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  • China, India and the Race for Soft Power
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2171    ·    Commentary    
    China once again reinforced its dominance in Asian sports by walking away with more than half the gold medals at the recently held Doha Asian Games. India, on the other hand, put up a dismal show winning only 10 gold medals – an embarrassi...
  • Turkmenistan: Energy Games to Intensify
    Vinod Anand    ·   29 Dec, 2006    ·    #2170    ·    Commentary    
    President Saparmurat Niyazov's sudden death on December 21 has created conditions for political instability in Turkmenistan. It also sets the stage for a new round of power games in the region that would in essence revolve around battle for ...
  • India-China Border Issue
       ·   27 Dec, 2006    ·    #2169    ·    Commentary    
    Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli India has border disputes with almost all its neighbors (Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) but none of these have led to major wars. However, China's border disputes have led to wars with India, Vietnam and t...
  • India-China Track II Dialogue in Beijing and Shanghai
       ·   19 Dec, 2006    ·    #2168    ·    Commentary    
    Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee : Opening Remarks An IPCS delegation was in China in late November for talks with important think tanks in China. The trip was primarily focused on interactions with the China Reform Forum (CRF), a ...
  • Illegal Immigrants in Assam: No More Legalization
    Upasana Mahanta    ·   19 Dec, 2006    ·    #2167    ·    Commentary    
      The issue of the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants is of critical significance in the current political discourse. This article examines the domestic politico-legal implications of illegal immigration in Assam in ...
  • Anton Balasingham: The Political and Diplomatic Face of the LTTE
    N Manoharan    ·   17 Dec, 2006    ·    #2166    ·    Commentary    
    LTTE's negotiator, strategist, and political advisor, Anton Stanlislaus Balasingham, died on 14 December 2006 in London due to bile duct cancer. Since its inception (until recently when SP Tamilselvan - political head of the LTTE - replaced ...
  • Sri Lanka: The Issue of Northeast De-Merger
    N Manoharan    ·   11 Dec, 2006    ·    #2165    ·    Commentary    
    To clearly signify the political status of the Northeast of Sri Lanka, one always wonders whether to write it as 'NorthEast' or 'North-east' or 'Northeast' or 'North and East'. In this regard, the judgment of the ...
  • Britain Intends to Work on a New Nuclear Weapon System
    Ajay Lele    ·   08 Dec, 2006    ·    #2164    ·    Commentary    
    In a reversal of policy, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair has submitted a proposal to the Parliament requiring twenty billion pounds for a new generation of submarines for the Trident missiles. He is unwilling to give up the independent nuc...
  • India-China Track II Dialogue
       ·   06 Dec, 2006    ·    #2163    ·    Commentary    
    27-28 November 2006 Panel Discussion: India, China and Asian Security - Setting an Agenda for Cooperation China Reform Forum (CRF), Beijing An IPCS delegation visited Beijing for a panel discussion with the China Reform Forum...
  • Kargil: Back in the News
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   04 Dec, 2006    ·    #2162    ·    Commentary    
    Kargil, in the consciousness of strategists, has found itself back in the headlines. The latest mention is in allegations against his seniors of a Brigadier of Kargil War fame on being passed over for promotion. Earlier, the spat between the t...
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