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  • 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...
  • China: Human Flesh Search Engines
    Namrata Hasija    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3729    ·    Commentary    
    The Shanghai film festival in June 2012 was abuzz with the movie ‘Caught in the Web’, which showcased an emergent phenomenon in China: ‘renrou sousuo yinqing’ meaning ‘human-flesh search engines’ which attract...
  • Phillipines and the MILF-GPH Peace Agreement
    Amruta Karambelkar    ·   18 Oct, 2012    ·    #3728    ·    Commentary    
    The latest peace agreement between the government of Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on 15 October 2012 is being widely hailed as a landmark covenant in ending the four decade old insurgency. A new autonomous entity call...
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