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Maldives: From one crisis to another, and yet another... |
The latest in the series of crises that have hit the young Maldives democracy is the arrest of Chief Justice of the Criminal Court, Abdullah Mohammed, and the involvement of the Maldivian National Defence Force in executing the arrest request from the police.
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| Looking afresh at the Lokpal Bill |
| 21 January 2012 |
| Now that the fate of the Lokpal Bill is hanging in balance, it may be a good time for the polity and the nation as a whole to take a fresh look at the legislation between now and the Budget session of Parliament.
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| India should strengthen ties with Pak leadership |
| 10 January 2012 |
| Contacts between India and Pakistan have been poor at the political and bureaucratic levels. This is something India should seek to remedy. It is also important to develop a relationship with the Army leadership in Pakistan, according to strategic analyst B. Raman.
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| Pan-Tamil politics on the boil again? |
| 24 September 2011 |
| The revival of caste and community-based issues in Tamil Nadu (like in Paramakudi and Koodamkulam), the non-resolution of inter-State river water disputes and Sri Lanka-related concerns could added up to the problems of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
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| Is Regional Initiatives the answer to challenges in Indian Ocean? |
| 22 September 2011 |
| The ORF-MNF seminar in Chennai underscored the fact that India has to work assiduously with other littoral States in the Indian Ocean, by strengthening its own navy, and improving multilateral understanding, in order to create a stable and prosperous Indian Ocean.
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| Sri Lanka: 'Human rights or politics'? |
| 07 September 2011 |
| By focusing excessively on 'war crimes' and issues of accountability, the international community (West) may have taken Sri Lanka away from the political negotiations for power-devolution to the Provinces, particularly the Tamil Province(s).
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| Where from here, anti-graft drive? |
| 03 September 2011 |
| The civil society outfits need to remind themselves that the discredited polity that they have sought to replace have their own uses, roles and responsibilities - which the former cannot shoulder unless they themselves convert to being one.
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| Death penalty - for what and when? |
| 01 September 2011 |
| To confuse the delay in executing the death penalty in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case to politically imply that the convicts were not involved in the heinous crime would not pass legal or judicial muster. It could complicate matters, but things would remain where they would.
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| Anna's arrest and after... |
| 16 August 2011 |
| The events after the presentation of the 'Jan Lok Pal Bill' draft by 'Team Anna' has unfolded on expected lines. The Government's softened Bill, defending its politico-constitutional position on the inclusion of Prime Minister.
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| Constitution: Power-sharing needs a fresh look |
| 6 August 2011 |
| In the backdrop of the ever-evolving global situations and demands of sustainable development, there is now an increasing need to widen the scope of the discourse on the Centre-State relations, expanding to include new areas of concerns and the various arms of the State.
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| Telangana Issue: A spell of President's Rule may be good |
| 07 July 2011 |
| By hijacking the Telangana movement, members of the Congress and other political parties in the region may have left lesser room for Left militants, who were reported to be driving the movement earlier, for manoeuvrability.
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| Portends from Polls-2011: Performance and accountability |
| 13 May 2011 |
| With the decisive verdicts in these Assembly elections, and more Assembly elections slated in Uttar Pradesh and a host of others States before 2014 general elections, the voter has put Governments and leaders on notice, when it comes to performance and accountability.
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| US-like Operation not advisable for India |
| 13 May 2011 |
| B. Raman, former head of the counter-terrorism division of India's external intelligence agency, suggested that India should continue the peace process with Pakistan and should not get involved in this matter involving the US and Pakistan. |
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