COMMENTARIES
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India and Non-Proliferation: A Debate
David Albright's · 18 Mar, 2006 · #1970 · Commentary
(The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) carried an article on its web site by one of its interns Swapna Kona ("India and Nuclear Proliferation: A Reply to David Albright," Article no. 1966) responding to David Albright and ...
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Pact With Hope: A New Era in US-India Relations
Niharika Chibber Joe · 18 Mar, 2006 · #1969 · Commentary
Even as scores of protesters angrily awaited George W. Bush's arrival in India on March 1, 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh breached protocol to meet his guest at the airport-giving many reason to believe that Indo-U.S. relations would ve...
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India-US Civilian Nuclear Deal: Impact on Asian Balance of Power
Sameer Suryakant Patil · 17 Mar, 2006 · #1968 · Commentary
The historic visit of the President Bush to India from 2-4 March 2006 has placed bilateral relations in a higher orbit. The highlight of this visit was the March 2 India-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Agreement, a logical culmination of the July 18, 2005...
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Hijacking Train : The New Face of Red Terror
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 16 Mar, 2006 · #1967 · Commentary
In terms of terror tactics, naxalism went one step further when the armed cadres of the CPI (Maoist) hijacked the 628 down Barwadi-Mughalsarai train on 13 March. The incident took place near Hahegarah station in the Latehar district of Jharkhand...
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India and Nuclear Proliferation: A Reply to David Albright
Swapna Kona · 16 Mar, 2006 · #1966 · Commentary
On 10th March 2006 David Albright, head of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) released a report, co-researched by Susan Basu titled "India's Gas Centrifuge Program: Stopping Illicit Procurement and the Leakage o...
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Danish Cartoons: Reactions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
L Venkateshwaran · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1965 · Commentary
The reactions to publishing the satirical cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper were largely muted among India's Muslim community. India had sought to be politically correct on issues relating to Islam. The Prime Minister's ...
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Indo-US Nuclear Deal: American Strategic Interests
Swapna Kona · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1964 · Commentary
The Clinton visit to India in 2000 unfurled a new American world view - one which accommodates Indian ambition and encourages it. The Indo-US nuclear deal displays remarkable policy continuity. What has prompted this initiative by the Americans....
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Good, Bad and Ugly: Poonch is Changing
D Suba Chandran · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1963 · Commentary
Poonch district is undergoing significant changes - both positive and negative. The district borders PoK, has a significant presence of Hindu and Sikh communities, besides Gujjars and Paharis, and has witnessed a decline in militancy in recent y...
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Andhra Pradesh: The Naxal Citadel
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1962 · Commentary
Though left wing extremism in India owes its name to Naxalbari in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh is the red cradle that nurtured the movement and serves as the guerilla movement's main base. The Naxal movement in Andhra Pradesh started in the l...
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Rang de Basant: MMA Targets Lahore
D Suba Chandran · 13 Mar, 2006 · #1961 · Commentary
On 12 March 2006, Lahore defied the ban on kite flying. More than 900 including women and children were arrested; 500 were injured in flying kites and the traditional aerial firing. While one has died, many others who have been admitted to hospi...
