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  • Central Asia:
    Farhod Mirzabaev    ·   10 Apr, 2008    ·    #2544    ·    Commentary    
    Central Asian leaders have finally come to appreciate the virtues of unity and cooperation for self-preservation and economic development of their countries. The leaders of the three energy-rich countries of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekist...
  • Strengthening Indo-Bangla Relations
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   10 Apr, 2008    ·    #2543    ·    Commentary    
    Notwithstanding India's attempts to improve and consolidate its bilateral relations with Bangladesh, the latter continues to indulge in hostile acts that compromise India's security and territorial integrity. The unprovoked firing by Ban...
  • A Harmonious Resolution of the Tibetan Question
       ·   10 Apr, 2008    ·    #2542    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 24 March 2008 Speaker: Ravi Bhoothalingam Founder and Chairman, Manas Advisory What could the likely approaches to the Tibet issue be, that takes into account practical realities rather than reaches ...
  • Playing to Gallery or Being Practical? The PDP and NC in Pakistan
    Ranjeet Kalra    ·   08 Apr, 2008    ·    #2541    ·    Commentary    
    Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah made different but significant statements in the Pugwash conference on regional security held in March 2008 in Islamabad. Were they playing to the gallery or is there a significant change in perceptions among the...
  • Elections in the Himalayan Kingdom: New Dawn of India-Bhutan Relations
    M Shamsur Rabb Khan    ·   08 Apr, 2008    ·    #2540    ·    Commentary    
    With the successful elections for the 47-members National Assembly on 24 March 2008, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has emerged as a parliamentary democracy, paving way for an elected Prime Minister for the first time in the country's histo...
  • China's Olympic Hurdles: The Three 'Evils'
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   04 Apr, 2008    ·    #2539    ·    Commentary    
    China appears to have had a pretty rough time in the month of March having to deal one after the other with what it calls the three 'evils' - extremism, terrorism and separatism. First, it was the attempted hijack of a domestic airliner ...
  • Security of the Olympic Flame in India
    Vinod Anand    ·   04 Apr, 2008    ·    #2538    ·    Commentary    
    Recent events in Olympia, Greece where the Olympic Torch lighting ceremony was disturbed by Tibetans wishing to draw attention to their cause has implications for the security of the Torch Relay passing through Delhi. Further, in the light of vi...
  • Reconceptualizing Internal Security
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   04 Apr, 2008    ·    #2537    ·    Commentary    
    The Supreme Court has appointed a Special Investigation Team led by former CBI Director, RK Raghavan, to report to it in three months on some post-Godhra cases in Gujarat. This is a telling comment on the credibility of the judicial system in th...
  • Amir Haidar Khan Hoti: The 19th Warrior of the Frontier
    D Suba Chandran    ·   01 Apr, 2008    ·    #2536    ·    Commentary    
    Amir Haidar Khan Hoti is the new Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Will this well-educated and secular young man, who has become the 19th Chief Minister since 1947 be able to bring peace and stability to one of the most ...
  • Democracy in Dragon Country
    Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman    ·   01 Apr, 2008    ·    #2535    ·    Commentary    
    Bhutan went to the polls on 24 March, 2008 after the King "gifted" a transition to his people which was received with both enthusiasm and fear. The enthusiasm was about joining a democratic exercise mandated by the King, while the fear...
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