India for early wrap up of SAARC Treaty on Terrorism

From AIR Network, 24th July
India, on Thursday called for early finalisation of the SAARC Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to deal with the menace of terrorism in the region. The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee said, the recent bomb blasts at Indian Embassy in Kabul emphasises the vulnerablity of South Asia to the problem of [...]

Maoists set three preconditions for next government in Nepal

Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, July 24 -
Two days after stepping out, the Maoists Thursday set three preconditions for it to lead the next government.The preconditions include the need to end the alliance of Nepali Congress (NC), UML and Madheis People’s Rights Forum (MPRF), to prepare a common minimum programme and give the vote of confidence to the [...]

Nepal Police revolt: Example of Lawlessness

Politics is a principal policy of state, but the state is in confusion since the CPN (Maoist) became the largest party in the CA election with 38% of 601 seats.
By Bishnu Pathak PhD
Incident IV: Against the low quality food, rampant ill-treatment and discrimination not by others, but by their own seniors, about 500 Nepal Police [...]

INDIA – US NUCLEAR DEAL – The Benefits

By Hari Sud
Ultimately the India – US Nuclear deal has to translate into economics, commerce, trade, development and FDI.
At the moment, Indian Opposition politicians think that the country’s independence and prestige have been sold out. Many US politicians are thinking that a gaping hole has been punched into the NPT regime. Yes, both are right, although [...]

CHRONOLOGY-Twists and turns in the India-U.S. nuclear deal

(Compiled by Jonathan Allen and Bappa Majumdar)
July 21 (Reuters) – The future of a civilian nuclear deal between India and the United States is pinned on the survival of the government in a vote of confidence on Tuesday.
Here is a timeline of some key developments over the past three years:
* July 2005: Prime Minister Manmohan [...]

A Naxalite corridor

FROM FRONTLINE
BY PRAFULLA DAS
THE merger of the People’s War and the Maoist Communist Centre culminating in the birth of the Communist Party of India (Maoists) last September, and the failure of the peace talks between the extremists and the Andhra Pradesh government appear to have contributed towards the growth of the naxalite movement in the [...]

POLICE FORCE OR GOVERNMENT POLICY

By Kiran Rizal
 It is always said that Police Force falls short whenever there is any insurgency like situation in a district and the State administration quickly pass on the responsibility to the Central Para-Military Force. Today we have six prominent Para Military forces in India viz, Border Security Force (BSF), Sasahastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-Tibetan [...]