COMMENTARIES
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Nepal: After Return Of Democracy
· 25 May, 2006 · #2019 · Commentary
Speakers:
Amb. Bek Bahadur Thapa &
Dr. C. Raja Mohan
The seminar focused on major issues in Nepal after the restoration of democracy
in the country. The following questions were addressed: What really happened
in Nepal? What will ...
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New Roads in Arunachal: Politics of Routes in India
Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy · 25 May, 2006 · #2018 · Commentary
India is finally kicking off a massive programme of road and airstrip building along its entire border with China after decades of neglect. A coherent policy to build seven new strategic roads in Arunachal Pradesh is a welcome move and is of gre...
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Agni-III Missile: India's Policy Options
Satyajit Mohanty · 19 May, 2006 · #2017 · Commentary
A country's nuclear deterrence capability depends on the precision and consistency of its delivery capabilities. No defence force in the world would want to rely upon an untried and untested delivery system, particularly when its strategic d...
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Indo-US Cooperation: Next Step In The Indian Ocean
Amit Kumar · 19 May, 2006 · #2016 · Commentary
Ever since US President, George W. Bush's March 2006 visit to India, both New Delhi and Washington are looking to intensify cooperation in the Indian Ocean. Putting the proposed Indo-US Maritime Cooperation Frame Work (MCF) on the fast track...
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The Siachen Conundrum
· 19 May, 2006 · #2015 · Commentary
The next round of official level discussions between India and Pakistan is scheduled for late this month. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the 'Siachen issue' because ...
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North Korea's Efforts To Weaponise Bird Flu
Ajay Lele · 19 May, 2006 · #2014 · Commentary
When it seemed that the spread of bird flu virus has considerably reduced in many regions of the world, the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) or MI6 has made a sensational disclosure that North Korea is trying to weaponise the bird flu v...
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Pakistan: New Strands of Sectarianism
Alok Bansal · 12 May, 2006 · #2013 · Commentary
The recent carnage at Nishtar Park in Karachi on 11 April 2006 killed over 50 people, including many religious leaders and left over 100 injured. The bomb blast occurred at a congregation to celebrate Milad-e-Nabi - the birth of Prophet Mohammad...
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China Comes Closer
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 11 May, 2006 · #2012 · Commentary
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway (QTR) was opened to unmanned trial operations on 1 May 2006 and China became the proud owner of the highest railway line in the world, overtaking Peru. Built on the 'Roof of the World' and zigzagging across 5,00...
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Democracy & Development In Maldives
· 10 May, 2006 · #2011 · Commentary
Speaker:
Hon. Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (Vice-President and Shadow Foreign Minister
of the Maldivian Democratic Party)
Discussant: Amb. Lalit Mansingh
Lalit Mansingh
Ibrahim Zaki has been the principle interlocutor between India and Mald...
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Political Polarisation in Bangladesh
Swati Parashar · 09 May, 2006 · #2010 · Commentary
The political polarisation between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Awami League (AL) has caused extensive political and material damage besides diverting the attention of law enforcement agencies from pursuing the terrorists and e...
