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The US-Iran Standoff and India
4 February 2012 |
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Uma Purushothaman
While India would be hoping that the reported secret talks between the US and Iran succeeds, avoiding a conflict, New Delhi could take a leaf out of the Chinese and Japanese strategy of reducing its exposure to Iranian oil in return for a waiver from US sanctions.
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Where's the other side of story in Mid East?
4 February 2012 |
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Saeed Naqvi
One of the great tragedies of our time is the near total decline in the credibility of the Western media. There are some exceptions but only some.
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Law on food security: Time to focus on farm productivity
3 February 2012 |
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Jayshree Sengupta
The proposed Food Security Act will cost the government around Rs 100,000 crore a year. Though it is big money, especially when the economy is on downslide, when lots of money were spent on events like the Commonwealth Games and industry given huge tax sops, why shouldn't the government provide the resources for feeding the poor?
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India should ensure arms deals are not one way traffic
2 February 2012 |
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Deba R Mohanty
While India will spend around $200bn-plus in the next 10 years, future contracts like the MMRCA should pave the way for opportunities for Indian firms to upgrade their design, development, production and innovation capabilities. India must ensure that arms deals are not a one-way traffic for suppliers.
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Afghanistan: Talking to the enemy
2 February 2012 |
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Vikram Sood
The US position on Afghanistan has many weaknesses. Having announced prematurely that the US would withdraw in 2011, efforts at backtracking have only meant that the locals and their Pakistani masters believe that it is a matter of time before the US and NATO will leave.
• The Great Power Game still continues
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Maldives: From one crisis to another, and yet another...
2 February 2012 |
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N Sathiya Moorthy
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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Famine conditions end in Somalia: U.N
3 February 2012 |
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Vol II, Issue 5
The United Nations has announced that the famine conditions in Somalia have ended. An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the U.N said.
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Afghanistan Security Transition Prospect Worrisome
30 January 2012 |
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Afghanistan analyst Mr. Hauron Mir doubts whether the security transition would be successful because even with the assistance of the ISAF forces, the insurgency continues to be a serious problem in the Southern and Eastern provinces.
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2011 fiscal income record high, SOE profits up
30 January 2012 |
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Vol II, Issue 5
China's Ministry of Finance said that fiscal income had reached a record high of 10.37 trillion yuan ($1.64 trillion) in 2011 up 25 percent from 2010. Nationwide fiscal revenue increased 24.8 percent in 2011 year-on-year, with tax revenue contributing 8.97 trillion yuan.
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Defence Council opposes re-opening of NATO supply routes
January 28, 2012 |
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Shahid Raheem
Vol III, Issue 11
The Pakistan Defence Council (PDC), that includes representatives of religious parties such as the Jamaat-i-Islami, Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam, Jamaat-ud-Dawah and the Ahl-i-Sunnat wal-Jamaat, has said that the re-opening of NATO.
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Rockets fired at Military Academy in Abbottabad
27 January 2012 |
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Vol 15
Nine rockets were fired from a nearby mosque at the Kakul Military Academy in Abbottabad, damaging its outer wall and upper room in a major security breach on January 27.
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Energy Security Policy: Nature will decide our limits not Nations
27 January 2012 |
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Vol VIII, Issue 32
Climate change will limit the use of coal in India and it will possibly affect hydro power generation in Pakistan. If Pakistan and India want to survive in a resource scarce world they need to understand that in the future threats.
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| Policy Brief |
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Dash for Gas: Opportunities & Challenges
04 February 2012 |
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Issue No. 13
Fifty years after the first LNG tanker sailed from Mississippi to UK in 1959 natural gas has finally matured into a global commodity. Gas is no longer limited to being a regional resource or a continental resource. |
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Pakistan Developments Signs of Transformation
19 January 2012
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The people of Pakistan are not looking on military as a replacement for bad, blundering, useless civilian leadership. So, there are these changes which are there in Pakistan today. And these developments are signs of transformation in the country where the Army had played a dominant role in the past.
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| Issue Brief |
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Rise of Microblogs in China - A Challenge and an Opportunity
January 2012 |
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Rahul Prakash
Issue No. 36
In recent years microblogs have emerged as a serious challenge for the Chinese government as they have become an effective means for citizens to voice their opinions. With more and more citizens joining this new and emerging media, the Chinese State is doing all it can to curtail freedom of expression. |
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Security Challenges from Non-State actors in the Indian Ocean
January 2012 |
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Probal Ghosh
The changing world order in the post-Cold War era has heralded the rise of economic globalisation which has been dominated by the desire to enhance inter-state economic relations. This has, in turn, given rise to associated security challenges. Over time, these challenges have been heightened by the increase in sea-borne trade in and around the Indian Ocean region.
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Annual Report 2011
November 2011 |
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ORF is an endeavour to aid and influence formulation of policies for building a strong and prosperous India. The expectations of the global community from India are immense as the country is poised to play a leading role in the knowledge age. The Foundation believes that in the next 25 years India will be one of the world’s great economic powers and contribute to a significant transformation in the quality of life of humanity. |
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| Identity and Access in Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 January 2012 |
| Samir Saran and Vivan Sharan |
| The higher levels of development seen in the northern and southern Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh serves to highlight that successive governments. |
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| Muslim matters in UP |
| 25 January 2012 |
| Saurabh Johri |
| The political weight of the Muslims is undeniable in Uttar Pradesh. With nearly 18% of the population. |
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| Making sense of US-Taliban talks |
| 24 January 2012 |
| Haripal Singh Brar |
| The recent US-Taliban moves offer a ray of hope for the Obama administration to achieve a much needed breakthrough before the President begins his re-election campaign. |
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