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  • Missile Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities: An International Law Perspective from 'Osirak'
    Adil Hasan Khan    ·   22 Feb, 2006    ·    #1948    ·    Commentary    
    In a report in the Sunday Telegraph last week, it has been claimed that 'devastating bombing raids' against Iran's nuclear sites are planned by the US, as a 'last resort' to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. The...
  • Waiting for Bush
    PR Chari    ·   21 Feb, 2006    ·    #1947    ·    Commentary    
    President Chirac's visit to New Delhi ahead of President Bush is a curtain raiser for the Indo-US nuclear deal. He was clear that the bilateral agreement reached by France and India on civilian atomic energy cooperation was linked to the Ind...
  • China's Rise and its Impact on Asia
       ·   21 Feb, 2006    ·    #1946    ·    Commentary    
    Introductory remarks Major General Dipankar Banerjee (Retd), Director of the institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, welcomed the Speaker and expressed his delight that the Annual Lecture for 2005 will be delivered by Prof Yu Xintian...
  • Sri Lanka: Significance of Geneva Talks
    N Manoharan    ·   20 Feb, 2006    ·    #1945    ·    Commentary    
      It is exactly four years after the coming into force of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) on 22 February 2002 that the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have agreed to sit together for talks at Ge...
  • India in East Asia: More Than Just Economics
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   20 Feb, 2006    ·    #1944    ·    Commentary    
    India's engagement in East Asia, with the exception of China, is largely prioritized around economic relations - the odd joint military exercise, and its involvement in the ARF notwithstanding. Therefore, it is not surprising that Indian Pre...
  • Kashmir: Musharraf's Self Rule and NC's Autonomy
    Ranjeet Kalra    ·   18 Feb, 2006    ·    #1943    ·    Commentary    
    Recent statements by the Pakistan's President Gen Pervez Musharraf with regard to self-governance, demilitarization and joint-management of India and Pakistan over Kashmir have once again cast a shadow of doubt on the hitherto well managed I...
  • Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan: Taliban's New Game Plan
    Supriya Singh    ·   17 Feb, 2006    ·    #1942    ·    Commentary    
      Suicide attacks now are becoming frequent in Afghanistan, which has been embattling insurgency since the US military operations in 2001. The first warning of suicide attacks came in the form of an audiotape message in February 20...
  • Iran's Nuclear Weapon Ambitions
    Ajay Lele    ·   17 Feb, 2006    ·    #1941    ·    Commentary    
    The recent voting at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting in Vienna indicates that the P-5 countries have cornered Iran for its nuclear transgressions. However, concerns are being raised in certain quarters regarding the effecti...
  • Civilian Nuclear Power Cooperation: The French Connection
       ·   15 Feb, 2006    ·    #1940    ·    Commentary    
    The Indo-French civilian nuclear cooperation is back on the skids. With roughly a week to go before President Jacque Chirac's visit to India, it seems the "strategic partnership" (partenariat stratégique) has hit a few roadb...
  • Interpreting China's Grand Strategy at Gwadar
    Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy    ·   14 Feb, 2006    ·    #1939    ·    Commentary    
    China is flexing its muscles to enhance its influence in South Asia. Triggered by a roaring economy, propelled by swelling confidence and funded by chequebook diplomacy, China is projecting its new might across the sub-continent through its stra...
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