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 Foreign Affairs, india on Dec 4th, 2009
Here are extracts from a sharp analysis on the nuclear chain-of-command in South Asia by Michael Krepon, of the Henry L. Stimson Centre. The article is among the few that actually examine the governance structure by which the nuclear arsenal is controlled in India and Pakistan. The entire article may be viewed here. …Pakistan’s history [...]
Posted in Democracy on Mar 14th, 2009
Camus idea that dissent must never be confused be disloyalty may find new vigour with the events unfolding in Pakistan. President Zardari has applied Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the country thus giving a free hand to the security officials to make arrests of those protesting against the state of that [...]