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  • 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...
  • Yet another Great Game in Afghanistan: The US and China
    Sriparna Pathak    ·   01 Sep, 2010    ·    #3228    ·    Commentary    
    The United Nations (UN) Human Development Report of 2009 rated Afghanistan as the world’s second most impoverished country. One of the severest problems in Afghanistan is that of poverty, coupled with those of unemployment, lack of develop...
  • Towards Regional Stability: Establish an Indo-Pak Nuclear Commission
    D Suba Chandran    ·   30 Aug, 2010    ·    #3227    ·    Commentary    
    Between India and Pakistan, there is little understanding of each other’s nuclear capabilities and doctrines. There is likely to be an increased international pressure on both countries, as a part of the renewed efforts towards global nucl...
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