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  • India-South Korea Relations: The Nuclear Enterprise
    Jasbir Rakhra    ·   06 Apr, 2010    ·    #3084    ·    Commentary    
    South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s visit on the occasion of India’s 61st Republic Day marked the beginning of a new era in India-South Korea relations. His visit not only brought the expansion of trade and commerce but also a pos...
  • Obama’s ‘Surge Strategy’ in AfPak: the German Perspective
    Marian Gallenkamp    ·   05 Apr, 2010    ·    #3083    ·    Commentary    
    After the London Afghanistan Conference earlier this year, allies pledged to reinforce ISAF with another 9,000 soldiers. Germany, the third largest contributor to ISAF and the lead nation for Regional Command North (RC-N), agreed to moderately i...
  • Obama’s ‘Surge Strategy’ in AfPak: the French Perspective
    Billy Tea    ·   05 Apr, 2010    ·    #3082    ·    Commentary    
    On 27 March 2009, President Barack Obama announced his new Af-Pak strategy that includes the dismantling, disruption, and the defeat of al Qaeda and preventing the resurgence of the Taliban. He declared that peace in the region is essential for ...
  • The Bright Side of ‘Asymmetric Escalation’
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   05 Apr, 2010    ·    #3081    ·    Commentary    
    Vipin Narang in his article ‘Posturing for Peace?’ gets it wrong. This is uncharacteristic of the reputed journal, International Security; but he would not be wrong for long. What he thinks is Pakistan’s posture today is not qu...
  • The New Chief and Transformation
    Ali Ahmed    ·   01 Apr, 2010    ·    #3080    ·    Commentary    
    The new Indian Army Chief expectedly, has much on his agenda. The most significant item is how to progress “transformation” in the million-strong army. He led a study into this issue, over the past year and he is best placed to imple...
  • Modular Nuclear Reactors: Solution or Problem?
    PR Chari    ·   31 Mar, 2010    ·    #3079    ·    Commentary    
    Nuclear submarines are powered by small atomic reactors fitted into their hulls. Can they be used to meet the requirements of small, scattered communities living in remote parts of the country? Can they be clustered together to feed into the gri...
  • Celebrating Chindia at Sixty
    Swaran Singh    ·   30 Mar, 2010    ·    #3078    ·    Commentary    
    Humans at 60 years of age, across civilizations, personify maturity, peace and wisdom.  Nations at 60 are seen as still young, full of energy, enthusiasm and driving for excellence.  This presents an interesting combination for China a...
  • Upcoming Parliamentary Elections and the Future of Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   29 Mar, 2010    ·    #3077    ·    Commentary    
    Mahinda Rajapaksa, soon after his re-election as the Executive President of Sri Lanka, dissolved the existing parliament and announced the date for elections as 8 April 2010. When nominations closed on 27 February, 7696 candidates from 24 politi...
  • 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. Also...
  • 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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