COMMENTARIES
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America and India: An Emerging Strategic Partnership
· 21 Dec, 2005 · #1908 · Commentary
Speaker:
Ram Narayanan
Chair: Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee
Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee:
It is a great pleasure to welcome Ram Narayanan to India. Settled in the US,
he is extensively experienced on issues relating to the US. He has s...
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Bangladesh: A New Front for Al Qaeda?
Supriya Singh · 17 Dec, 2005 · #1907 · Commentary
Untitled Document
Democracy provides space for dissent; in Bangladesh, terrorists and fundamentalists
are increasingly occupying this space. Ever since the first suicide attack on
29 November 2005 in Ghazipur and Chittagong, that killed n...
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India-China Relations
· 17 Dec, 2005 · #1906 · Commentary
Chair:
Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee ((Director, IPCS)
Opening Remarks
Maj Gen Banerjee:
India-China relations have been growing in a substantive manner in recent years.
India and China are two growing economies and emerging powers. Chin...
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China-India-Germany Strategic Dialogue
· 10 Dec, 2005 · #1905 · Commentary
An
IPCS delegation led by the Director, IPCS, visited China from
21-27 November to
participate in the Third Round of China-India-Germany Strategic Dialogue. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation supported the visit and the China Instit...
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NATO Troops in Pakistan: Implications for South Asia
· 09 Dec, 2005 · #1904 · Commentary
NATO's arrival in Pakistan's quake-hit areas for relief assistance has set alarm bells ringing in the strategic circles in South Asia, portending the angst over NATO presence in the sub-continent for the first time. The uneasiness, parti...
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Pakistan: Current Political Process and the Future of Democracy
· 09 Dec, 2005 · #1903 · Commentary
Speaker:
Prof. Mohammad Waseem (Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad)
Chair: Prof. Aswini Ray (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)
Prof. Aswini Ray:
Opening the proceedings of the seminar, it
must be stated that it is good time
to ...
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Naxal Movement in Orissa
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 06 Dec, 2005 · #1902 · Commentary
Led by the maverick Nagbhushan Pattnaik, the echoes of Spring Thunder was felt in different pockets of Orissa as early as 1968. However, it is during the past two decades that the Naxal movement gained momentum and strengthened its position. Pri...
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Maniappan's Killing: A Political Murder?
Anil Kamboj · 06 Dec, 2005 · #1901 · Commentary
The kidnapping and brutal murder of Maniappan Raman Kutty, of the Border Roads Organizations (BRO) by the Taliban in Afghanistan has shocked India as it is the first time in many years that an Indian national was kidnapped and killed by terroris...
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Bush Visits Asia and Challenges China's Growing Profile
Harsh V Pant · 06 Dec, 2005 · #1900 · Commentary
With the visit of the US President George W. Bush to Asia, the US is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years. The locus of international politics has shifted fr...
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Strategic Shift In Chinese Naval Strategy In Indian Ocean
Vijay Sakhuja · 06 Dec, 2005 · #1899 · Commentary
Early this month, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla comprising a missile destroyer, Shenzhen and a depot ship Weishanhu under the command of Rear Admiral Han Linzhi, Deputy Commander, South Sea Fleet (SSF) left Zanjiang...
