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Middle East political scenario

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By K.N. Pandita

After thirty years of estrangement, suspicions and bouts of acrimony, Iran and the United States have taken a guarded step along the path of mutual understanding. Signing of nuclear deal between the SC 5+1 (Germany) and Iran in Geneva on 27th of November 2013 will go down as a historic day of great success of cool and calculated diplomacy as against the rattling of sword to no purpose.

Iran’s bid of producing nuclear device has been the most disconcerting issue dogging the US and its European partners for more than a decade.   Continue Reading…

North-South trade corridor

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K.N. Pandita

China has an ambitious plan of reviving the historical Silk Road for trade and commerce, albeit with new vision and modern connectivity system. She looks for a shorter and less expensive route for trade with Central Asia, Eurasia and Europe.

China’s movement westward is facilitated by the vacuum in Central Asia created by the implosion of the Soviet Union, and declaration of independence by the Central Asia Republics.  Continue Reading…

Row over Indian Consul in NY

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By K.N. Pandita

External Ministry is caught on the wrong foot. Divyani Khobragade case exposes the darker side of the Ministry. There are questions that are likely to bring onus to the doorsteps of the Indian Consul.

Prior to this case, reports of scurvy treatment of Indian diplomats by the US immigration staff have also come in. These were dealt with silently without raking up media hype. Why has Divyani case been trumpeted out of proportion? Is it so because her father is a retired diplomat with influence in circles of power in the capital city? He could manage bureaucratic pressure on the Ministry.  Continue Reading…

Congress takes a drubbing

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By K.N. Pandita

Results of assembly polls in four States have come in. On Sunday, Congress party took a drubbing when it was defeated in four state elections. This will prove big morale boost for the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in advance of national elections expected by May 2014. Whether the results of impending parliamentary elections would be almost the same as in the four assembly elections, is to be accepted with reservations. We have seen in the past that Indian voter has generally matured enough to make a distinction between leadership on regional level from that on national level. Nevertheless, the results of four assembly elections do indicate a trend among the electorate for change.   Continue Reading…