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  • Constitutional Rumblings in Nepal: Three Scenarios
    Arun Sahgal    ·   27 May, 2011    ·    #3388    ·    Commentary    
    In a major ruling, the Supreme Court of Nepal declared that the Constituent Assembly’s term could only be extended beyond its two years’ mandate on two grounds: One, in the event of a national emergency, and the other as a ‘doc...
  • On Indo-African Nuclear Trade Facilitation
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   27 May, 2011    ·    #3387    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Africa in May 2011 was heralded as an impetus to Indo-Africa trade, which has touched US$30 billion a year. As future Indian investments in Africa will also be focused on energy resources, it is imp...
  • Engaging Bangladesh: Beyond Confidence-Building Measures
    Md Jawaid Akhtar    ·   26 May, 2011    ·    #3386    ·    Commentary    
    Indo-Bangladesh relations in recent months have gained momentum with both sides taking steps to create a congenial atmosphere that could ultimately pave the way for broader bilateral, sub-regional and regional cooperation. Of late, there have be...
  • David Headley’s Disclosures-I: How Do they Help India’s Case?
    Radha Vinod Raju    ·   26 May, 2011    ·    #3385    ·    Commentary    
    Tahawwur Rana and David Coleman Headley hit the headlines in India following their arrests in the United States in October 2009. This was in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks and the jihadists’ preparations to attack European targe...
  • The India-Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950: Calls for Revision
    Buddhi Man Tamang    ·   24 May, 2011    ·    #3384    ·    Commentary    
    The India-Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950 covers ten articles and includes the free movement of people and goods as well as the issuance of work permits. In recent years, voices have emerged calling for a revision of the treaty. What i...
  • India's Contentious 50 Most Wanted Terrorists List
    M Shamsur Rabb Khan    ·   23 May, 2011    ·    #3383    ·    Commentary    
    At a time when Pakistan, the state responsible for engineering terror strikes against India, is hugely on the back-foot because of Osama bin Laden’s surprise killing by elite US commandos, India has committed a colossal blunder. Instead of a...
  • Singapore Elections: The Opposition's Growing Role
    Sripathi Narayanan    ·   20 May, 2011    ·    #3382    ·    Commentary    
    The city-state of Singapore went to polls on 7 May 2011 to form the 16th Parliament. The incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong-led People’s Action Party (PAP) won the with a landslide majority. The PAP won 81 of the 87 seats and secured a...
  • EU Sanctions on Myanmar: What Next?
    Sripathi Narayanan    ·   20 May, 2011    ·    #3381    ·    Commentary    
    On 12 April, the European Union announced that the trade and financial sanctions imposed on Myanmar would be continued for another year. However, travel restrictions on a few civilian members of Myanmar’s government were relaxed. The exten...
  • Towards an Indo-Pak Nuclear Lexicon IV: Minimum Nuclear Deterrence
       ·   16 May, 2011    ·    #3380    ·    Commentary    
    The three Asian nuclear weapons states – China, India and Pakistan – have adopted the doctrine of minimum nuclear deterrence to project their nuclear weapons policy. The term ‘Credible Minimum (Nuclear) Deterrence’ (CMD) ...
  • Somali Pirates in the Indian Ocean: What are India’s Options?
    Sripathi Naryanan    ·   16 May, 2011    ·    #3379    ·    Commentary    
    Somalia has come to gain international importance not because of its never-ending civil war, or its classification as a failed state, but because of its infamous sea-pirates. Piracy off the Horn of the African coast has developed as a lucrative ...
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