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The highlight of our issue this month is India's relationship with its extended neighbourhood: first, we focus on maritime matters and second, we debate what role India ought to play vis-a-vis its neighbours. Featured are two book review essays, on the Indian Ocean and on the problems with military modernisation.
The Takshashila Institution launched its nationwide roundtable conclave programme in Bangalore last month, and you'll find a report of what was discussed there.
Also in this issue: on the importance of ideas in politics, on corruption being "kicked upstairs, on human trafficking and on a new phase in the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
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Pragati - The Indian National Interest Review
Issue 46 - January 2011
Highlights
Tackling the pirate menace Minimising the risks to India's maritime interests Shishir Upadhyaya
What ails military modernisation? The meandering course of defence strategy Sushant K Singh
Perspective
Co-operating for power The importance of engaging the neighbourhood Sean McLain
The raja-mandala is global India doesn’t need to buy peace from its neighbours to sustain economic growth Nitin Pai
Towards a new non-proliferation regime How the India-US partnership is changing the game Rajiv Nayan
Roundup
The right’s idea deficit The contest of ideas in India is just beginning Vivek H Dehejia
Kicked upstairs Corruption at the level of basic public services might be declining N Bhaskara Rao
Attention to trafficking The need to go beyond rescuing victims Vineeth Atreyesh
Books
An imagined sea The Indian Ocean is quite unlike the Mediterranean Sea Siddharth Singh
Briefs
Alif Rohan Joshi
Roundtable
Abstracts India Review
Pareto Amol Agrawal
In Parliament Could the Parliament’s financial oversight mechanisms have prevented the 2G scam? M R Madhavan and Anirudh Burman
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