April-June 2013 - Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
April-June 2013 - Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
April-June 2013 - Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
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South Asia Plus<br />
<strong>April</strong>-<strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Vol. 3 No. 2<br />
Editor<br />
Deepak Kumar Nayak<br />
Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
COMMENTARY<br />
Maldives: GMR, Nexbis <strong>and</strong> the Tale <strong>of</strong> Two Ousters 4<br />
N Manoharan, Vivekan<strong>and</strong>a International Foundation<br />
Af-Pak Diary: Decoding Hakimullah Mehsud's Talks Offer 5<br />
D Suba Ch<strong>and</strong>ran, Director, IPCS<br />
Reading Pakistan: Why Target Health Workers Administering<br />
Vaccinations? 6<br />
D Suba Ch<strong>and</strong>ran, Director, IPCS<br />
Pakistan: Combating the TTP through Reconciliation<br />
in Afghanistan 7<br />
S<strong>and</strong>er Ruben Aarten, Research Intern, IReS, IPCS<br />
J&K <strong>and</strong> the Indo-Pak <strong>Peace</strong> Process: New Delhi, Islamabad<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Hurriyat 8<br />
Zainab Akhter, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Water <strong>Conflict</strong>s in South Asia: Lessons from the Alwar River<br />
Parliament 9<br />
Roomana Hukil, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Naxal Violence: Exp<strong>and</strong>ing into India's Northeast? 10<br />
Bibhu Prasad Routray, Visiting Fellow, IPCS<br />
India <strong>and</strong> Pakistan: Political Fallouts <strong>and</strong> Larger Questions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the LoC Violations 11<br />
PR Chari, Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, IPCS<br />
Sri Lanka: Implications <strong>of</strong> Silencing the Judiciary 12<br />
M Mayilvaganan, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, National <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Advanced <strong>Studies</strong>, Bangalore<br />
India <strong>and</strong> Pakistan: The Kargil Redux 13<br />
PR Chari, Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, IPCS<br />
Naxal Violence: The Latehar Carnage <strong>and</strong> the Forgotten<br />
Lessons 14<br />
Deepak Kumar Nayak, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
J&K after Afzal Guru: Immediate Excuse <strong>and</strong> Inherent<br />
Problems 15<br />
D Suba Ch<strong>and</strong>ran, Director, IPCS<br />
India's Northeast: Islamist Militancy in Assam? 16<br />
Bibhu Prasad Routray, Visiting Fellow, IPCS<br />
Teesta Water Accord: Expectations for Indo-Bangladesh Water<br />
Diplomacy 17<br />
Roomana Hukil, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Early Warning <strong>and</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> Alert: Transforming Rajouri<br />
& Poonch in J&K 18<br />
D Suba Ch<strong>and</strong>ran, Director, IPCS<br />
Review: India-Sri Lanka Track-II Initiative 19<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. V. Suryanarayan, Former Director, Centre for South <strong>and</strong><br />
Southeast Asian <strong>Studies</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Madras<br />
Hyderabad Terror Attacks: Road-blocks in the National<br />
Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) 20<br />
N Manoharan, Vivekan<strong>and</strong>a International Foundation<br />
India <strong>and</strong> Pakistan: Is Islamabad's Strategy Changing<br />
on the LoC? 21<br />
J Jeganaathan, Research Fellow, IPCS<br />
India's Northeast: The Threat <strong>of</strong> Islamist Militancy 22<br />
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati, Assam<br />
Bangladesh: An Analysis <strong>of</strong> Pranab Mukherjee's Visit 23<br />
Harun ur Rashid, Former Bangladesh Ambassador to<br />
the UN, Geneva<br />
Sri Lanka: Third UNHRC Resolution <strong>and</strong> India's Dilemma 24<br />
N Manoharan, Vivekan<strong>and</strong>a International Foundation<br />
Naxal Violence: Is the Maoist Base Slipping in Odisha? 25<br />
Deepak Kumar Nayak, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
India, China, <strong>and</strong> Bangladesh: The Contentious Politics <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Brahmaputra River 26<br />
Roomana Hukil, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Kargil: Echoes <strong>of</strong> Attacks against Minorities in Pakistan 27<br />
Zainab Akhter, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Kashmir: Protests <strong>and</strong> the Return <strong>of</strong> the Fidayeen 28<br />
Zainab Akhter, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Sri Lanka <strong>and</strong> the UNHRC Resolution: A Paper Tiger? 29<br />
J Jeganaathan, Research Fellow, IReS, IPCS<br />
Naxal Violence: The Peoples' Liberation Front <strong>of</strong> India<br />
(PLFI) in Jharkh<strong>and</strong> 30<br />
Deepak Kumar Nayak, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
Sri Lanka: Tamil Nadu <strong>and</strong> India's Foreign Policy 31<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. V. Suryanarayan, Former Director, Centre for South<br />
<strong>and</strong> Southeast Asian <strong>Studies</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Madras<br />
Bangladesh: Is it the Shahbagh Spring? 32<br />
Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury, Research Scholar, JNU, New Delhi<br />
India, China & the Brahmaputra: Riparian Rivalry 33<br />
Roomana Hukil, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
SEMINAR REPORT<br />
Ladakh <strong>2013</strong> - Economy, Society, Governance &<br />
Politics- New Issues, Young Voices 34<br />
Zainab Akhter, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
REPORT REVIEW<br />
Review: India, Pakistan - Propelling Indus Water<br />
'Terrorism' (IWT) 37<br />
Roomana Hukil, Research Officer, IReS, IPCS<br />
BOOK REVIEW<br />
Addressing the Psychosocial Paradigms <strong>of</strong> Terrorism 38<br />
Ashok Bhan, Former Director General <strong>of</strong> Police,<br />
Jammu & Kashmir<br />
Cover Page Photo: IPCS Research team on a Field Trip<br />
B-7/3 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110 029, India<br />
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