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  • India-Australia Relations: A Deeper Engagement
    Ashok Sharma    ·   26 Apr, 2006    ·    #1998    ·    Commentary    
    The March 2006 visit of Australian Prime Minister John Howard to India was significant in many respects. The visit can be seen in the context of India's emerging economic status in Asia and the Indo-US nuclear deal. A delegation of twenty Au...
  • Hu Jintao's US Visit: Can't Hurry Cooperation
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   26 Apr, 2006    ·    #1997    ·    Commentary    
    Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the US received more attention for what it was not and for what it did not achieve than for any positive outcomes. For starters, Hu Jintao did not get the state visit the Chinese had asked for; instead ...
  • Neelum-Jhelum Project: No Smooth Sailing For Pakistan
       ·   21 Apr, 2006    ·    #1996    ·    Commentary    
    Reports emanating from Pakistan suggest that the dispute over India's construction of the Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project might also be referred to a 'neutral expert'. This decision has reportedly been taken in principle, and only ...
  • Naxalism: India's Biggest Security Challenge
    Anil Kamboj    ·   20 Apr, 2006    ·    #1995    ·    Commentary    
    The Naxal movement in India is an area of increased concern in terms of intensity of violence, militarization, linkages with subversive/secessionist groups, and efforts to generate mass support. The Naxalites operate in a vacuum created due to a...
  • Gas Pipelines and Nuclear Energy: India's Options
    L Venkateshwaran    ·   19 Apr, 2006    ·    #1994    ·    Commentary    
    India needs natural gas supplies to meet its ever growing energy requirements. It produces about 90 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day as against its daily demand of 120 million standard cubic meters. This demand is set to grow...
  • Indo-US Relations since July 2005
       ·   18 Apr, 2006    ·    #1993    ·    Commentary    
    Untitled Document Speaker: C Raja Mohan Discussant: Ambassador Lalit Mansingh Ambassador Lalit Mansingh C Raja Mohan's book, Impossible Allies..., is a fascinating account of recent Indo-US relations, as it is both descrip...
  • Indian Perspective on the India-US deal
       ·   18 Apr, 2006    ·    #1992    ·    Commentary    
    Untitled Document Introductory Remarks Maj. Gen. Banerjee: The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies welcomes the MIT team and appreciates its efforts to take note of the Indian perspective on the India-US nuclear deal, esp...
  • Bangladesh: Recent Developments
    Rukmani Gupta    ·   14 Apr, 2006    ·    #1991    ·    Commentary    
    August 2005 saw the overt manifestation of large scale violence in Bangladesh, something that the international community was anxiously expecting. It came in the form of terrorism. The months since then have seen the country battle with th...
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Static Monolith or Evolving Entity?
    KS Manjunath    ·   12 Apr, 2006    ·    #1990    ·    Commentary    
    Following the Indo-US agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation between the US and India, the debate has centred to the belief that the already ailing global non-proliferation regime has been dealt a death blow by this India-specific exception. ...
  • People, State, Fear and Counter-Militancy
    D Suba Chandran    ·   12 Apr, 2006    ·    #1989    ·    Commentary    
    On 28 February 2006, twenty-five members of the Salva Judum (People's Movement) were killed by Naxalites in the Dantewada district in South Bastar, Chattisgarh. In Jammu and Kashmir, there have been a series of attacks on Village Defence Com...
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