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  • Building partnerships: Pranab Mukherjee's visit to China
    Urvashi Aneja    ·   05 Jul, 2006    ·    #2061    ·    Commentary    
    Celebrating 2006 as an 'India-China' friendship year, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee made a befitting trip to China from May 29-June 3. This was Mukherjee's first visit to China since becoming the Defence Minister in 2004; ...
  • Northern Areas in Pakistan: Simmering Discontent
    Alok Bansal    ·   05 Jul, 2006    ·    #2060    ·    Commentary    
    The killing of Jamshed Khan, a judge of the anti terrorism court in Gilgit, on June 24 indicates that the sectarian fires lit after the murder of Aga Ziauddin in January 2005 have not been extinguished. The Northern Areas (NA) have been in turmo...
  • Kashmir: Ripe for a peaceful resolution
    Mehraj Hajni    ·   05 Jul, 2006    ·    #2059    ·    Commentary    
    For the first time in 58 years, the situation seems propitious to paving the way for ensuring peace, progress and prosperity in Kashmir. India and Pakistan, who have continued in a state of belligerence, have begun to realize that peace between ...
  • Madhesis: A Political Force in the Making?
    K Yhome    ·   05 Jul, 2006    ·    #2058    ·    Commentary    
    Redrawing a new Nepal would be tougher than perceived. As Nepal struggles to find a solution to the decade-old Maoist problem, voices, hitherto unheard, are emerging in the wake of the democratic space created by the 'April Revolution' o...
  • J&K: Demilitarization and Joint Management
    AM Vohra    ·   04 Jul, 2006    ·    #2057    ·    Commentary    
    General Musharraf has proposed demilitarization as a final solution. He also suggests "Joint Management." The Line of Control (LOC) is maintained by the armed forces of India and Pakistan. In addition, para-military units and the polic...
  • Assam Peace Process: An Assessment
    Anil Kamboj    ·   30 Jun, 2006    ·    #2056    ·    Commentary    
      The successful third round of talks between the People's Consultative Group (PCG), comprising of mediators handpicked by the ULFA, and the Central Government has paved the way for direct talks between the banned outfit and th...
  • Tulbul: The Politics of Water between India and Pakistan
       ·   30 Jun, 2006    ·    #2055    ·    Commentary    
    India and Pakistan have entered a crucial phase in their bilateral engagement with the objective of resolving all outstanding disputes. The significance of this engagement can not be denied as it has strengthened their confidence to move forward...
  • Nathu La: The Road Ahead
    Satyajit Mohanty    ·   29 Jun, 2006    ·    #2054    ·    Commentary    
    An influential theory in international relations, the theory of "expected trade gains", argues that positive expectations of future trade will lead interdependent states to assign a high expected value to continuation of peaceful tra...
  • Asserting the Internal Peace Process in J&K: The Second Round Table Conference
    Priyashree Andley    ·   28 Jun, 2006    ·    #2053    ·    Commentary    
    The second Round Table Conference (RTC) chaired by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was held in Srinagar on 24-25 May 2006. The killing of over 125 people since May in the run up to the RTC underscored the volatility of the present security s...
  • Balochistan: Kalpars, Masuris and the Intra Bugti Clashes in Dera Bugti
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Jun, 2006    ·    #2052    ·    Commentary    
    Recent weeks have witnessed the return of the Kalpar sub-tribe of the Bugtis and armed clashes between the Bugtis and the Kalpars. The military regime's support for the returning Kalpars and the intra tribal armed clashes add a new component...
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