Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Democracy, Foreign Affairs, india, Politics on Mar 23rd, 2010
New Delhi is abuzz with rumours of Pakistan inking a civilian nuclear deal with the US (akin to the 2005 one with India). Here’s my take on why there’s much ado about nothing. The Possibility Very Unlikely. For starters, to get a civilian nuclear deal through, there must be unanimous approval from the IAEA, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2010
“At once familiar and little known, the Khyber Pass provides a valuable lens for observing history where empires continue to rise and fall, allowing us to look upon the invaders that marched through it to create kingdoms or to destroy them.“ – Paddy Docherty (2008) What is The Khyber? The Khyber is a student-reviewed biweekly [...]
Posted in Democracy, Foreign Affairs on Jan 9th, 2010
Our tech-savvy Minister of State for External Affairs seems to have got into a spot of bother again – this time though, its not on Twitter’s turf, but at an event organised by the Association of Indian diplomats and the Indian Council of World Affairs in London. To quote Mr. Tharoor, “I think his [is [...]
Posted in Foreign Affairs on Jan 2nd, 2010
(Concludes the analysis on Indo-China Relations) Competitiveness stems from both countries being acutely aware of their growing influence in South and East Asia. While China is still ahead in terms of human development indices, economic growth and military capabilities, India is hot on its trail. In fact, many observers have predicted that the Indian economy [...]
Posted in Foreign Affairs on Jan 2nd, 2010
(The third and penultimate post on Indo-China relations) India and China: ‘Rivals in Partnership’ To determine the accuracy of such a conclusion, it is important to observe the growing influence of Indian and China in terms of economic growth and geostrategic, regional clout. These instances are indicative of the intense rivalry and competition that exists [...]
Posted in Foreign Affairs on Jan 1st, 2010
(This article forms the second post in the Teach-Yourself-Indo-China-Relations-Kit series.) Differences between New Delhi and Beijing have a historical nexus to border disputes and skirmishes spread over half a century. Consequently, any analysis of extant relations is illuminated by the problems that have cropped up along the 4000 km-long Line of Actual control demarcating the [...]