COMMENTARIES
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Internal Security, External Threats
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3096 · Commentary
The brutal attack on the Central Reserve Police Force soldiers by Naxalites in Dantewada has raised many questions and concerns about internal security in India. The large Naxal presence, its firepower and its ability to strike the police forces...
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Nuclear Security Review: A Must for India
Siddharth Ramana · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3095 · Commentary
The recent incident in New Delhi which resulted in the radiation poisoning of five scrap metal workers has highlighted concerns about the country’s nuclear safety and security.
The incident coincided with the Nuclear Security Summit wh...
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Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit
Swaran Singh · 15 Apr, 2010 · #3094 · Commentary
The much-hyped two-day Nuclear Security Summit ended amidst unusually heavy security, marking the culmination of an unprecedented and hectic ten days of President Obama’s nuclear disarmament diplomacy.
Starting from the release last wee...
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Obama’s ‘Surge Strategy’ in AfPak: the Indian Perspective
D Suba Chandran · 13 Apr, 2010 · #3093 · Commentary
While there have been numerous criticisms about Pakistan’s cooperation or lack of it in the War against Terrorism, there has not been sufficient focus towards understanding the American end game in Afghanistan. Is the ‘Obama surge&rs...
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Obama-Hu meeting at the NSS – A Comment
Rukmani Gupta · 13 Apr, 2010 · #3092 · Commentary
The much publicized meeting between US President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) has been hailed as a huge success by some in the West. An examination of the outcomes of this bilateral ...
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Waiting for Endgame
Chiranjib Haldar · 12 Apr, 2010 · #3091 · Commentary
Will the United States and Pakistan ever trust each other enough to cooperate fully in fighting the Taliban and al Qaeda? This was the question haunting the recent strategic dialogue between the top brass of the two countries, which aimed to put...
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Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit: Case for Indo-US Partnership?
Swaran Singh · 12 Apr, 2010 · #3090 · Commentary
Much talked of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) of President Obama opens today in Washington DC. Heads of state and government from 44 of the 47 participating countries – along with UN Secretary General and Director General of the Inter...
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Emergency in Thailand
Pankaj Jha · 09 Apr, 2010 · #3089 · Commentary
Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Prime Minister of Thailand who is presently living in Europe has become the haunting figure accused of whipping up a political crisis in Thailand. Usually, it is stated that ‘history repeats itself’ bu...
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Indus Water Commission 2010: Watershed?
Pia Malhotra · 09 Apr, 2010 · #3088 · Commentary
The India-Pakistan Indus Water Commission (IWC) held its 104th meeting in Lahore from 29-31 March this year and at the end of three days of talks, no major breakthrough was achieved. The countries decided to continue the talks at the next meetin...
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Fighting Naxalism: Need for Change in Strategy
Vinita Priyedarshi · 08 Apr, 2010 · #3087 · Commentary
When Home secretary GK Pillai said at a function in IDSA on 5 March 2010 that “the hardest fighting was still to come” against the Naxalites, few could have visualized that his statement would be proved right within a month. On 6 Apr...
