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  • Mumbai Train Blasts: Mission Accomplished?
    Urvashi Aneja    ·   17 Jul, 2006    ·    #2072    ·    Commentary    
      The Laskhar-e-Toiba and the Students Islamic Movement of India are suspected of masterminding the train blasts in Mumbai on July 11. Analysts have argued that the attacks hoped to derail the ongoing Indo-Pak peace process and ins...
  • Taliban in FATA: Four Funerals and a Furor
    D Suba Chandran    ·   14 Jul, 2006    ·    #2071    ·    Commentary    
    On 16 June 2006, two women - Saida Jan and Salma Bibi-- were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Orakzai Agency; on 19 June, Nazimuddin Gangikhel was shot dead in South Waziristan; on 26 June , Guldawar Khan and four of his associates were kill...
  • Mumbai Train Attacks: Why do terrorists target public transport systems?
    Rekha Chakravarthi    ·   13 Jul, 2006    ·    #2070    ·    Commentary    
      Less than a week ago Britain was remembering the victims of the London bombings that ripped through its transport network on 7 July 2005. The seven blasts in Mumbai's suburban railway network on 11 July 2006 eclipsed this ...
  • The Mumbai Train Blasts: Questions and Answers
    PR Chari    ·   13 Jul, 2006    ·    #2069    ·    Commentary    
    Q. Can what happened in Mumbai this week repeat itself? A. The short answer is "Yes, definitely." Not only in Mumbai but in other cities of India. For that matter this kind of attack on mass transit systems could be mounted in any...
  • Mumbai Train Attacks: Who and Why
    D Suba Chandran    ·   12 Jul, 2006    ·    #2068    ·    Commentary    
      According to the latest news, 190 people were killed in the 11 July Mumbai bomb blasts. A self claimed spokesman of the Lashkar-e-Toiba has denied its role, but various factors suggest otherwise. Why did they do it? What are th...
  • Indo-US Nuclear Deal: The American Policy Process
    Alex Stolar    ·   12 Jul, 2006    ·    #2067    ·    Commentary    
    It is a refrain in American politics that there are two things one should never watch being made-law and sausage. The crafting of public policy in America is messy and complicated. Battles between the President and Congress determine the directi...
  • Qinghai-Tibet Railway: China's Strategic Masterstroke
    Rupakiyoti Borah    ·   10 Jul, 2006    ·    #2066    ·    Commentary    
    The Qinghai-Tibet railway was opened to the public by Chinese President Hu Jintao on 1 July. The 1,142 km Qinghai-Tibet railway from Golmud in Qinghai province to Lhasa in Tibet is the world's highest and longest railway, running through ext...
  • Why no Indian Muslims in International Jihad?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   10 Jul, 2006    ·    #2065    ·    Commentary    
    India has the second largest Muslim population; however until today Indian Muslims have not joined the international jihad. India's democracy and secularism are seen as two reasons for their non-involvement. How far are these assertions corr...
  • Recent developments in Afghanistan (IPCS Neighbourhood Watch Series)
       ·   10 Jul, 2006    ·    #2064    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: C Raja Mohan The seminar focused on recent developments in Afghanistan and the following issues were addressed: the regrouping of the Taliban; the internationalisation of the situation in Afghanistan; Pakistan- Afghanistan...
  • Recent Developments in Pakistan (IPCS Neighborhood Watch Series)
       ·   10 Jul, 2006    ·    #2063    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers: Vikram Sood & D. Suba Chandran The seminar focused on current developments in Pakistan with particular reference to the upcoming elections and what they suggest for India. Further, the current situation in PoK, Sindh, Baloc...
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