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India, Japan PMs to review China's assertive postures |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's forthcoming visit to Japan for the annual summit comes at a time when both countries are faced with serious territorial frictions with China. Mr Singh and his Japanese counterpart Mr. Shinzo Abe will review China's assertive maritime postures and other major developments in East Asia.
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| Pakistan |
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Sharif must strike against ISI fast and hard
Manoj Joshi
14 May 2013 |
| The one thing Nawaz Sharief should do on day one is to issue an order placing the ISI under civilian leadership. This will de-fang the Army of the most potent instrument it uses to distort Pakistani democracy. |
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Will Sharif Govt be a winner?
Monish Tourangbam
14 May 2013 |
| Whether or not Nawaz Sharif's new innings will be a winner for India-Pakistan ties is an important question, but more significant is: Will his new stint at the top post be a winner for Pakistan? A Pakistan that finds its feet, and embarks on the road to comprehensive progress and democracy, will be good for itself and for the region as a whole. |
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| China |
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Depsang incursion: Decoding the Chinese signal
Manoj Joshi
14 May 2013 |
| Some voices in India had advocated a tough response to the Chinese. This would be untimely and irresponsible. In retrospect, the handling of the situation which involved a symmetrical non-threatening military response by Indian forces, along with patient diplomacy has paid off. |
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China's motives remain a mystery
Manoj Joshi
01 May 2013 |
| We are yet to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Chinese incursions. But the rhetoric that is coming out from New Delhi and Beijing now seems to suggest that the issue may quietly die down. As it is, it comes on the eve of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to Beijing, and, more Chinese premier Li Keqiang's visit to New Delhi. |
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| Nepal |
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Three to tango
C. Raja Mohan
07 May 2013 |
| Nepal Maoist leader Prachanda's proposal for trilateral cooperation between Nepal, India and China is his big idea. But his geopolitical epiphany could soon be a forgotten footnote if India and China can?t find ways to ensure peace and tranquility on their long and contested boundary. |
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CJ becomes now Govt Head in Nepal: But will he be able to hold polls in June?
Akanshya Shah
14 March 2013 |
Nepal's Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi has been appointed the Head of the interim government. His main mandate is to hold elections for the CA. But 22 opposition political parties have begun their protest programmes against the new government, raising doubts whether polls can be held in June this year.
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| US |
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Boston bombings: The challenges ahead for the US counter- terrorism policy
Dr. Ashok Sharma
25 April 2013 |
| Given the US's counter-terrorism experience and security threat, it is in its interest to come out of its earlier bureaucratic deadlock and view the threat of terrorism more objectively and work to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation with countries such as India. |
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Boston bombings: The end of complacency
Arvind John
20 April 2013 |
| With the US already having made a strong base to deal with terrorist activities from external sources, it is time the US, and other countries develop mechanisms that tackle home-grown groups with vigour, but without endangering the principles of 'rule of law'. This is particularly important as the elements of home-grown terrorism are, in fact, the citizens of the respective countries. |
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| Bangladesh |
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A peep into Sheikh Mujib's assassination
TV Rajeswar
01 April 2013 |
| While there was no question of any rapprochement between Bangladesh and Pakistan, there are Muslim diehard elements in Bangladesh who draw their inspiration from Pakistan. These elements aim to strike at the very basic concept of Bangladesh. |
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Shahbagh protests: Will Bangladesh set an example for the region?
Joyeeta Bhattacharjee
04 March 2013 |
The Shahbagh protests could become a defining moment in Bangladesh's history, bringing back secularism in to the midst of political debate in the country.
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| Russia |
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China makes a pivot towards Russia
Manoj Joshi
01 April 2013 |
| Given the past Sino-Russian relations the longevity of their entente is moot. Clearly, India is not entirely without options in this geopolitical competition, the only problem is to get New Delhi to play the game. |
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Foreign policy and BRICS: A look at Russia
Nithya Kochuparampil
01 February 2013 |
| Russia saw BRICS as an anti-Western grouping and it can be said that this Russian BRICS-view still persists. The main problem with this position is that BRICS was not crafted to be a foreign policy vehicle. |
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| Japan |
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PM Abe waiting for the right time to push his pet ideas?
Prof K.V. Kesavan
30 March 2013 |
| China, Japan and South Korea have a long way to go in their trilateral free trade agreement. The road to an agreement is going to be long and complex. However, how this trilateral venture is going to be viewed by the US is to be watched with care and interest. |
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Japan closer to contentious TPP agreement after Abe's US visit?
K.V. Kesavan
26 February 2013 |
| One concrete outcome of the bilateral talks between the visiting Japanese Prime Minister and the US President was that the US was able to get Japan closer to making a commitment to the Trans Pacific Cooperation Agreement which the US has been advocating since 2011. |
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| Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka: Did the Indian vote help - and how?
