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  • Thailand: Street Protests and Fresh Political Turmoil
    Panchali Saikia    ·   09 Jul, 2012    ·    #3669    ·    Commentary    
    In June 2012, Bangkok witnessed protests by thousands of Red Shirts led by the United Front for Democracy, which is likely to have an impact on the larger political environment and economy of the country. What is the reason behind these protests...
  • Afghanistan and Foreign Investments: A Bridge Too Far?
    J Jeganaathan    ·   06 Jul, 2012    ·    #3668    ·    Commentary    
    The recently concluded Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan, organised by the Government of India in cooperation with Afghan investment and business organisations, signals India’s new Afghan policy in the post-Osama era. The Delhi Invest...
  • Iran: Escalation Guaranteed
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   05 Jul, 2012    ·    #3667    ·    Commentary    
    The Moscow talks on Iran’s nuclear programme ended in deadlock – in a sense they had to. What was being offered to Iran in return for its compliance targets the symptoms but not the disease. Ground realities dictate that any ‘s...
  • Iran and Nuclear Enrichment: Are the Moscow Talks Just for Engagement?
    Shubhra Chaturvedi    ·   04 Jul, 2012    ·    #3666    ·    Commentary    
    The recent talks between the P5+1 countries and Iran held at Moscow were being looked at as the much needed breakthrough in engagement with Iran. Since the ‘international community’ perceives nuclear Iran as a regional and global thr...
  • Indonesia: Democracy, Islam and Modernity
    Gautam K Jha    ·   03 Jul, 2012    ·    #3665    ·    Commentary    
    As the Taliban’s power is gradually eroding in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its influence is increasingly manifesting in Indonesia, where Islamic zealots are mustering support to enact sharia in the Muslim majority regions. Indonesia, once co...
  • Reopening the Demchuk-Mansarovar Route: Exploring Possibilities
    Zainab Akhter    ·   02 Jul, 2012    ·    #3664    ·    Commentary    
    There are two routes in Ladakh, which connect India to China: the Karakoram pass in the Nubra Valley and the second through Leh-Demchuk to Kailash Mansarovar. The Leh-Damchuk route runs through the Demchuk village in Leh and further connects Ind...
  • Navies and International Diplomacy: The Case of China and India
    Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri    ·   02 Jul, 2012    ·    #3663    ·    Commentary    
    Two interesting events of maritime significance were reported in the Indian media in May 2012. The first report related to the Chinese Navy’s training vessel Zheng He calling on at India's Kochi Port on 9 May 12 for a four-day good wil...
  • DPRK and UN Sanctions: China’s Position
    Ruhee Neog    ·   01 Jul, 2012    ·    #3662    ·    Commentary    
    The UNSC (United Nations Security Council) released the annual Panel of Experts (PoE) Report on violations of sanctions by the DPRK on 29 June 2012 (http://bit.ly/LpF9h8). Its publication is significant because the official release of PoE report...
  • Urban Terrorism: India Must Get its Act Together
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   30 Jun, 2012    ·    #3661    ·    Commentary    
    On 26 November 2008, a new type of tsunami hit Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. Ten mercenary marauders from Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Toiba, armed, trained, equipped and controlled by ISI handlers, sneaked in undetected from the sea a...
  • Pakistan’s New Prime Minister and the Political Impasse
    Aryaman Bhatnagar    ·   30 Jun, 2012    ·    #3660    ·    Commentary    
    Raja Pervez Ashraf has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Pakistan following the dismissal of his predecessor, Yusuf Gilani, by the Supreme Court. Gilani was declared ineligible for the post following his conviction on 26 April 2012 on cha...
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