COMMENTARIES
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Southern Philippines’ Conflict: Quest for a Settlement
Chongtham Gunnamani · 31 Jan, 2012 · #3569 · Commentary
The 24th round of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to end the decades old conflict was concluded on 11 January 2012 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The joint statem...
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Indo-Vietnam Defence Relations: Strategically Responsive
Amruta Karambelkar · 31 Jan, 2012 · #3568 · Commentary
The year 2012 is being hailed as the Indo-Vietnam friendship year. Apparently this also coincides with the fifth anniversary of the Strategic Partnership agreement. While Vietnam has been of strategic importance in India’s Look East Poli...
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LLRC Report on Sri Lanka’s War: Pride, Prejudice and Paradise
J Jeganaathan · 31 Jan, 2012 · #3567 · Commentary
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has recently released the much-criticized report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation (LLRC). The report came in the midst of international pressure on the GoSL for its alleged war ...
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The Anwar Verdict and Malaysian Elections: What will be the Impact?
Chongtham Gunnamani · 30 Jan, 2012 · #3566 · Commentary
A Malaysian court verdict of 9 January 2012 has acquitted the former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy charges that lasted 14 years. Many analysts see the charges as politically motivated as a part of Malaysia’s policy to suppr...
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Bangladesh on the Tipaimukh Dam: A Print Media Analysis
Panchali Saikia · 30 Jan, 2012 · #3565 · Commentary
The dilemma between India and Bangladesh over the construction of the Tipaimukh dam has been augmented by raging controversies within both countries. This article brings out perspectives from Bangladesh through the opinions roofed in three promine...
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China and Thailand: Analyzing Xi Jinping’s Visit
Teshu Singh · 24 Jan, 2012 · #3564 · Commentary
During the official visit in December 2011, Chinese Vice Premier, Xi Jinping met the Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Sinawatra. The three day visit was aimed at cementing the traditional friendship and promoting pragmatic cooperation. This begs few...
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Cold Start: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Ali Ahmed · 20 Jan, 2012 · #3563 · Commentary
Speaking on the sidelines of an Army Day function, the Army chief has stepped back from his earlier stated position that ‘there is nothing called Cold Start’. The Times of India, that has kept a sharp eye on the meanderings of India&...
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Nepal in 2011: A Turbulent Peace?
Pradeepa Viswanathan · 20 Jan, 2012 · #3562 · Commentary
The search for a government based on ‘consensus’ and an agreement on the integration and rehabilitation of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) combatants - were two major issues that shaped Nepal’s political discou...
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India-Japan Relations at 60: Setting the Stage for Kizuna
Jithin S George · 20 Jan, 2012 · #3561 · Commentary
'Kizuna' meaning bonds or connections, has been chosen as Japan’s kanji (Chinese character) of 2011. This was also the theme of the address given by the Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda’s, during his visit to New Delhi...
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Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs: Where Talks Fear To Tread
· 20 Jan, 2012 · #3560 · Commentary
The ‘Expert level Meeting on Conventional and Nuclear CBMs’ that took place in Islamabad on 26-27 December 2011 constitute the fifth round of Indo-Pak talks on conventional CBMs and the sixth round on nuclear CBMs (NCBMs). These talk...
