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LeT's new media strategy
Wilson John
18 October 2012
Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT), a Pakistan-based terrorist group, is taking its social media outreach programme a notch further by conducting workshops on the use of social media to its cadres and supporters.
 
Malala episode: A turning point for Pakistan?
C. Raja Mohan
17 October 2012
A serious confrontation with violent extremism demands strong will and purposeful leadership, which can only come from the Army in Pakistan. The army chief has said all the right things. But there is no evidence, so far, that he is ready to take on the Taliban.
 
Geopolitics, energy and the great African lakes
Shaantanu Shankar
17 October 2012
A regional mechanism to oversee investment and facilitate joint cooperation between East African nations could possibly serve to prevent escalation of tensions in the region. The focus of this would have to be limited to a narrow mandate to ensure 'non-confrontational' foreign investment and to encourage local investment.
 
Huge fiscal deficit a major source of worry
Jayshree Sengupta
17 October 2012
Should India pay heed to the warnings of the rating agencies or go it alone and do things that are good for the country? It would depend on the policy makers because more austerity measures and belt-tightening will hit hard on the lower income groups who are already fed up with high inflation, corruption and rising inequality.
 
India's Role In The Muslim World: A Foreign Policy Challenge
Saeed Naqvi
16 October 2012
With decline of the West, a new world order may well be taking shape. In shaping the new equilibrium New Delhi does have a leadership position in groupings like the Non Aligned. Only by reinventing its leadership role in such groupings will New Delhi insulate itself from the ignominy of being told that in so and so part of the world India does not matter.
 
In dubious battle at heaven's gate
Mohan Guruswamy
16 October 2012
If politicians cannot find the time or the attention span to read some of the numerous books and articles written on India's wars, they should at least listen to the song and shed a tear for our fallen warriors.
 
Why 'The One' stumbled
Rajesh Rajagopalan
10 October 2012
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney's debate performance is having significant impact on the opinion polls. In the latest Pew poll, Romney has evened with President Barack Obama among registered voters (46% each) and drawn slightly ahead among likely voters (49% to 45%).
 
US Election: Voters more interested in economic issues
Monish Tourangbam
10 October 2012
The ramifications of the Arab Spring are unfolding in quite unforeseen ways. And recent events, particularly in Libya and Egypt, have also raised the debate on the US foreign and security policy to a high pedestal this election season. And, of late, China has also emerged as a major talking point for both the Democrats and the Republicans.
 
Deaths in India due to Japanese encephalitis preventable
T.V. Rajeswar
09 October 2012
The Union Health Ministry has reportedly requested the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to prepare a report regarding the state of the encephalitis infection in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The IB has reportedly sent several teams to different districts such as Balrampur, Basti, Gonda, Bahraich, Siddhartha Nagar and Gorakhpur.
 
Economic implications will force better relations between big powers in Asia Pacific
K V Kesavan
08 October 2012
Chances of countries being threatened by China's assertiveness cooperating to bring China to the bargaining table are limited. Although the current situation in the region looks unmendable, the countries involved realise its economic implications and there continues to be hope for improved regional situation.
 
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