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India: Where Girls are in Short Supply

India should be booming. It has an enormous and youthful workforce and it is predicted to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2030. However, the population figures show a quite startling gender imbalance. That is not an accident


Balochistan: Pakistan's Next Headache?

Balochistan has struggled for independence from Pakistan for decades. Vikas Kumar believes upcoming elections and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will provide Baloch nationalists with opportunities to rejuvenate their cause

30 Million Pilgrims Take Holy Dip at India's Kumbh Mela

In what is described as the biggest human gathering of the world, 30 million pilgrims took the holy dip at the meeting point of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers at Kumbh Mela in India

Fresh Outbreak of Nipah Virus in Bangladesh

Health experts in Bangladesh have reported a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus, with 10 deaths in the past few weeks. If infected you have a high chance of dying

Why Civil Registration Matters in Asia

Stronger civil registration systems are needed in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world's population, to ensure the legal and human rights of all, and facilitate health planning

India Orders 'Aggressive' Response to Kashmir Provocation

Recent clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbors -- India and Pakistan -- are the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir since a cease-fire took effect in 2003

Is International Pressure Failing in Sri Lanka?

The end of the decades-old civil war in Sri Lanka enabled the world to shift its focus to events in Africa and the Middle East. Not smart, argue numerous observers. Colombo now appears unwilling to integrate meaningful reconciliation and reintegration processes into its official policies

Spiritual Guru Launches 'Volunteer for a Better India' Campaign

Thousands of citizens, youth, several civil society organizations and international bodies like UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA on Sunday joined the Art of Living initiative - 'Volunteer for a better India'

Add Malala Yousafzai to the List of Those Who Fought for Truth

Malala Yousafzai is an activist for women's access to education. The Taliban considers that a capital crime. It claimed responsibility for the men who stopped the bus and boarded it, shot her and fled

Pakistan's Malala: Everyone's Daughter in the Fight for Girls' Education

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for demanding that she and other girls go to school, is rightly becoming the icon for 32 million girls worldwide who are out of primary school

Militancy in Central Asia: More Than Religious Extremism

Militant Islamism is not primarily responsible for instability in the region despite claims to the contrary

India's Middle-Class Dilemma

A middle class has emerged, several hundred million Indians have seen lifestyles improve immeasurably and wealth is displayed more conspicuously than ever before. Western attention is often fixated on India's economic growth

Pakistan Coming Apart at the Seams

Pakistan is an utterly failed state that is tumbling down the abyss. Where else could a fundamentalist cleric who lives in Canada draw tens of thousands to a rally calling for dissolution of the government?

Growing American Interest in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

The US seems to be devising a multi-pronged agenda to compel Pakistani acquiescence in the ongoing stabilisation efforts in Afghanistan and ensure its long term presence in the region

India's Gambit in the Central Asian Abyss

Central Asia has increasingly dazzled players from near and far, once they've grasped its worth as a crucial source of energy and as a strategic asset. Among these we may count India

The Significance of Connectivity in India - Myanmar Relations

With better connectivity and implementation of various development projects, the Asian Highway would enable the North-East region to become a business hub of South Asia


Pakistan Navy's Nuclear Aspirations

Recent reports suggest the Pakistan Navy may be on the cusp of developing a naval nuclear missile capability, even as its plans for acquiring a nuclear submarine capability gradually become clearer

How India Stumbled: Can New Delhi Get Its Groove Back?

