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  • Sri Lanka: Back to War?
       ·   15 May, 2007    ·    #2291    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 11 May 2007 Speaker: Prof. P Sahadevan,                South Asia Studies Division, Jawaharlal Nehru University Everyone is convi...
  • India-EU Relations
       ·   15 May, 2007    ·    #2290    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the Conference held on 23 April 2007 at Shangri La, New Delhi Chair: Amb Lalit Mansingh, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Speakers: Mr Jorg Wolff, Resident Representative, KAF-India Prof Gunter Rinsche, Member ...
  • Terror Partnership in Northeast
    Nisha    ·   14 May, 2007    ·    #2289    ·    Commentary    
    In the insurgency-infested northeast, a number of terrorist groups have been active. The government of India has been trying to bring normalcy to the region by engaging some of these groups in peace talks. In some cases these talks have been suc...
  • The Great Game in South Asia
    Farhod Mirzabaev    ·   10 May, 2007    ·    #2288    ·    Commentary    
    The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project (IPI) may jeopardize the India-US nuclear deal. Top US officials are worried that IPI will prop up the regime in Iran which is suspected of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program and accused of spo...
  • President Karzai Held Hostage by Italian Decision
       ·   08 May, 2007    ·    #2287    ·    Commentary    
    Despite international relief at the release of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo, it was widely recognized that the mechanics of the deal set a poor example and could encourage further kidnappings. What has been not been recognized is tha...
  • Iran's Nuclear Program: The Problem of Legality
    Amit Singh    ·   07 May, 2007    ·    #2285    ·    Commentary    
    Iran has refused to endorse the NPT 2010 Review Conference's Preparatory Committee's agenda that proposes 'full compliance of the NPT'. It maintains that the agenda unfairly targets Iran and has reiterated that its nuclear progra...
  • Naxalism: The Enemy Within
    Saumitra Mohan    ·   07 May, 2007    ·    #2284    ·    Commentary    
    The increase in frequency of Naxal-related violence off late has really emerged as a cause of serious concern, not only for the integrity and security of this country, but also its general well-being. While neighbouring Nepal is witnessing recon...
  • Countering Militancy in Kashmir
       ·   03 May, 2007    ·    #2283    ·    Commentary    
    A common theme running through all the speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Kashmir has been the absolute necessity of minimizing human rights violations. The closing remarks at the Third Round Table in New Delhi on 24 April 2007 also em...
  • Indo-US Nuclear Deal: In Need of Resuscitation
    Gurmeet Kanwal    ·   01 May, 2007    ·    #2282    ·    Commentary    
    By all accounts the current status of the most important foreign policy initiative jointly taken by President George Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Indo-US Nuclear Deal, is that it is on the rocks. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns has...
  • Indo-Uzbekistan Cooperation: Road Ahead
    Angira Sen Sarma    ·   01 May, 2007    ·    #2281    ·    Commentary    
    The recent visit by Minister of Commerce, Jairam Ramesh to Uzbekistan reinforces the warm relations shared between India and Uzbekistan. Since Uzbekistan's independence in 1991, there have been significant diplomatic exchanges between the tw...
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