COMMENTARIES
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Suu Kyi and the Ethnic Minorities: Crackdown to Compromise
Medha Chaturvedi · 05 Dec, 2011 · #3506 · Commentary
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ‘super-woman’ of democracy will be contesting the upcoming by-elections in the country in December. This statement from her publicist came soon after her party, the National League for Democracy, ann...
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Rescuing Tribal India: The Nagaland Model
Firdaus Ahmed · 05 Dec, 2011 · #3505 · Commentary
An army brigade has been deployed for its jungle warfare training to Chhattisgarh for the second round. Reportedly it is located closer to the forested area than the brigade that had trained there earlier. With another such deployment, troops wo...
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Iran and the Taliban: A Problematic Alliance
Aryaman Bhatnagar · 02 Dec, 2011 · #3504 · Commentary
Iran has been accused of supplying weapons and providing training to the Taliban. The foreign troops in Afghanistan have often intercepted weapons, rockets and missiles that are said to have originated in Iran. Mohsen Milani in an interview to T...
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Will China have an Anna Hazare?
Bhavna Singh · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3503 · Commentary
The response from the Chinese blogosphere on the Indian social movement against corruption spearheaded by Anna Hazare was remarkable. Praising his dedication and commitment to social justice, the prominent magazine Caijing thro...
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Norway in Sri Lanka: A Tale of the Failed Peace Process
J Jeganaathan · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3502 · Commentary
In September 2011 the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) - a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a report titled Pawns of Peace-‘Evaluation of Norwegian Peace Efforts in Sri Lanka, 1997-20...
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Isolating Iran: Is it Counter-Productive?
Anureet Rai · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3501 · Commentary
The alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US and the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear programme have revived the West’s efforts to further isolate Iran through the imposition of sanctions. The possibilit...
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Kodari Road: Implications for Nepal, China and India
Chok Tsering · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3500 · Commentary
The expansion and construction of a road network in the border areas between Nepal and China presents new opportunities for Nepal to promote the overall development of its trade. Nepal signed a boundary treaty with China in 1961 by constructing ...
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Reading Pakistan: What will follow the NATO Strikes?
D Suba Chandran · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3499 · Commentary
Pakistan has closed the NATO supply route and asked the US to vacate the Shamsi base. The prime minister has threatened that relations with the US would not be business as usual. What is next in US-Pakistan relations?
Whom does the Shamsi ba...
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The West and Myanmar: From Estrangement to Engagement
Medha Chaturvedi · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3498 · Commentary
After decades of isolation, the West seems to be softening towards Myanmar, which is evident with Hillary Clinton’s scheduled visit to the country on 1-2 December 2011. Does this visit bring with itself a promise of rejuvenation of relatio...
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Af-Pak Diary: Civil War and Instability as an Option in Afghanistan
D Suba Chandran · 30 Nov, 2011 · #3497 · Commentary
With preparations for the international withdrawal from Afghanistan after 2014 in full swing, there has been a significant amount of discussion on what is acceptable and what is not. There is a unanimous understanding that instability and a civi...
