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    • Balochistan is no Bangladesh

    Unless Baloch nationalists get their act together in pursuit of ‘achievable nationhood’, it will be only a matter of time before this latest upsurge in Balochistan will be brutally crushed.

    Sushant Sareen
    January 19, 2010

    Sino-Bhutan Boundary Negotiations: Complexities of the ‘Package Deal’

    Bhutan and China have decided on a joint field survey to enable harmonising the reference points and names of the disputed areas.

    Medha Bisht
    January 19, 2010

    The Cautious Handling of Secularism in Bangladesh

    The landslide victory of Awami League in Bangladesh elections created hope of revival of the 1972 constitution of which secularism was an important element. The government of Shaikh Hasina is trying to deal with this issue in a cautious manner.

    Anand Kumar
    January 19, 2010

    Bangladeshi Illegal Migration into Assam: Issues and Concerns from the Field

    The issue of Bangladeshi illegal migration has troubled the state of Assam for decades now. Assamese political and social discourses fear that this unchecked migration from across the border will subvert their way of life and change the demographic profile of the state in the near future.

    Namrata Goswami
    January 14, 2010

    Maoists rhetoric on India-Nepal Relations

    India should clarify through actions and words that it has no intention of interfering in Nepal, that it respects Nepal’s sovereignty and that it is ready to work with any dispensation in Nepal for furthering mutual security and economic concerns.

    Nihar R. Nayak
    January 13, 2010

    Looking Ahead

    If India indeed considers itself to be a rising power, it cannot remain a passive in the face of instability all around it.

    Ramesh Phadke
    January 12, 2010

    Indo-Bangladesh Relations: An Enduring Partnership?

    Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting India on January 10, 2009. Both India and Bangladesh are looking foward to resolving some of the key bilateral issues. In the light of the new political climate in Bangladesh ever since Sheikh Hasina returned to power, what are the options for India?

    Sreeradha Datta
    January 06, 2010

    Asif Zardari and the T.I.N.A. Factor

    It would appear that for the moment at least the TINA factor operates in favour of the Zardari/Gilani combine especially if they continue to occupy their offices without wielding any real power.

    Sushant Sareen
    December 30, 2009

    Pakistan ISI: The Patron and the Victim

    That the ISI patron is now becoming the victim of jehadi terrorism does not bode well for Pakistan, which now has to recast the agency’s role and organizational ethos to contain the Taliban.

    Harinder Singh
    December 24, 2009

    2011 and beyond: Visualising Af-Pak

    Getting the hard core Taliban to concede the fight without loss of face is preferable to destroying them. The latter course is rendered risky by the linkages between the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban and Punjabi Taliban and their penetration of the Pakistani state and society.

    Ali Ahmed
    December 23, 2009

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