COMMENTARIES
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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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...
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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...
