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  • Myanmar Elections 2010 – I: It's All About Exclusion
    Medha Chaturvedi    ·   16 Sep, 2010    ·    #3238    ·    Commentary    
    The November 2010 elections in Myanmar do not promise to be fair and inclusive nor do they come with the agenda of complete restoration of democracy in the country. But, one thing these elections promise to be is a step towards a transformation ...
  • “Sit Tight and Do Nothing”: New Delhi’s Nero Policy towards Kashmir
    D Suba Chandran    ·   15 Sep, 2010    ·    #3237    ·    Commentary    
    How does one explain New Delhi’s approach towards the ongoing violence in Kashmir valley? Though the PM and his Home Minister have been looking for a consensus and an elusive starting point, there have been clear formulations from the main...
  • Armed Forces in Anti-Naxal Operations-II: Mechanics for Employment
    Lt. Gen (Retd.) Tej Pathak    ·   15 Sep, 2010    ·    #3236    ·    Commentary    
    (Part II of a two-part analysis on the complexities in deploying armed forces in Naxal affected areas) All Counter Insurgency (CI) Operations can be broadly classified into three stages: Clear Stage, which commences when insurgent violence...
  • Armed Forces in Anti-Naxal Operations-I: Identifying the Problem
    Lt. Gen (Retd.) Tej Pathak    ·   15 Sep, 2010    ·    #3235    ·    Commentary    
    (Part I of a two-part analysis on the complexities in deploying armed forces in Naxal affected areas) “There is nothing in the purely military pages of Mao, Nguyen Giap, Che Guevara or other manuals of guerrilla warfare which a traditio...
  • Are the Political Parties Failing Nepal?
    PG Rajamohan    ·   15 Sep, 2010    ·    #3234    ·    Commentary    
    The seventh round to elect the Prime Minister has also resulted in a failure, highlighting the apathetic attitude of the political parties towards establishing peace and stability in Nepal. Why is Nepal failing to form a stable government, after...
  • Mines, Tribes and Naxals
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   14 Sep, 2010    ·    #3233    ·    Commentary    
    The expanding influence of the ideology of violence being perpetrated by Naxalite groups in various parts of the country is being traced to a variety of socio-economic factors. But of late an  animated debate on the role of illegal mining i...
  • East China Sea Disputes: Will Economic Cooperation Alone Suffice?
    Bhavna Singh    ·   08 Sep, 2010    ·    #3232    ·    Commentary    
    Maritime territorial disputes in the East China Sea (ECS) have often hindered the progress of bilateral communication between China and Japan in strategic realms. Primarily, the stalemate has resulted from an adherence to the ‘median-line&rs...
  • Indonesia: Chinese and American Military Influence
    Shankar Brata Raimedhi    ·   07 Sep, 2010    ·    #3231    ·    Commentary    
    2010 has been designated by China as the ‘Year of China-Indonesia Friendship’ to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Diplomatic relations with China were suspended between the two countries in 1967 a...
  • Chinese Military Power and the Politics of Reports
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   07 Sep, 2010    ·    #3230    ·    Commentary    
    While many are aware that China overtook Japan as world’s second largest economy in 2010, very few are aware that, as per a report generated by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and corroborated by reputed think tanks like SIPRI,...
  • Kashmir: Search for a Consensus and the Elusive Starting Point
    D Suba Chandran    ·   06 Sep, 2010    ·    #3229    ·    Commentary    
    In his recent article in the Indian Express, (21 August 2010) K Subrahmanyam, has written that a realistic approach is to “encourage Kashmir leaders to collectively evolve a solution” and then bring it to New Delhi. Few days later, C...
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