India seemed on the brink of becoming the world's next great power. Today, its future appears less certain. Although some have blamed the global economic recession, the real problem is domestic -- namely, the centralized, secretive, and arbitrary political culture that pervades New Delhi


India is Winning Soft-Power Battle Against China

India has been reluctant to devise a strategy based on hard power. This helps to explain India's growing consciousness of its soft power - the aspects of Indian society, culture and political values that the world finds attractive

The Proxy Wars: Kashmir and Afghanistan

Two of the most restive regions continue to influence the strategic calculations of India and Pakistan. And while the projection of soft power by both countries may prove to be a confidence-building measure, its long-term impact upon regional security dynamics remains far from clear

India: Outward-Looking and Inner Turmoil

While India is increasingly considered an emerging global power, it remains a country bedeviled by internal problems. These will inevitably impact upon New Delhi's ability to project power across a multipolar international system

Opportunistic Countries Ready to Cash In on Afghanistan

Even before forces begin leaving Afghanistan, predator nations are pouring lavish praise and buckets full of cash on Afghan leaders, trying to win access to the nation's vast natural resources

Don't Expect India to Come to the Rescue

Indians do not have much understanding of European crises. If European woes are the reward for fiscal improvidence, Indian governments should have collapsed long ago

Piracy, not China, the Real Issue in Indian Ocean

When the Seychelles announced the invitation for China to set up a military presence, Indian, American and Taiwanese policy analysts wrote that this was further evidence of a 'string of pearls' strategy to encircle India with naval bases leased by China

Pakistan: All-Weather Friendship?

As Pakistan and China reinforce their relationship, questions have arisen around the changing nature of this alliance, the rhetoric that sustains it, and the implications of greater Chinese influence in Pakistan, particularly for the US and India

Pakistan: A Tough Way to Do Business

Pakistan has once more shut its border with Afghanistan, blocking a third of NATO supplies. What are the alternatives, and how much do they cost?

Pakistan: Unforgiveable Sin of Being Born a Girl

The murder of infants, particularly girls, by poverty-stricken parents in Pakistan appears to be on the rise.

Should India Join the Sovereign-Wealth-Fund Herd?

In 2007 China set up its sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation, with an initial capital fund of $200 billion. Since then, Asia's other emerging economic power – India – has been wondering if it should follow. Such a move is ill-advised and that India has more worthy investment opportunities at home

Pakistan: Reversing the Lens

Mutual distrust between the United States and Pakistan in part results from mistakes and misjudgments by both countries that date back to the 1979-89 Russian occupation of Afghanistan. But at its heart is an American strategy that not only runs counter to Pakistan's interests

India-Afghanistan Partnership Through the Eyes of the Pakistani Media

In the wake of its strategic partnership agreement with India, Afghanistan has become an untouchable, even an 'enemy', for many Pakistani commentators

India Falters in Countering Terrorism

In the wake of the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Indian government took some initial steps toward a more robust counterterrorism policy. Since then, however, a spate of deadly attacks on high value targets have continued, most recently against the High Court premises in New Delhi last month

India-China Economic Dialogue: A View from Beijing

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh agreed to establish a regular bilateral strategic economic dialogue mechanism during Wen's visit to India last December, and the first one-day meeting of the China-India Strategic Economic Dialogue was held in Beijing on 26 September

India: No Counter-Revolution Please

Adopting constitutional means and respecting the political process is the only way to achieve sustainable change in Indian politics. The goal of eradicating corruption may be worthy, but Anna Hazare's means are blatantly wrong and ultimately dangerous. It is time this message is delivered to him, loud and clear

A Low in Cycle of United States - Pakistan Ties

Osama bin Laden's death during an American raid on his compound in Abottabad, Pakistan, not far from Pakistan's premier military academy, has pushed U.S.-Pakistan relations to a 'new low,' says Hassan Abbas. Abbas says this is typical of the recent rocky relationship the two countries, which need each other but also undercut each other at crucial times

Strategic Implications of Osama bin Laden's Death

The death of Osama bin Laden is unlikely to have much of a tactical impact on the wider jihadist movement, but the killing does carry significant implications for U.S. foreign policy moving forward   [More ...]

Arms Sales for India

Much has been made of U.S. President Barack Obama's pledge to support India's push for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, which was offered during his November trip to India, but the real story from his visit was its implications for bilateral military trade.

