COMMENTARIES
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Uranium Supply to India: Canberra's Reluctance
Rahul Mishra · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2606 · Commentary
India's quest for nuclear energy received a major setback in early 2008, when the Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, officially declined to supply uranium to India. However, things took an interesting turn when the same government r...
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Paris Donors' Conference: Addressing Challenges of Development in Afghanistan
Shanthie Mariet D'Souza · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2605 · Commentary
The 12 June 2008 Donors' Conference in Paris, participated by representatives of more than 80 nations, international institutions and non-governmental organizations, pledged US$21 billion in new aid for rebuilding Afghanistan. It remains to ...
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Rising Global Oil Prices: Time for Action?
Nandakumar J · 24 Jun, 2008 · #2604 · Commentary
The Arab oil embargo, the Iranian Revolution or the Gulf War are no longer seen as "the most dreadful period" in the history of global petroleum market as crude oil prices in this decade have reached an all time high, with fears that i...
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Q&A: Karzai Threatens Pakistan
Devyani Srivastava · 20 Jun, 2008 · #2603 · Commentary
In an unprecedented statement, the Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, on 15 June, issued a threat to send his troops across the border to fight the militants in Pakistan. This evoked a bitter reaction within Pakistan and deep concern in the in...
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Democracy in Pakistan: Another Short Stint?
Abhishek Raman · 20 Jun, 2008 · #2602 · Commentary
Since Pakistan's inception, the nation's judiciary has played an important role by reviewing the legitimacy and curbing the unfettered use of power by various Pakistani governments - both civil and military. However, to prevent any judic...
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Q&A: AQ Khan's Proliferation Network Resurfaces
Prashant Hosur · 19 Jun, 2008 · #2601 · Commentary
An article by David Sanger and William Broad, "Officials Fear Bomb Design Went to Others," published in The New York Times on 16 June 2008 has reopened the debate on the threats posed by the AQ Khan nuclear proliferation network.
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Manmohan Singh on Nuclear Disarmament
Henri Laniece · 18 Jun, 2008 · #2600 · Commentary
Inaugurating the International Conference "Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons" held in Delhi on 9-10 June 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated the Indian official position towards nuclear disarmament, in accordance with ...
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Naxal Movement: A Review of the Planning Commission's Expert Committee Report
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 18 Jun, 2008 · #2599 · Commentary
In May 2006, the Planning Commission appointed an expert committee headed by D Bandopadhyay, a retired IAS officer instrumental in dealing with the Naxalites in West Bengal in the 1970s along with Prakash Singh, former DGP of Uttar Pradesh and a...
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Whither the Global Food Crisis? Finding Answers at the Rome Food Summit
Sonali Huria · 16 Jun, 2008 · #2598 · Commentary
Mounting global alarm over food scarcity and ballooning prices finally brought world leaders together at the recently concluded Rome Summit on 'World Food Security' organized by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from 3...
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China's Cyber Warfare
Shamsur Rabb Khan · 16 Jun, 2008 · #2597 · Commentary
China's intensified cyber warfare against India is becoming a serious threat to national security. The desire to possess 'electronic dominance' over India has compelled Chinese hackers to attack many crucial Indian websites and over ...
