COMMENTARIES
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Af-Pak Diary: Kabul Conference and the Countdown to another Disaster
D Suba Chandran · 21 Jul, 2010 · #3197 · Commentary
The much talked about Kabul Conference got over on 20 July 2010; three issues emerge clear. First, Karzai wants to take over the complete security of Afghanistan as early as possible, perhaps sooner than the international forces want to leave; s...
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Iran-Turkey-Brazil Nuclear Agreement
Siddharth Ramana · 21 Jul, 2010 · #3196 · Commentary
Turkey and Brazil in a meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad managed to secure an agreement which few international observers had thought would be possible. Prior to the meeting, leaders such as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put the cha...
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Jammu and Kashmir: Need for a Political Solution
Firdaus Ahmed · 20 Jul, 2010 · #3195 · Commentary
Even as India was moving into a self-congratulatory mode in gaining the upper hand in Kashmir, the recent youth agitations reminded it that placing a military lid on the situation does not make it go away. This has been acknowledged by both the ...
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Kashmir: A Case for Watershed Management?
Pia Malhotra · 19 Jul, 2010 · #3194 · Commentary
The word “Srinagar” derives from the Sanskrit words ‘Sri’, meaning wealth and abundance and ‘Nagar’ meaning ‘city’. Srinagar for the ‘city of abundance’. With the recent spurt in violen...
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Indus Waters Governance-II: From ‘Letter and Spirit’ to ‘Letter vs Spirit’
D Suba Chandran · 19 Jul, 2010 · #3193 · Commentary
India and Pakistan signed a major treaty (Indus Waters Treaty) towards sharing the Indus river waters in 1960, and the four provinces of Pakistan signed an agreement (Inter-Provincial Water Apportionment Accord) in 1991 to share the waters withi...
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Nepal and Maoists: Problems of a Consensus Government
Padmaja Murthy · 19 Jul, 2010 · #3192 · Commentary
Nepal’s legislature parliament will elect a new Prime Minister on 21 July. The whole process began following the resignation on 30 June of Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was heading a CPN (UML) led coalition government. With his resignation, two ...
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Indus Waters Governance-I: Crisis of Institutions
D Suba Chandran · 15 Jul, 2010 · #3191 · Commentary
One of the primary problems in sharing waters has been the failure of institutions, especially those which are responsible for water governance in South Asia. Regarding the sharing of Indus Waters, besides the Indus Waters Commissions in India a...
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Af-Pak Diary: Should India also talk to the Taliban?
D Suba Chandran · 13 Jul, 2010 · #3190 · Commentary
With the American exit from Afghanistan getting nearer, many actors are now considering the option of negotiating with the Taliban. What should India do? So far India’s stated position hinted against any rapprochement with the Taliban &nda...
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From the Elders to the Youth: Transition of Separatist Politics in Kashmir
Mehraj Hajni · 09 Jul, 2010 · #3189 · Commentary
The politics of protest and separatism in Kashmir is not a new phenomenon at all. It is the cumulative result of various twists and turns related to the sociopolitical and economic conditions in Jammu and Kashmir. The growing dissatisfaction of ...
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Af-Pak Diary: Is Karzai’s Endgame changing vis-à-vis Pakistan?
D Suba Chandran · 09 Jul, 2010 · #3188 · Commentary
Until recently, everyone in Afghanistan and Pakistan was well aware of the hostility that Karzai nurtured against Islamabad. However, the recent events, especially during April-June 2010 make one suspect, whether there is a change in Karzai&rsqu...
