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  • Understanding Nuclear Power in Singapore: A Necessity, not a Choice
    Lim Yu Hui    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3428    ·    Commentary    
    The recent Fukushima nuclear disaster puts on the forefront the issue of the safety of harnessing nuclear energy. Soon after Fukushima, the Singaporean leadership stepped out to confirm, once again, that a pre-feasibility study conducted to asse...
  • Remaining Vigilant: Terrorism post Osama
    Lim Yu Hui    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3427    ·    Commentary    
    On 2 May 2011, Barack Obama authorized a Navy Seals operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden. Like other world leaders, Lee Hisen Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, expressed relief at the demise of one of America’s m...
  • Covert Nuclear Facility in Syria
    Ankita Shree    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3426    ·    Commentary    
    Syria was recently the subject of international attention, over its suspected nuclear weapons program, after the IAEA, in its latest report, recommended the issue to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Syria’s nuclear program first...
  • Defence, Development and National Security: Challenges for Naresh Chandra Committee
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3425    ·    Commentary    
    Defence and development are supposed to be the twin facets of national security. The correlation is quite evident in contemporary international politics where security is being redefined with equal emphasis on defence and development. However, a...
  • Debate: Is a Nuclear Iran good for India?
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3424    ·    Commentary    
    Iran’s defiance of international norms on nuclear issues came to the hilt when Abbasi Davani was appointed the head of its Atomic Energy Organization. Davani who survived an assassination bid in January 2011, announced earlier this week th...
  • Debate: Is a Nuclear Iran good for India?
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   11 Jul, 2011    ·    #3423    ·    Commentary    
    An Iranian nuclear bomb is now fait accompli. No military action can stop it, while sanctions and stuxnet can only slow it down. The negatives are obvious, but India’s official position “opposed to any new nuclear powers” begs ...
  • Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway: Strategic Significance
    Teshu Singh    ·   08 Jul, 2011    ·    #3422    ·    Commentary    
    The Beijing Shanghai high speed railway (Jinghu high speed railway) which was on track on 1st July connects People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) political capital with its financial centre. It is the longest and also the most expensive...
  • Indo-Bangladesh Relations: PM’s Remarks on the Jamait-e-Islami
    Md Jawaid Akhtar    ·   08 Jul, 2011    ·    #3421    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ‘off the record’ remarks on Bangladesh during an interaction with a group of print editors, last week, have led to discontent in Bangladesh. Singh was quoted as saying “at least 25 per cent...
  • Indonesia: Travails of Migrant Workers
    Baladas Ghoshal    ·   08 Jul, 2011    ·    #3420    ·    Commentary    
    The surprise execution of an Indonesian maid, Ruyati binti Sapubi, without the knowledge of the Indonesian government reflects the abominable state of migrant workers resulting from poverty in South and Southeast Asia. The inability of governmen...
  • Seeking Alternatives to Nuclear Deterrence in India
    Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee    ·   29 Jun, 2011    ·    #3419    ·    Commentary    
    The March 2011 meltdown of Japanese civil nuclear reactors at Fukushima has again focused our minds on the potential catastrophic consequences of nuclear radiation. We are reminded that the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons has actually be...
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