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  • China’s Xinjiang Woes: Internal and External Implications
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   14 Jul, 2009    ·    #2906    ·    Commentary    
    The recent spate of ethnic violence between Uighurs and Hans in China should surprise no one, particularly after last year’s Tibetan riots. However, it should also surprise no one that the attention and opprobrium for China, particularly fro...
  • The Illogic of ‘Massive’ Punitive Retaliation
    Ali Ahmed    ·   14 Jul, 2009    ·    #2905    ·    Commentary    
    The latest CRS Report for the US Congress, ‘Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues’, estimates that there are plans to increase Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal beyond its estimated current holding of 60 we...
  • Xinjiang: China’s Achilles Heel
    Avinash Godbole    ·   14 Jul, 2009    ·    #2904    ·    Commentary    
    In yet another episode of ethnic violence in China, more than 180 people have died in the riots in the minority province of Xinjiang. The death toll is bound to rise as more than a hundred are critically injured according to the official media. Be...
  • Notions of Grievance and Jihadi Terrorism
    Sanjay Pulipaka    ·   14 Jul, 2009    ·    #2903    ·    Commentary    
    There seems to be growing eagerness among some members of the international community to solve the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan at the earliest. This eagerness purportedly stems from the belief that solving the Kashmir dispute will h...
  • Indo-Russian Defence Relations: On the Wane?
    Sanjeev Pillay    ·   14 Jul, 2009    ·    #2902    ·    Commentary    
    Is the present state of Indo-Russian ties a shadow of the height of mutual co-operation and friendship of the Soviet era?  Many have claimed it to be so. The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed between India and the Soviet Union in 19...
  • What Did NPT PrepCom 2009 Bestow on India?
    Vidisha Shukla    ·   07 Jul, 2009    ·    #2901    ·    Commentary    
    Obama’s message to the third Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference was delivered by his Assistant Secretary of State for verification, compliance and implementa...
  • 15th Lok Sabha's Verdict : Erosion of Naxal Base in Bihar
    Satish Kumar    ·   04 Jul, 2009    ·    #2900    ·    Commentary    
    The fifteenth Lok Sabha elections proved to be a trend setter in many ways, foremost being a clear mandate for political stability alongside a rejection of the bullet in favor of the ballot. In Bihar particularly, apart from the defeat of a majo...
  • Mining Industry in Indonesia: Obstacles to Foreign Direct Investments
    Harnit Kaur Kang    ·   03 Jul, 2009    ·    #2899    ·    Commentary    
    BHP Billiton, a leviathan mining company, in early June 2009, announced its plans to lay off all 450 of its workers, at its coal project in Sungai Maruwai, Indonesia. This year has seen several foreign companies including Australia Oriental Mine...
  • Myanmar-China Energy Engagement : Implications for India
    Tuli Sinha    ·   29 Jun, 2009    ·    #2898    ·    Commentary    
    China recently announced the construction of oil and gas pipelines through Myanmar into its Southwestern Yunnan Province to start by September this year. What is the strategic importance of this energy project? Will this increase Chinese influen...
  • BRIC Summit : An Assessment
    Gunjan Singh    ·   29 Jun, 2009    ·    #2897    ·    Commentary    
    Leaders of the four BRIC nations, Brazil, Russia, India and China, met in Yekaterinburg, Russia on 16 June 2009. This was the first BRIC Summit and Russia was the host country. Next year the summit is scheduled to take place in Brazil. The count...
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