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  • Pakistan: The Imran Khan Phenomenon
    Aryaman Bhatnagar    ·   05 Jan, 2012    ·    #3549    ·    Commentary    
    The rise of Imran Khan this year has been one of the most positive developments in Pakistani politics. What can account for his newfound popularity? Is he capable of ‘sweeping’ the 2013 elections as he claims? What are his relations ...
  • Analyzing 2011: Prognosticating 2012
    PR Chari    ·   03 Jan, 2012    ·    #3548    ·    Commentary    
    There is no dearth of year-end assessments of the major international events in 2011 that were singular. Fair consensus exists that it was a tumultuous year for the international system. There is fair agreement also about the events that caused ...
  • China in Outer Space: A Strategy for Global Supremacy?
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   03 Jan, 2012    ·    #3547    ·    Commentary    
    A recently unveiled white paper spells out the future course of the Chinese space program with the objective of closing the gap with Russia and the US, the two space front runners. What propels China to give a quickening impetus to its space pro...
  • The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit: Opportunities for the New Decade
    Panchali Saikia    ·   31 Dec, 2011    ·    #3546    ·    Commentary    
    The Mekong region has been in the news for controversial hydropower projects and security dilemmas between the upper and lower riparian countries. Despite these problems, the Mekong basin countries are making progress in terms of connectivity an...
  • China’s Presence in the Mekong
    Chok Tsering    ·   31 Dec, 2011    ·    #3545    ·    Commentary    
    There has been a lot of discussion in recent times about the pros and cons of large-scale dams in the Mekong region. The construction of dams in the Mekong River has direct impact on ecological, security and economic development of the neighbour...
  • Chinawood: Not yet up to Hollywood?
    Namrata Hasija    ·   31 Dec, 2011    ·    #3544    ·    Commentary    
    Chinese language cinema comprises of three distinct strands: mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. This article intends to look at the movies made in mainland China. During Mao’s era the mainland film industry was used as a means of propag...
  • Chinese Troops in Seychelles: An Analysis
    Teshu Singh    ·   31 Dec, 2011    ·    #3543    ·    Commentary    
    The republic of Seychelles has come in news with the stationing of the Chinese troops in Mahe. The archipelago nation is located at a strategic location as it lies in the path of major shipping lines. This has raised a pertinent question as to w...
  • China’s ‘Unwavering Policy’ on North Korea: A Print Media Analysis
    Ruhee Neog    ·   30 Dec, 2011    ·    #3542    ·    Commentary    
    In its coverage of Kim Jong-il’s death and its immediate aftermath on the region, the Chinese print media has been unsurprisingly consistent. Three prominent Chinese news dailies – People’s Daily, China Daily, and Global Times ...
  • India, Australia and Uranium: What after the ‘Labor’ Pains?
       ·   30 Dec, 2011    ·    #3541    ·    Commentary    
    Australia’s ruling Labor Party (ALP) decided to end the ban on uranium exports to India on 4 December 2011. The 206-185 vote that passed a proposal tabled by Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the 46th National Conference of the ALP, overturn...
  • Playboy Magazine and AQ Khan: Incredible Credibility?
    Alankrita Sinha    ·   30 Dec, 2011    ·    #3540    ·    Commentary    
    There is enough evidence internationally that adds credence to the notoriety of the AQ Khan network and its legacy of nuclear proliferation. However, along with facts, fiction too finds its way into this narrative from time to time. The latest i...
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