tackle with it in their own ways. Coordinated efforts of the two Governments to reach ou...
  • Aung San Suu Kyi’s 2012 Visit to the US: An Assessment
    Nayantara Shaunik    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3736    ·    Commentary    
    The recently concluded 17-day tour of Aung San Suu Kyi to the US spurred much debate on the political environment of Myanmar, its leadership and, scope for a stable future. In her various appearances across the nation between 16 September 2012 a...
  • Malala: A Tipping Point for Pakistan?
    Sander Ruben Aarten    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3735    ·    Commentary    
    Last week’s assault on Malala Yousafzai in her hometown Mingora in Pakistan’s Swat valley shocked the world. In Pakistan, where killings, bombings and abductions happen on an almost daily basis, the attack on Malala sparked an unusua...
  • Conversions in Zanskar: A Nascent Concern
    Zainab Akhter    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3734    ·    Commentary    
    The Buddhists in Ladakh practice certain discrimination against sections of the society that they consider are low castes. Among them are Mon, who play musical instruments on various ceremonies, Garba, who work as smiths and Beda who do a mix of...
  • Connectivity in the LWE Region: A Road to Dereliction
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3733    ·    Commentary    
    The abysmal condition of National Highway 30 connecting Jagdalpur (District Headquarter of Bastar) to Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh via Dantewada, Sukma, Dornapal and Konta, some of the worst affected LWE areas in the country is an important conce...
  • Kudankulam: Nuclear Energy and Protest Movements
    Shubhra Chaturvedi    ·   23 Oct, 2012    ·    #3732    ·    Commentary    
    The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in India has brought to light the debate between the preeminence of national identity and the notions of human security. Do the civil society movements have any relevance in strategic decisions relate...
  • India and Pakistan Missile Flexing: Cruising towards Regional Instability
    Debak Das    ·   22 Oct, 2012    ·    #3731    ·    Commentary    
    Missile testing is currently at an all time high in South Asia. The Indian Navy’s successful test of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile on 6 October 2012, was the third missile test this month with at least another test (the indigenousl...
  • India-Australia Relations: Julia's Nuclear Tango
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3730    ·    Commentary    
    As expected, nuclear negotiations took centre stage during Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s visit to Delhi. Much talk of cultural links owing to the English language, cricket, a Westminster style parliament was bandied about. Whil...
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