IDSA Comments

The current decline in US emissions should not make us forget about climate change; a renewed push is necessary to discuss actions and policies that mitigate the complex issue of climate change.

• P. K. Gautam
• February 22, 2013 |
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India should grasp the opportunities which are discernible in the political horizon in Bangladesh and deepen relations through engagement at the track two tier involving India’s political parties as well as by involving West Bengal as a major partner.

• Gautam Sen
• February 20, 2013 |
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Although PNEs were surrounded by ambiguity of intent from the very onset, retroactive measures after May 1974 have ensured that an underground nuclear test could be ‘peaceful’ only when conducted by or with the assistance of the superpowers.

• Jayita Sarkar
• February 20, 2013 |
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The government should instead aim to create a single Security Group consisting of a training establishment specializing in security issues and a number of units to meet different areas of security as per the requirement.

• V. Mahalingam
• February 18, 2013 |
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The Prachanda faction has made an ideological shift from being a revolutionary outfit to a parliamentary party with emphasis on republicanism, and has signalled its friendly posture towards India by discarding the previously ritualistic reference to India as an enemy.

• Nihar R. Nayak
• February 18, 2013 |
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The state governments may consider projecting their claims before the FFC for a Central devolution to fund their SRE expenditure, and the FFC should respond favourably and institutionalise this process.

• Gautam Sen
• February 18, 2013 |
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The verdict against Abdul Quadir Molla by the War Crime Tribunal 2, which sentenced him to life, came as a surprise to many given the graveness of his crime.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik
• February 12, 2013 |
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As India celebrates a century of its cinematic culture, there is a need to elevate its quality and role to complement India’s power profile and socio-cultural aspirations.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• February 12, 2013 |
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Despite nearly a hundred persons having immolated themselves over the last few years, these events have passed by without much notice, let alone reaction.

• Yeshi Choedon
• February 12, 2013 |
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India’s power in the next round of politics among nations will stem not simply from the latest purchase of military goods, but also from the manner in which it has amassed them.

• Srdjan Vucetic
• February 11, 2013 |
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