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  • China, India and the Red Star over Nepal
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   29 Apr, 2008    ·    #2555    ·    Commentary    
    Nepal has always been a chessboard for power games between China and India. While in the past, the fortunes have largely favoured India, primarily because of cultural linkages and the domination of the Nepali Congress, the rise of the Maoists in...
  • Why Myanmar should Reopen the Stilwell Road
    Papori Phukan    ·   28 Apr, 2008    ·    #2554    ·    Commentary    
    The idea of reopening of the Stilwell road has brought forth divergent priorities of two important stakeholders - the military regime of Myanmar and provincial governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. While Myanmar has opposed the reopening o...
  • Ahmadinejad's Visit to India
    Madhavi Bhasin    ·   27 Apr, 2008    ·    #2553    ·    Commentary    
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on 29 April for a short six-hour working visit. Energy issues are on the agenda of talks between India and Iran. The visit has wider geo-political significance and, hop...
  • An Inheritance of Loss
    Richard Mahapatra    ·   25 Apr, 2008    ·    #2552    ·    Commentary    
    Nepal's new constituent assembly marks an end to 58 years of struggle for a republic. The future, however, pose a bigger challenge for the Maoists in terms of rescuing the country from economic ruin caused by 12 years of violence. Each elect...
  • India and Southeast Asia: Strategic Engagement and Trade Enhancement
    Amit Sengupta    ·   25 Apr, 2008    ·    #2551    ·    Commentary    
    India seems poised to take on Southeast Asian powers in its march towards a new strategic partnership following it up with enhanced trade. The Indian Navy seems to be taking India's 'Look East Policy' one-step further by engaging in ...
  • Indian Vice-President's Central Asia Visit
    Sitakanta Mishra    ·   16 Apr, 2008    ·    #2550    ·    Commentary    
    During his remarks at the Delegation Level Talks on 5 April 2008, India's Vice President M. Hamid Ansari said, "Turkmenistan is the first country of my visit abroad ??? This is no coincidence; it reflects the importance India attaches t...
  • Maung Aye's India Visit
    Julien Levesque    ·   15 Apr, 2008    ·    #2549    ·    Commentary    
    The Myanmarese army's second-in-command Gen. Maung Aye's visit to New Delhi is widely believed to reveal India's power and influence over Myanmar's military government. The four-day visit enabled India to advance its interests in...
  • China, India and the Tibet Crisis
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   15 Apr, 2008    ·    #2548    ·    Commentary    
    Just when China and India were nurturing their bilateral bonhomie, the month-old Tibet uprising seems to have derailed the progress made during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China in January. Whatever be the reasons, India is feel...
  • India-Malaysia CECA Negotiations: A Long Road Ahead
    Yogendra Singh    ·   10 Apr, 2008    ·    #2546    ·    Commentary    
    Against the backdrop of deadlock in the Doha Round, negotiations over the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Malaysia mark a next step in India's strategy to pursue bilateralism as part of its efforts to integrate with ...
  • Current Situation in Nepal and Options for India
       ·   10 Apr, 2008    ·    #2545    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 7 April 2008 Speaker: Siddharth Vardarajan Strategic Affairs Editor, The Hindu Before examining the present situation, one should take a step back and paint a broad picture to understand how Nepal came...
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