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  • Akbar Bugti & After: Developments in Balochistan
       ·   08 Sep, 2006    ·    #2109    ·    Commentary    
    (Report of the Panel Discussion held at the IPCS Conference Room on 5 September 2006. The panel comprised of Prof. Kalim Bahadur and Dr. D Suba Chandran. Dr. C Rajamohan chaired the discussion.) The discussion focused on the developme...
  • Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation
    Arun Vishwanathan    ·   07 Sep, 2006    ·    #2108    ·    Commentary    
    With great power comes great responsibility; also comes the necessity for a country to engage in a cost-benefit analysis on any issue. With regard to the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation, India has been prudently weighing its cost against the...
  • Recent Developments in West Asia
       ·   07 Sep, 2006    ·    #2107    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: Amb. Hamid Ansari and Dr P. R. Kumaraswamy Opening Remarks Salman Haider The focus of the discussion is on the most troubled region of the world. The Israel-Palestine conflict, nuclear crisis in Iran and the war for Jerusa...
  • India and UNPKO
       ·   02 Sep, 2006    ·    #2106    ·    Commentary    
    Will we or won't we? Will we stay and even expand our contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, or will we pull out? More importantly, on what basis should we make such a critical foreign policy decision? India has a proud record...
  • Akbar Bugti's Killing: Implications for Pakistan
    Rahul Bhonsle    ·   30 Aug, 2006    ·    #2105    ·    Commentary    
    The militancy in Pakistan's troubled province of Balochistan has entered a new phase with the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the doyen of the powerful Bugti clan in the region. However, the euphoria of the Pakistani Government over the k...
  • Afghanistan's Anti-Narcotics Strategy
    Samrat Sinha    ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2104    ·    Commentary    
    The United Nations Opium Poppy Survey Report of 2001 highlighted the effectiveness of a ban imposed by the Taliban in July 2000 on poppy cultivation. The UN reported a 91 per cent drop in cultivation from 82,172 hectares to 7,606 hectares. Helma...
  • Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches
       ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2103    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Hamid Ansari Panelists: Rita Manchanda,  Lt Gen (retd) VG Patankar, BG Verghese, Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee The book discussion focused on the various chapters of the book that sought to address the Kashmir problem form var...
  • India-Pakistan Relations and SAFTA
    Saroj Bishoyi    ·   28 Aug, 2006    ·    #2102    ·    Commentary    
    Can trade improve relations between hostile nations? Can economic benefits and cooperation overtake political conflicts? Are better trade relations between two nations possible only after a settlement of all conflicts? However, according to th...
  • Afghanistan in SAFTA: Issues and Implications
    Satyajit Mohanty    ·   28 Aug, 2006    ·    #2101    ·    Commentary    
    Regional organisations like the E.U and ASEAN are dealing with widening membership and deepening issues in their mid-life. As SAARC enters its third decade it has included Afghanistan in the regional grouping, subject to a completion of formalit...
  • Indo-US Relations: At the cusp of a break through
       ·   27 Aug, 2006    ·    #2100    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Amb Lalit Mansingh Speaker: Prof. Sumit Ganguly The seminar attempted to view the Indo-US relationship from varied perspectives along with the landmark events that shaped its contours. The reasons for the Indo-US cooperation no...
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