COMMENTARIES
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East Asian Security Perceptions
Gunjan Singh · 26 Mar, 2010 · #3076 · Commentary
In March 2010, Beijing was provided direct access to the Sea of Japan by North Korea through the Rajin port. North Korea decided to extend the existing contract signed in 2008 by 10 years providing Chinese access to the port until 2028.
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David Headley’s Plea Bargain and India-US Relations
M Shamsur Rabb Khan · 26 Mar, 2010 · #3075 · Commentary
Now that 49-year-old Pakistani-American David Headley has pleaded guilty before a US court to all the 12 charges against him of conspiracy of 26/11, which includes killing 166 people and providing material support to LeT there is a test for Indi...
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Hasina's Visit to PRC: In Quest of a Comprehensive Partnership
Kriti Singh · 26 Mar, 2010 · #3074 · Commentary
In an attempt to carve out innovative ways to strengthen the more than three decades old bilateral and diplomatic relations with the emerging Asian giant, Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina undertook a high-profile five-day official visit ...
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Indo-Bangladesh JRC: Time for Teesta
Pia Malhotra · 26 Mar, 2010 · #3073 · Commentary
The India -Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) concluded its 37th meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. The JRC is the highest forum for resolution of disputes on sharing waters of common rivers between the two countries. The forum was constitu...
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An Indian Reconnaissance Satellite
Radhakrishna Rao · 22 Mar, 2010 · #3072 · Commentary
After hinting at developing the cutting edge technology required for realizing the building blocks of an anti satellite device, India’s state owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has unveiled a plan to build and...
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India’s Endeavour to Attain Space Security Asset
Kriti Singh · 15 Mar, 2010 · #3071 · Commentary
The evolution of information technology has metamorphosed the very dynamics of contemporary warfare. In the current scenario, national security not only relies on the modernization of armed forces, cutting-edge defence technology and innovative ...
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Security Détente Before Political Détente
Mohammad Ashraf · 08 Mar, 2010 · #3070 · Commentary
In spite of media hype and outside pressures, the recent Indo-Pak dialogue has once again been inconclusive. In fact, it ended without even a commitment for a future meeting. Only promises to stay in-touch have been made. The main thrust has bee...
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Global Nuclear Zero: Is Skepticism Logical?
Yogesh Joshi · 05 Mar, 2010 · #3069 · Commentary
After the 2007 New York Times article of the famous gang of four retired American Secretaries of State and Secretaries of Defence, nuclear weapons elimination has again caught the attention of the whole world. The election of President Obama and...
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India and Pakistan: Need for Creative Solutions?
Pia Malhotra · 05 Mar, 2010 · #3068 · Commentary
Nirupama Rao and Salman Bashir, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, met at New Delhi on 25 February to discuss bilateral issues, and not surprisingly, the meeting did not result in a concrete statement. Newspaper and magazine articles d...
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Questioning Defence Spending
Firdaus Ahmed · 03 Mar, 2010 · #3067 · Commentary
India intends spending an equivalent amount it spent on armaments over the last decade in half the time this decade. Whether this US$50 billion is necessary is a valid and timely question. Multiple arguments in favour of this spending are given ...
