COMMENTARIES
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Nuclear Shocks and Trends in South Asia
· 23 Nov, 2007 · #2421 · Commentary
Report of the Seminar held in the IPCS on 12 November 2007
Speaker:
Michael Krepon, Co-Founder, Henry L Stimson Center, Washington
D.C.
Global Nuclear
Shocks and Negative Trends
Next Mushroom Cloud
The first visual experien...
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Pakistan: Emergency Times
Siddharth Ramana · 14 Nov, 2007 · #2420 · Commentary
The decision by Pakistan President to impose an emergency on 3 November 2007 has met strong opposition, both domestically and internationally. While the judiciary has been the most significant threat to Musharraf's quest to continue in power...
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Rising Global Military Expenditure: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for India
Laxman Kumar Behera · 14 Nov, 2007 · #2419 · Commentary
The SIPRI Yearbook 2007 is a reminder of our world getting increasingly militarized, reminiscent of the Cold War era. This is evident from the continuous rise in military expenditure, which reached a whopping US$1,204 billion in 2006, raising so...
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Political Turmoil in Myanmar
· 12 Nov, 2007 · #2418 · Commentary
Dr. Tint Swe Member of Parliament, South Asia Affairs Minister (NCGUB)
Ko Zin Naing All Burma Student Democratic Front
Dr. Zaw Win Aung Federation of Trade Unions of Burma
Ko Myint Aye 1988 student leader
Steven Zomi National Congress
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India-Israel Ties Deepening
· 12 Nov, 2007 · #2417 · Commentary
Mr. Lior Weintraub Spokesperson, Embassy of Israel, New Delhi
Q: What is the state of Indo-Israeli diplomatic ties today? Media reports indicate
that the defence trade between the two countries has touched nearly US$5 billion,
could you e...
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Web of Violence in Jharkhand
Devyani Srivastava · 10 Nov, 2007 · #2416 · Commentary
The state of Jharkhand has been engulfed by Naxal violence; 21 of its 22 districts, from Garwah bordering Bihar to East and West Singhbhum bordering Orissa/West Bengal have suffered from Naxal attacks. Complete lawlessness pervades in the state,...
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The BJP Stance on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Bimla Kumari · 10 Nov, 2007 · #2415 · Commentary
The BJP top leaders have discussed the nuclear deal in a recent meeting, but the party refuses to acknowledge any deviation in its opposition to the deal. Party president Rajnath Singh, senior leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha,...
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It's About the Fuel, Stupid!
Arun Vishwanathan · 10 Nov, 2007 · #2414 · Commentary
There was a sense among supporters of the nuclear deal that if India missed the bus on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, it would come back to haunt us sooner than later. What one did not know was that, this would happen so soon. The recent news ab...
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Growing Naxal Threat in West Bengal
Saumitra Mohan · 10 Nov, 2007 · #2413 · Commentary
If recent patterns of Naxal violence and activism in West Bengal are any indication, the Maoists' new strategy seems to be moving into new territories and taking up emotive issues like forcible displacement due to industrial and infrastructu...
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Is Musharraf Running out of Time?
Chiranjib Haldar · 10 Nov, 2007 · #2412 · Commentary
The French novelist Victor Hugo once said that history repeats itself, first as a tragedy, then as a farce. The Pakistani governments from Ayub to Musharraf can be seen in this light, though it is hard to tell which phase constitutes tragedy and...
