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Apr 11 2009
ENDLESS STRIFE
Awakening the somnolent state
ENDLESS STRIFE : Awakening the somnolent state

The common thread between our external and internal security predicaments is our approach to time. Most security issues are long-standing and seemingly interminable. If we understood why this is so, we can change it, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

Mar 07 2009
OPINION
The coming fateful decisions
OPINION : The coming fateful decisions
The two protagonist South Asian states got their independence in the middle of the last century, and it is about time that they seize control of their mutual and intertwined destiny, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Jan 21 2009
OPINION
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2009: A preview of security issues
India begins 2009 from a position of strength. But how it approaches security issues in the internaland external security planes will determine how it ends the year, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Dec 07 2008
AFTER THE ATTACKS
An indirect response to terror
AFTER THE ATTACKS : An indirect response to terror
What India does or does not do is critical to the two power centers in Pakistan. The triumph of democratic forces there cannot be done without such Indian help, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Nov 20 2008
OPINION
How deep is the rot?
OPINION : How deep is the rot?
If Lt. Col. Purohit's activities are only one instance of something wider, then the Army has a real problem - namely, the penetration of majoritarian religious ideology into the historically secular defence forces, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Oct 26 2008
GEO-POLITICS
Military cooperation with the US: A mixed bag
GEO-POLITICS : Military cooperation with the US: A mixed bag

A future government that is without the check of a strong opposition could strike out on a course that is markedly divergent from India's past record of abstinence from geo-political conflicts, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

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Sep 21 2008
SECURITY
In Muslim India, an internal battle
SECURITY : In Muslim India, an internal battle
The struggle to wrest back interpretations of Islam from the extremists could give security a boost, but more importantly, it could halt the marginalisation and ghettoisation of Muslims in India, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Aug 27 2008
OPINION: SECURITY
Mid-year chakravyuh
OPINION: SECURITY : Mid-year chakravyuh
With the government firmly in ostrich mode on issues of internal security, and the external situation appearing more complex than our laid-back approach can handle, India awaits its Abhimanyu, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Jul 09 2008
THE SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT
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Making nuclear sense
As the strategic enclave, comprising organisations dealing with nuclear weapons and high-end technology has grown, the agenda of political discourse has been usurped by 'high politics'. This has wide implications for democracy, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Apr 05 2008
POLITICAL HISTORY
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Is Vox Populi good enough?
In Advani's worldview, populist sorrow over the Babri Masjid demolition, and Narendra Modi's re-election after the Gujarat riots amount to democratic endorsement of whatever happened, and is sufficient political accountability. Thankfully, the Supreme Court doesn't agree, notes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Firdaus Ahmed is a freelance writer on security affairs, and writes a monthly column on peace, security, and related issues for India Together.