India's Need for Iran's Oil a Sticking Point

The United States is threatening to also sanction India if it doesn't observe U.S. sanctions on Iran

Our Own Worst Enemy

Militarization is no substitute for development when it comes to combating radicalism in the Afganistan and Pakistan

Does India Face East or West?

A steady improvement in India's economy, together with politico-economic changes in its neighborhood, are prompting a re-examination of the national interest in New Delhi

Beginning of the Countdown to Sectarian End-Game in Pakistan?

The Pakistani leadership has apparently come to the point where it realises that for the survival of the country and its structures, it must buy peace for the present with India

Isolation and Poverty Loom for Asia's Aging Population

Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges

Fears of Violence Expected in Kathmandu

Plans for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict thousands of landless squatters. Some 40 squatter settlements with an estimated population of over 20,000 are being targeted

Bangladesh: Indigenous Groups Face Land-Grabbing

Northern Bangladesh's mostly Hindu indigenous people are still coming under land-grabbing pressure from the country's predominantly Bengali Muslim population

United States Reacts to Indian Government's Efforts to Censure Online Content

The United States issued a cautious reaction to the recent requests by India to social networking sites to take down potentially offensive content

Economic Growth Slows in India

Economic growth in India slowed during the third quarter falling to 6.9 percent from 7.7 percent for the previous quarter

A Nuclear Retaliation Alternative for India

Since the infliction of unacceptable damage may not deter Pakistan from breaking the nuclear taboo, a 'tit for tat' strategy in case of lower order nuclear use is worth considering

Strategic Partnership with Afghanistan: India Showcases Soft Power

If India is able to sustain a comprehensive partnership with Afghanistan in trying circumstances, it would serve as a model for managing its relationships with other neighbors

Afghanistan: The Regional Complex

Afghanistan's war enters its second decade with the Taliban emboldened and the United States enfeebled. But the power-play between Pakistan, India and China is also now central to an assessment of what comes next

The India - Bangladesh Border: A New Beginning

In the wake of the resolution of several contentious issues, India and Bangladesh must cooperate to create a border that not only enhances trade efficiency but is also secure

Indian Foreign Policy in Search of a Balance

The Inidan PM's speech in the UN General Assembly shows that Indian foreign policy may be rediscovering age old themes which had become subdued in recent years.

The Indian - Pakistani Divide

There has been no serious study comparing the political trajectories of India and Pakistan. Those who have tried to fill this gap have attributed India's democracy to Hinduism and Pakistan's autocracy to Islam. Fortunately, Philip Oldenburg, a research scholar at Columbia University, is wise enough not to resort to such sociocultural explanations

The Difficulty of Integrating Rising Powers

A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions. The dramatic growth of Brazil, China, and India -- and the emergence of middle-tier economies such as Indonesia and Turkey -- is transforming the geopolitical landscape and testing the institutional foundations of the post-World War II world order

Pakistan's Shrewd Shift in Dialogue

Pakistan's delegation, led by army chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani, cleverly changed the subject. He came armed with a fifty-six page book on ways the United States should do more to help Pakistan. Kayani also left his chief spymaster at home, practically eliminating potential for in-depth counterterrorism debates.

India's Rise, America's Interest

Until the late 1990s, the United States often ignored India. India's weak and protected economy gave it little influence in global markets, and its nonaligned foreign policy caused periodic tension with Washington. When the United States did concentrate on India, it too often fixated on India's military rivalry with Pakistan. Today, however, India is dynamic and transforming.

