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  • The Malala Debate in Pakistan: Can it be Sustained?
    Zainab Akhter    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3747    ·    Commentary    
    10 November 2012 has been declared as global day of action for Malala and 32 million girls. Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education will travel to Pakistan to present a petition signed online by people concerned for her cause to Pres...
  • Intolerance in Indonesia: The LSI Survey
    Amruta Karambelkar    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3746    ·    Commentary    
    Religious extremism in Indonesia is not only limited to conflict between majority Muslims and minority Christians; but is also spreading to intra-religious sects. There have been incidences where Sunnis have attacked Shias and Ahmadiyahs. A repo...
  • Indian Nuclear Thought: Doctrinal Confusion
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3745    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since India released the draft nuclear doctrine in August 1999, it was subjected to vicious criticism from in and out. Largely, it reflected the knee jerk recalcitrance and over defensiveness of a country heavily censured and sanctioned, fo...
  • China in the US Presidential Debate: The Return of Protectionism?
    Bhavna Singh    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3744    ·    Commentary    
    The three rounds of US Presidential election debate witnessed a scathing critique of China by both the presidential nominees. Obama’s delineation of China as an ‘adversary and a potential partner’ in the final presidential deba...
  • Integrated Action Plan in Naxal-affected Districts: A Critique
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3743    ·    Commentary    
    Can the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) of the government become an effective strategy in addressing the naxal issue? Is the divergence between the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over implementation of the I...
  • Australia in the Asian Century: Canberra's Road Map
    Rajaram Panda    ·   31 Oct, 2012    ·    #3742    ·    Commentary    
    Under the Labor government of Julia Gillard, Australia is seeking to define its destiny in Asia, a massive turnaround from its long defined policy of being closeted with the West. On 28 October 2012, Australia released a White paper titled Austr...
  • Sri Lanka: A Work in Regress?
    J Jeganaathan    ·   30 Oct, 2012    ·    #3741    ·    Commentary    
    It has been six months since the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka for its human rights abuses and violation of international law during the final phase of the war in 2009. The human rights sword o...
  • China and the Arctic: The Next ‘Strategic’ Frontline?
    Bhavna Singh    ·   29 Oct, 2012    ·    #3740    ·    Commentary    
    In September 2012, Xuelong (Snow Dragon) a Chinese icebreaker capable of breaking 1.2 meters thick ice, completed an unprecedented round trip between the Pacific and the Atlantic via the Arctic, after commencing its journey from the Qingdao port...
  • 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...
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