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  • North Korea: What are the Implications of the Failed Launch?
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   18 Apr, 2012    ·    #3609    ·    Commentary    
    Much to the relief of the world, the controversial North Korean long-range rocket test which took place on 13 April ended in failure. According to media reports, the failure of this launch (from Tongchang-ri  lauch complex in the far northw...
  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012: An Analysis of India’s Position
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   13 Apr, 2012    ·    #3608    ·    Commentary    
    India’s statement at 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) is a text book example of rhetoric and evasion. Split into eight separate segments covering cooperation, legal obligations and processes four major themes pervade the entire tex...
  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012: An Analysis of Pakistan’s Position
    J Jeganaathan    ·   13 Apr, 2012    ·    #3607    ·    Commentary    
    Genesis The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012 concluded on a satisfactory note that the participant states have lived up to their commitments towards strengthening nuclear security and safety and minimising the threat of nuclear terrorism whic...
  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012: An Analysis of China’s Position
    Teshu Singh    ·   13 Apr, 2012    ·    #3606    ·    Commentary    
    China was a participant in the first nuclear security summit held in Washington two years ago. Ever since, China has taken active steps to enhance nuclear security and achieve new and substantive progress. At the present summit, the Chinese Pres...
  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012: An Analysis of Australia’s Position
       ·   13 Apr, 2012    ·    #3605    ·    Commentary    
    Australia has consistently had an impressive record on matters nuclear. It was therefore no surprise that at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27 2012, Australia presented a remarkable National Progress Report. Neatly categorized into ...
  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit 2012: An Analysis of ROK’s Position
    Ruhee Neog    ·   13 Apr, 2012    ·    #3604    ·    Commentary    
    As the host of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, the Republic of Korea (ROK) stood at the centre of activities over the two-day Summit period, 26-27 March. It made a number of statements - the most significant of which this article will catalogu...
  • Myanmar: NLD’s Victory in the Bypolls
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   10 Apr, 2012    ·    #3603    ·    Commentary    
    The historical bypolls in Myanmar have been concluded and Daw Aung Saan Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been declared victorious by a huge margin. This has led the country to a point of no return in terms of c...
  • India's Offer of Electricity to Pakistan: An Analysis
    Alok Bansal    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3602    ·    Commentary    
    The recent decision of the Government of India to offer 5000 MW of electricity to Pakistan to meet its urgent requirements on the side lines of the Second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul is a step in the right direction. It will go a long way i...
  • ‘Balochistan’ as a Strategic Issue vs the ‘Baloch’ as a Political Problem
    D Suba Chandran    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3601    ·    Commentary    
    Immediately after the introduction of the Balochistan resolution in the US Congress, there has been an increased discussion within Pakistan and amongst the Baloch intellectuals/political elite on the problems being faced in Balochistan and its f...
  • Ghulam Nabi Fai Indictment: Regional Implications
    Radha Vinod Raju    ·   09 Apr, 2012    ·    #3600    ·    Commentary    
    Ghulam Nabi Fai, the American of Kashmiri origin, who was charged with working for Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to influence American policy on Kashmir, was sentenced to two years in jail by a US court. Fai, 62, was also sentenced...
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