COMMENTARIES
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India-ASEAN FTA Negotiations: The Way Forward
Satyajit Mohanty · 04 Dec, 2007 · #2434 · Commentary
In a major post-Cold War diplomatic reorientation in the early 1990s, India launched its 'Look East' policy to connect with East Asian nations and in particular with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This led to growin...
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Trends in India-ASEAN Economic Relations
Vibhanshu Shekhar · 30 Nov, 2007 · #2433 · Commentary
During the last few years, the nature and scale of India-ASEAN economic relations have expanded considerably, bringing in new avenues for economic cooperation and further consolidating the ongoing engagement. With total India-ASEAN trade at appr...
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International Pressure and Military Rule in Myanmar
Veena Tyagi · 30 Nov, 2007 · #2432 · Commentary
The political crisis in Myanmar has topped the agenda at talks between leaders of the Southeast Asian nations and the European Union meeting in Singapore. The group, meeting for an annual summit, renewed international calls for the military junt...
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Pakistan Transition to Democracy
AM Vohra · 30 Nov, 2007 · #2431 · Commentary
Field Marshal Ayub Khan firmly believed that Pakistan was not ready for democracy. After assuming the Presidency in October 1958, he instituted Elective Bodies Disqualification Order (EBDO) in August 1959, disqualifying a large number of politic...
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Japan-India Partnership in the Era of Asian Regional Integration
· 28 Nov, 2007 · #2429 · Commentary
Report of Seminar held at the India International Centre on 16 November 2007
Chair: Amb. Eric Gonsalves, President, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
Speaker: Prof. Akihiko Tanaka, Professor of International Politics, Interfaculty
In...
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India and ASEAN Cooperation in the Aviation Sector
Anushree Bhattacharya · 27 Nov, 2007 · #2428 · Commentary
On 1 November 2007, Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, declared at the 13th ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting that the emphasis ought to be put on enhancing transport links between ASEAN and the rest of East Asia, and in particular on wo...
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Adding Nuclear Fuel to the Fire?
Swapna Kona · 27 Nov, 2007 · #2427 · Commentary
What is the current status of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and how safe and secure is it? After an emergency was proclaimed in Pakistan, predictions about President Pervez Musharraf's political future and speculation about his control over...
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NATO Breakdown in Afghanistan
Mariam Safi · 27 Nov, 2007 · #2426 · Commentary
NATO's Secretary-General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, officially dismissed all accusations of NATO's mission in Afghanistan being a failure. However, there are numerous questions probing the effectiveness of NATO in Afghanistan. With 50,000 f...
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BIMSTEC: A Dead End?
Julien Levesque · 23 Nov, 2007 · #2425 · Commentary
To advance its "Look East" policy, India used multilateralism as a primary tool. Apart from becoming a dialogue partner of ASEAN, New Delhi also took part in other organizations, such as the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral ...
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The Day After 'Cold Start'
Firdaus Ahmed · 23 Nov, 2007 · #2424 · Commentary
India's 'Cold Start' doctrine was released by the then Army Chief, Gen NC Vij, during the Army Commanders Conference on 28 April 2004. Subsequent media discussion suggests that it visualized early launch of Indian forces in multiple ...
