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INS Arihant ready for operations
— March 1, 2016
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Agartala Doctrine launches in Delhi
— February 27, 2016
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China adopts deep seafloor exploration
— February 26, 2016

China’s top legislature passed the country’s first law on deep seafloor resource exploration to protect maritime environment and ensure sustainable exploitation. The legislation was adopted after a second reading at the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC). The government encourages and supports international cooperation on exploration, exploitation and surveys of…
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‘Appropriate response’ for neighborhood
— February 25, 2016

The “Agartala doctrine of appropriate reciprocal response ‘ is worth consideration for India’s neighborhood policy, experts said. Discussing journalist author Subir Bhaumik’s ‘Agartala Doctrine: Proactive Northeast in Indian foreign policy, a select panel of diplomats, scholars, politicians and media persons said Tripura’s handling of Bangladesh is worth emulation. Meghalaya chief secretary K S Kropha said…
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‘INS Aridhaman’ to be deadlier
— February 23, 2016

India’s Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine INS Arihant has cleared all deep sea and weapons firing trials and is waiting for clearance from the Indian Navy to be officially inducted into the force. It will soon join India’s underwater fleet and assume operational duties in service to the nation. INS Arihant will guarantee India a second…
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ISI disturbing ”Siliguri corridor” !
— February 22, 2016

SYED BASHIR Within two days of New Delhi and Dhaka opening the 28th land port at Banglabandha – Phulbari that gives Bangladesh access to the Himalayan countries of Bhutan and Nepal, hell seems to have broken loose on the ‘chicken neck’ connecting India’s northeast with the mainland. Rasta-rail roko by those demanding separate state of Greater…
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“Agartala Doctrine”
— February 20, 2016

When Tripura governor Tathagata Ray referred to the Gujral doctrine as the ‘Gujral-Vajpayee’ doctrine during a book launch, he was perhaps making a not-so-subtle suggestion of his lack of faith in unilateralism in foreign policy. Launching veteran journalist-author Subir Bhaumik’s “Agartala Doctrine” at British Council in Calcutta (Kolkata), Ray batted for the ‘Agartala doctrine of…
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Naga Peace Accord
— February 17, 2016

NAMRATA GOSWAMI The Naga Peace Accord, a framework agreement as it has been termed, signed between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India is significant for several reasons. Firstly, it shows the flexibility and realism of the NSCN (IM) in terms of the willingness to alter goals, from complete sovereignty…
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Top Buddhism institutions need to wise up
— February 13, 2016

VEERA PRATEEPCHAIKUL There seems to be no stopping Thai Buddhists’ loss of faith in the Thailand’s two top Buddhist institutions – the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB). The SSC and the NOB seem to be living in their own little world, completely oblivious to the criticism directed at them…
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Bangladesh to start census of unregistered Rohingyas
— February 12, 2016

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will conduct the census in six districts – Khagrhachharhi, Bandarban, Rangamati, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, and Patuakhali. “We’ll have to finish the work by March next year,” Project Director Alamgir Hossain told reporters in Dhaka. The government claims thousands of unregistered Rohingyas are staying in Bangladesh apart from 30,000 registered Rohingyas,…
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