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  • J&K Panchayat Polls: Three Ideas
    Saswati Debnath    ·   10 May, 2011    ·    #3376    ·    Commentary    
    Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a prolonged period of violence which has obstructed the socio-political and economic development of the state. Despite the hostile environment, the recent panchayat elections witnessed a turnout of nearly 80 per c...
  • Does Myanmar have Nuclear Ambitions?
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   09 May, 2011    ·    #3375    ·    Commentary    
    There are increasing demands in Washington for a review of Myanmar’s nuclear programme. Concerns relate to a possible similarity with the militaristic undertones of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programmes, which threaten Western in...
  • Emulate Operation Abbottabad?: No India Can’t
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra    ·   06 May, 2011    ·    #3374    ·    Commentary    
    A mere three days after the elimination of Osama bin Laden, two of India’s service chiefs made statements to the effect that India’s armed forces were both ‘competent’ and ‘had the capability’ to carry out a s...
  • Emulate Operation Abbottabad?: Yes India Can
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   06 May, 2011    ·    #3373    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Osama bin Laden by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, a Pakistan military cantonment that houses the Pakistan Military Academy and the Baloch Regiment Centre, is undoubtedly a significant achievement in the annals of counter-terrori...
  • After Osama - VII: Should New Delhi Engage Pakistan or ‘Wait and Watch’?
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   05 May, 2011    ·    #3372    ·    Commentary    
    In wake of the Osama killing, the hawks have carried the day in India. In pointing towards possible Pakistani complicity in harbouring Osama, they make the point that the Indian initiative of reaching out to Pakistan that is currently unfolding ...
  • After Osama - VI: What will be the al Qaeda’s Game Plan?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   05 May, 2011    ·    #3371    ·    Commentary    
    What will be the game plan of the al Qaeda now? The primary issue is not who will take over the reins of the al Qaeda, now that Osama is dead, but how they will seek to respond. Succession is unlikely to be an issue. There appears a hierarchy...
  • After Osama - V: End the War on Terror?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   05 May, 2011    ·    #3370    ·    Commentary    
    With the primary conspirator behind 9/11 finally killed, almost a decade after the beginning of the US led War on Terror, should the campaign finally come to an end? Has the war really ended? Does the war of terrorism led by the al Qaeda pose no...
  • India’s ‘Moral’ Nuclear Behaviour: Rhetoric or Reality?
    Alankrita Sinha    ·   03 May, 2011    ·    #3369    ·    Commentary    
    India’s nuclear behaviour is often deemed seemingly unpredictable. First there was the case of the ‘Peaceful Nuclear Explosion (PNE)’ in 1974, at a time when Nehruvian idealism still found an esteemed position in the dismissal ...
  • After Osama - IV: What are the Global Implications?
    Siddharth Ramana    ·   03 May, 2011    ·    #3368    ·    Commentary    
    The death of bin Laden holds a significant impact for several states. This article seeks to briefly elucidate on three regions - the US, West Asia and Pakistan. The US was declared public enemy number one by bin Laden, owing to alleged insult...
  • After Osama - III: Is Pakistan’s Army on a Tighter Rope?
    Ali Ahmed    ·   03 May, 2011    ·    #3367    ·    Commentary    
    That a military operation by the US in the vicinity of military barracks has occurred to such effect as elimination of the world’s most wanted terrorist indicates either that the Pakistan Army was caught napping or was on board. If the for...
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