N Sathiya Moorthy
30 March 2013 |
'Competitive politics' in Tamil Nadu was only one element in India's vote for the US Resolution. But there has been a general sense of dissatisfaction across the State with the Sri Lankan Government's perceived unwillingness to stand by its war-time promises.
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There is more to Tamil Nadu apart from 'Sri Lankan issue'
N Sathiya Moorthy
26 March 2013 |
| In Tamil Nadu, the inspiration and inputs for the protestors come not from Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka, but from their Diaspora groups whose linkages to the LTTE are discernible. |
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| Africa |
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BRICS in Africa: A development dream?
Kartikeya Khanna
26 March 2013 |
| The BRICS-Africa partnership provides the potential for positive cooperation between developing nations in the future. It is this potential that delegates from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will be trying to cultivate and deepen over the next couple of days in Durban. |
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Crisis in Mali: The larger implications
H.H.S Viswanathan and Kartikeya Khanna
24 January 2013 |
| The Mali crisis has attained added significance in view of the fact that many other African countries like Nigeria and Somalia are also facing the problem of terrorism. The weakness of the armed forces in most African nations encourages such rebel forces. This re-emphasises the urgent need for an efficient African Rapid Deployment Force. |
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| Maldives |
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Maldives: Bipartisanship still has a chance
N Sathiya Moorthy
16 March 2013 |
| Not all seems to have been lost to the infant Maldivian democracy. Arch-rivals in the still -unfolding national political drama have come together again, to re-vote two Bills to ensure mandatory assent after President Waheed Hassan Manik had returned them.
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Maldives: Four-week reprieve for Nasheed
N Sathiya Moorthy
07 March 2013 |
| Despite apprehensions in some quarters, the Hulhumale' Magistrate Court in Maldives let former President Mohammed Nasheed to go home after the day's hearing on Wednesday evening, a day after he was picked up by the police a day earlier and detained overnight. |
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| Iran |
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Could Iran be Obama's legacy?
Vikram Sood
12 March 2013 |
| If Richard Nixon sought a breakthrough in China after failure in Vietnam, George Bush had a breakthrough with India after failure in Iraq, Barack Obama could work on a legacy that is a breakthrough with Iran after failure in Afghanistan. |
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Mogambo vs. Rambo: Why Iran should be in Bollywood
Sana N Ghazi
11 March 2013 |
| Having played multiple roles - part comic, part tragic - in the Western mind, perhaps it's time for Iran to make its own Bollywood debut. And get to play a solid, character role. |
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| Events |
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| Energy/Coal/Power |
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| India's Dash for Cheap Gas |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Lydia Powell |
| India's dash for cheap gas from the Atlantic Basin began in 2011 when GAIL, Petronet and other companies rushed to sign long term LNG supply pacts with producers in the USA. First GAIL signed a 20 year contract to buy 3.5 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Energy beginning in 2017. |
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| Royalty Linked Compensation: End of Doctored Accounts? |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Ashish Gupta |
| The recent suggestion from a panel headed by Mr. Kalyan Banerjee, a Lok Sabha Member from Trinamool Congress that in coal and lignite mining, the compensation for displaced people must be linked with the royalty paid by miners during the fiscal year instead of 26% of the net profits that has been suggested earlier. |
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| International |
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Li's India visit may be a memorable one
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| 17 May 2013 |
| T.V. Rajeswar |
| China's Blue Book sees the US as a pivot to Asia and strengthening of alliances in the region is viewed by the Chinese analyst as being directed to contain China. |
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| National |
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| TV media as the new mom and dad |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Maansi Parpiani |
| It was not a big surprise that the Bill that came into force as the 'The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013' on April 3 retained the age of consent at 18, taking away from the teenagers the right to make their sexual choices; |
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| Security |
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| North Korean imbroglio: Who can do what? |
16 April 2013
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| Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |
| While on the surface, both the US (and South Korea and Japan) and China appear to have the goal of seeing a stable Korean Peninsula, there appear to be serious differences about what regional stability means. |
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| ATT implementation remains questionable |
06 April 2013
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| Rahul Prakash |
| The ATT has finally been adopted. But it remains to be seen if the treaty could really be implemented as major players like China, India, Russia have not favoured it. |
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| Pakistan |
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| Sino-Pak alliance: Naval and nuclear cooperation |
18 May 2013
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| C. Raja Mohan |
| The unrealistic expectations in India from Li Keqiang's visit to Delhi and Mumbai next week are likely to be tempered when weighed against the Chinese premier's agenda in Pakistan. |
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| Sharif must strike against ISI fast and hard |
| 14 May 2013 |
| Manoj Joshi |
| The one thing Nawaz Sharief should do on day one is to issue an order placing the ISI under civilian leadership. This will de-fang the Army of the most potent instrument it uses to distort Pakistani democracy. |
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