Pakistan: No Road Home for Sindh Flood Victims

A survey found multiple problems at temporary settlements, of which 75 percent lack lighting and 46 percent lack blankets. Residents at 39 percent of settlements have reported acute watery diarrhea or other air- and water-borne disease

Maoist Ex-Combatants Threaten to Step Up Protests

Disgruntled former Maoist combatants are blocking roads in major cities and towns along Nepal's main east-west highway, as part of an ongoing effort to highlight their plight

Nepal Celebrates Less-Rowdy Festival of Colors

As water balloons drenched the unsuspecting, the celebration of Fagu Purnima or Holi -- the festival of colors -- was in full swing in Nepal

How to Spot a Growing Military Power

Will Asia's growing economic power be accompanied by a similar rise in its military power? This is a key question for today's policy-makers searching for signs of a shift in the world's military balance

Pakistan: Disabled by 2005 Quake and Still Out of School

The 165 schools UNICEF has agreed to build cannot cater for the needs of all the quake-affected children, such as the disabled

Changing Geopolitics and Tasks Before Indian Foreign Policy

While India's ability to handle the challenges may be constrained by a slowing economy, it would need to manage them through requisite diplomatic skill and finesse

India: Border Killings Mount Despite No-Shooting Decree

The death toll at the Bangladesh-India border continues to mount three months after the Indian government instructed its border security forces to stop shooting civilians suspected of being undocumented migrants or a threat to national security

India: 'Enclave' Residents Campaign for Citizenship

Thousands of ethnic Bengalis living near the Bangladesh-India border have for decades found themselves citizens of one nation but bound within the sovereign territory of another. In recent months they have escalated their campaign for a land swap that will align their citizenship with cartography

Australian PM Supports Lifting Ban on Uranium Sales to India

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has expressed support for allowing the sale of uranium to India in the near future

Counterinsurgency and 'Op Sadhbhavana' in Jammu and Kashmir

Critiques of the Indian Army's counterinsurgency practice have overlooked a critical aspect of 'organisational innovation and operational learning' formalised as Op Sadhbhavana

Indian Earthquake Prompts 'Wake-Up Call'

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake on 18 September in northeastern India which also caused deaths in parts of Nepal and China, serves as a stark warning to the earthquake-prone region, experts say

Karachi's Long Summer of Violence

Karachi is the biggest city in Pakistan. It is the country's commercial hub, financial capital, naval base, and only operational seaport. For the past several months, this city has once again been in the grip of violence

Kashmir Police Question 3 in Delhi Bombing

Just a day after a powerful blast ripped the entrance of New Delhi's High Court, Kashmir police took three men into custody on the basis of an email believed to have been sent by terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami

Indian Democracy Gets a Wake-Up Call

Anna Hazare's movement is a populist one, and like all such campaigns offers simplistic solutions to complex problems. Yet there is no doubt that it has galvanized the urban middle class, and if properly channelled could change the trajectory of Indian politics

The Progress of Man

It's time, I think, to resacralize progress. One way to start is to recognize the rights of native peoples around the world not to be displaced, to see in their determination to remain in reverent connection to a piece of the earth not something quaint and primitive and of value to them alone, but the heart and center of humanity's struggle with itself.

Who Will Be the New Global King of the Hill

China and India stopped being part of what was called the third world when the Communist world disappeared in a shattering of global illusions in 1989. Since then there has been a search to find a new King of the Global Hill. The United States rejoiced for a few years in being the sole superpower, considering it an opportunity to remake the world according to its own advantage.

Elections Give India's Congress Party Clout to Push Agenda

For nearly a year, an unmanageable coalition government in India has obstructed the ruling Congress Party's policy agenda and brought the country's economic reform process to a grinding halt. Now that an impressive electoral triumph in national parliamentary elections held in April and May has allowed the party to shed unreliable allies, can its leaders move the country in a more market-friendly direction. There are grounds for both caution and optimism

India's Fortune: Prospects of a Country on the Rise

Nandan Nilekani's book, Imagining India, charts how India arrived at the potentially transformative moment it has reached today and describes the gargantuan challenges the country will have to overcome if it is to fulfill that potential


Indian Ocean: Center Stage for 21st Century Struggles Between India & China

Brazil, China & India Can Mitigate Global Crisis


 

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