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  • Review of Chief Ministers' Conference on Naxalism
    Devyani Srivastava    ·   21 Aug, 2009    ·    #2954    ·    Commentary    
    The recently concluded conference of chief ministers on internal security, the second this year, followed by a meeting among the seven Naxal-affected states (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal), c...
  • Afghan Presidential election and its ramifications
    Uddipan Mukherjee    ·   21 Aug, 2009    ·    #2953    ·    Commentary    
    Democratization may not be a smooth process in the war ravaged topography of Afghanistan, but it is definitely being pursued in right earnest. After 2004, on August 20, 2009 the Afghans once again plunged into the electoral process. Despite thre...
  • Will Myanmar Follow North Korea?
    Gunjan Singh    ·   19 Aug, 2009    ·    #2952    ·    Commentary    
    Nuclear proliferation has once again become the buzz word in international politics. After developments in North Korea, there are reports suggesting that Myanmar might follow suit. There are a number of reasons for these speculations. The...
  • Changing Contours: US Policy towards Myanmar
    Sanjay Pulipaka    ·   18 Aug, 2009    ·    #2951    ·    Commentary    
    The current Obama administration seems to be keen on changing the United States (US) policy towards Myanmar. Over the years, the US has been demanding the establishment of a democratic political system in Myanmar and to achieve this objective it h...
  • Fighting the Taliban in Pakistan
    Chiranjib Haldar    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2950    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s announcements on the nation’s 63rd Independence day were undoubtedly path-breaking and if implemented could march the country into the modern comity of nations. Political, judicial and administra...
  • Negotiating Reprocessing: Desired but Difficult
    Yogesh Joshi    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2949    ·    Commentary    
    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to New Delhi set at rest fears about the Indo-US nuclear deal that arose from the G-8 declaration in L’Aquila. Two sites have been selected in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat fo...
  • Japan’s Non-nuclear Principles: Change in the Offing?
    Tomoko Kiyota    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2948    ·    Commentary    
    Japan has been bound by three cardinal non-nuclear principles since the 1960s – not to manufacture or possess nuclear weapons nor permit their introduction into Japanese territory. Right before the upcoming election to the Japanese House o...
  • Code of Conduct: Campaign of Misinformation?
    Srinjoy Bose    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2947    ·    Commentary    
    The recently issued Taliban code of conduct – The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Rules for Mujahideen – seeks to bring a measure of coherence to the group’s formal structure, organization, ethno-religious war and political aims...
  • The 'Rice-Gate' Scandal: Impact of Corruption on Political Stability
    Anna Louise Strachan    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2946    ·    Commentary    
    Not for the first time since his appointment as Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao is facing allegations of corruption. The latest charges accuse the former guerilla leader of giving a lucrative government contract for the importation of rice to Prim...
  • India, Bangladesh and Tipaimukh Dam
    Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman    ·   17 Aug, 2009    ·    #2945    ·    Commentary    
    The Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Dam Project which was commissioned by India in the year 2006, has been in the news recently as concerns have been raised by the Bangladesh government as well as civil society and environmental groups both...
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