COMMENTARIES
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Ten Years After: 9/11 and ‘Justified Realpolitik’
Alankrita Sinha and Tanvi Kulkarni · 18 Sep, 2011 · #3456 · Commentary
Apart from the many changes that the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the US resulted in, it also changed the way historical references are now made. Major events in the world are now referred to in terms of either pre-9/11 or post 9/11. Ad...
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Ten Years After: 9/11 and the Collapse of Western Realpolitik
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra · 18 Sep, 2011 · #3455 · Commentary
The biggest victim of 9/11 was the realpolitik that was the bedrock of America’s immensely successful foreign policy. While anecdotal evidence suggests that the Bush administration had always been intent on creating a world in America&rsqu...
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China’s One-Child Policy: Origins, Status and Implications
Avinash Godbole · 14 Sep, 2011 · #3454 · Commentary
The population policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was in news recently after Vice-President Joe Biden mentioned it, quite nonchalantly, in his speech at the Sichuan University in China. Biden’s soft approach has irked his...
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China’s Military Modernization: The Pentagon Report and Indian Fears
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 14 Sep, 2011 · #3453 · Commentary
The recent edition of Pentagon’s Annual Report on ‘military and security developments involving China (2011)’ received unexpected coverage in Indian media. In particular, the focus was on how the Chinese PLA has deployed advanc...
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Xinjiang’s July Syndrome: Terrorism or Misgovernance?
Bhavna Singh · 13 Sep, 2011 · #3452 · Commentary
When Zhang Chunxian (Xinjiang’s current Communist Party Chief) took over as the secretary after hardliner Wang Lequan’s dismissal following the Urumqi riots in 2009, he was expected to usher in an era of peace and tranquility i...
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Ten Years After: Al Qaeda’s Game Plan
D Suba Chandran · 12 Sep, 2011 · #3451 · Commentary
Ten years after, the US would undoubtedly view the killing of Osama bin Laden as the greatest victory of the War on Terror. The rhetorically sound Obama made another mesmerizing speech on 9/11, informing the US and the rest of international commun...
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Nepal’s New Prime Minister: What Should We Expect?
Padmaja Murthy · 08 Sep, 2011 · #3450 · Commentary
By successfully conducting the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in 2008, Nepal embarked on a historic journey to conclude the peace process and frame a new inclusive constitution. However, three years down the line, although these goals have ...
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Reopening of the Stilwell Road: A Print Media Survey
Jayasree Nath · 06 Sep, 2011 · #3449 · Commentary
The Stilwell Road was a historical supply route to transport requisites to Chinese soldiers during the Second World War. Passing through Myanmar, the road once connected China and North-eastern part of India. The reopening of the road is in the ...
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Saxena Task Force: Farewell to the Chiefs
Ali Ahmed · 06 Sep, 2011 · #3448 · Commentary
News reports have it that one of the last acts of the former Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee prior to retirement was a letter for the prime minister mentioning a longstanding grievance of the service chiefs that they feel left out of t...
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Central Tibetan Administration's (CTA) New PM: An Implication for Sino-Tibet Relations
Chok Tsering · 05 Sep, 2011 · #3447 · Commentary
It was a historic moment on 8 August 2011 when the newly elected Lobsang Sangay was sworn in at Tsuglagkhang as the third directly elected Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) and the first elected political leader of the community. The Dalai Lama descr...
