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Civil Nuclear Liability Bill is an Asset
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 6489
The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill passed by Parliament needs a dispassionate appraisal as controversy has surrounded it. Its passage has not been greeted with any particular enthusiasm, as the government...

Nuclear and Disarmament

SUBSTANCE WILL DEFINE VISIT NOT RHETORIC
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4859
President Obama’s forthcoming visit to India is awaited with muted expectations. Both sides need a “successful” visit so that the substantial political investment already made in the bilateral relations...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Erosion of the Basis of the Russia-India-China Dilogue
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4684
It is widely accepted that the global power balance is shifting from the Euro-Atlantic area to Asia, with China and India the principal emerging powers. How does Russia, which straddles both Europe and ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

The Dangers of Going Into Denial
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 2966
China’s denial of a normal visa to General Jaswal, who heads India’s Northern Command, for the fourth round of the defence dialogue in Beijing — because he came from the “sensitive location of Jammu and...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Soft State Style Won’t Work In J&K
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 4001
The turmoil in Kashmir continues and government’s nerve seems to be cracking. Curfews, police firings, dying protesters have not broken the momentum of the street protests. Pressure to find a “political...

Jammu & Kashmir

China’s Power Play
November 1 , 2010 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 2729
New Delhi must react firmly to beijing’s provocative stance on Kashmir We must understand the implications of China’s denial of visa to General Jaswal, heading India’s Northern Command, for defence tal...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

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