COMMENTARIES
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Indo-Pak: Cost of the Conflict
Kriti Mathur · 17 Aug, 2010 · #3216 · Commentary
“There is little bit of Indian in every Pakistani and a little bit of Pakistani in every Indian”- Benazir BhuttoIndia and Pakistan are no doubt losing out on a lot by not cooperating with each other. The story of their relationship wit...
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Trying Times for the CPMFs in the Red Corridor
Medha Chaturvedi · 16 Aug, 2010 · #3215 · Commentary
The Indian security forces suffered 282 casualties in counter-insurgency operations so far this year, of which, 212 were in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states. Last year, this number was 312 out of total 431 casualties. In 2008 too, mor...
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Shyam Saran’s Visit to Nepal: Novel Attempt at National Consensus Building?
Padmaja Murthy · 16 Aug, 2010 · #3214 · Commentary
In the past few months of great uncertainty, India must have been in continuous dialogue with the major stakeholders in Nepal through quiet back-channel diplomacy. Shyam Saran’s visit marks a change in this trend to one of open diplomacy. ...
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Wikileaks: Pakistani Media’s Side to the Story
Kriti Mathur · 13 Aug, 2010 · #3213 · Commentary
When the international media comes out with a story that affects present day decision making, they sensationalize it. The same was done with the latest Wikileaks ‘leak’ called the Afghan War Diary. The Afghan War Diary 2004-2010 brou...
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India: Soft, Hard or Sneaky?
Medha Chaturvedi and Panchali Saikia · 12 Aug, 2010 · #3212 · Commentary
There is no uniform ‘one-size-fits-all’ kind of a policy which can be applied to India. Therefore, the question about India being a hard or a soft state is a legitimate question. There are several critical questions on India’s ...
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Damming the Brahmaputra: Setback to South Asian Stability?
Rajiv Ranjan · 12 Aug, 2010 · #3211 · Commentary
A series of confrontations have intensified the rift between India and China; the issue of visa to certain Indian citizens, assisting Pakistan in construction developments in Pakistan occupied Kashmir etc. The news of damming the Brahmaputra River...
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Kashmir: the Youth is Coming, the Youth is Coming
Zafar Choudhary · 11 Aug, 2010 · #3210 · Commentary
In early June when angry protests breached a promising wave of peace in Kashmir, the top separatist leaders were widely blamed for instigating violence. For weeks, separatists were kept under detention and their contacts with the ground severed,...
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China in Pakistan: the Xinjiang and Kashgar Factors
Gunjan Singh · 10 Aug, 2010 · #3209 · Commentary
During the recent visit by the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Beijing, both sides declared a proposal to take forward the ‘all weather friendship’. China and Pakistan have declared that they intend to build a railway line whic...
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Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Dhaka: Towards Greater Integration?
Harun ur Rashid · 10 Aug, 2010 · #3208 · Commentary
The publicly-stated purpose of India’s Minister for Finance, Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Dhaka on 7 August 2010 for about six hours is to witness the signing of the US$1 billion loan agreement to Bangladesh for 14 projects related to i...
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Sri Lanka: UN Panel and Sovereignty Issues
N Manoharan · 10 Aug, 2010 · #3207 · Commentary
The appointment of a panel of experts by the UN Secretary General to look at accountability issues relating to human rights violations during the last stages of Eelam War IV in Sri Lanka in 2009 triggered protests in Sri Lanka against the United...
