COMMENTARIES
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'High Security Zones' in Sri Lanka
N Manoharan · 25 Jun, 2007 · #2321 · Commentary
The recent setting up of new 'High Security Zones' in Sampur and Muttur areas of eastern Sri Lanka has brought to light issues revolving around these 'Zones': what is the rationale behind them? what are their side effects?
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Kabul on the Brink of Disaster?
Swapna Kona · 25 Jun, 2007 · #2320 · Commentary
The NATO has categorically stated that it views the Spring Offensive launched by the Taliban this year as a failure. However, this has led to the rise of an alarming phenomenon - growing insurgency in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Earlier, the ISAF...
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Bangladesh: Political Future in Abeyance
Supriya Singh · 25 Jun, 2007 · #2319 · Commentary
The last six months have seen a complete transformation of politics in Bangladesh. The fall from grace of Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, engineered by the military-backed caretaker government (CG), has created a leadership vacuum in the Awami Le...
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Is Tehran Supplying Weapons to the Taliban?
Srinjoy Bose · 21 Jun, 2007 · #2318 · Commentary
While there is enough evidence of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (especially the al Quds Force) providing logistical and other support to Iraq's Shia militias, there is inadequate evidence linking Tehran to the bolstered Taliban insurgency ...
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Putin's Flip-Flop on Missile Defence
Ajay Lele · 21 Jun, 2007 · #2317 · Commentary
While the recently concluded G-8 summit revolved around the important issue of climate change, missile defence was a hotly discussed issue on the sidelines, although it was not a part of the official G-8 agenda. It all started a few days before ...
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Implications of Abu Dujana's Arrest
Pankaj Kumar Jha · 21 Jun, 2007 · #2316 · Commentary
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a terrorist organisation with cadres all over Southeast Asia has been facing strong anti-terror measures from Indonesia. The Indonesian police have arrested more than 200 terror suspects in the last two years and have been...
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South Asian Nuclear Arsenals
· 19 Jun, 2007 · #2315 · Commentary
Excerpts from a Talk at the India
International Centre on 19 May 2007
Chair: Manoj Joshi,
Editor (Views), Hindustan Times
Speaker: Prof R. Rajaraman,
Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New D...
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Current Trends in Nuclear Weapons Thinking and Strategies
· 13 Jun, 2007 · #2314 · Commentary
Report of the Seminar held at the
IPCS on 25 May 2007
Chair:
Prof P R Chari
Speaker: Dr
Manpreet Sethi
Discussant: Dr
Reshmi Kazi
Dr
Manpreet Sethi
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Menace in Manipur: Regrouping Islamic Militant Outfits
Thangjam Khurshchev Singh · 13 Jun, 2007 · #2313 · Commentary
Two Muslim (Pangal) outfits, People's United Liberation Front (PULF) and the lesser-known Islamic National Front (INF) have formed a coalition in Manipur to emphasize the unity of Islamic outfits in the region and revamp their strength. Perh...
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India-ASEAN FTA: 'Micro Pains, Macro Gains'?
Vibhanshu Shekhar · 11 Jun, 2007 · #2312 · Commentary
After months of deadlock India and ASEAN decided on 24 August 2006 to resume negotiations on implementation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as stipulated under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation signed on 8 October 20...
