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India Can Help End Civilian Killings
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - As Sri Lanka’s armed forces battle the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in their last stronghold, the island country’s influential neighbour, India, is weighing diplomatic options to goad President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government to save civilians trapped in the war zone.
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Signs of a Thaw
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - A week after Islamabad admitted that the plot to carry out the Nov. 26-29 attacks on Mumbai was partially planned in Pakistan, and that Pakistani nationals were among the assailants, there are tentative signs that the strained relations between the two neighbours may be thawing.
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Awaiting Pakistan's Official Response to Mumbai Attacks
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Five weeks after India handed over a dossier to Islamabad containing detailed evidence on the Nov. 26-29 Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan has finally promised an official response, based on investigations by its Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
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'Satyam Scam Tip of Corporate Fraud Iceberg'
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Three weeks after the Satyam Computer Services promoter-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju confessed that he had cooked the information technology (IT) company's books, the scam continues to send shock-waves through Indian business and industry.
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'No Reason For Unease at Obama Presidency'
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - As much of the world jubilates in the swearing in of Barack Hussein Obama as the President of the United States of America, Indian diplomats are uneasy about what his presidency would entail for relations between the two countries.
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'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Exasperated by what it regards as "a continuing pattern of evasiveness and denial in Pakistan's response to the terrorist attack on Mumbai", India seems to be fashioning a two-pronged approach towards Islamabad to get it to act firmly against terrorist networks based on its soil.
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Lowering Temperatures
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Six weeks after the Mumbai terrorist attacks precipitated a grave new crisis in their mutual relations, the danger of a military conflict breaking out between India and Pakistan has receded.
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New Anti-Terror Laws Draconian Say Activists
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Following the late November terror attacks in Mumbai, India has passed two tough laws being seen by rights activists as potentially eroding the country’s federal structure and limiting fundamental liberties.
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Inching Away From Confrontation
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Even though their armed forces remain on high alert, India and Pakistan appear to be inching away from confrontation over the Mumbai terrorist attacks, which have precipitated a major crisis in their bilateral relations.
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Concern for Zardari's Civilian Gov't Stays India
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - After United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit to New Delhi and Islamabad, in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, India has added a new rationale for stepping up pressure on Pakistan for taking decisive action against jehadi extremists operating from its soil.
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Mulling Tough Options Against Pakistan
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Indian capital Wednesday to try and soothe nerves frayed by last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, but is likely to face an uphill task in defusing mounting suspicion and tension between India and Pakistan.
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Uneasy About Obama Victory
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Unlike the rest of the world, which has welcomed the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, Indian policymakers have misgivings, rooted in his campaign statements on Kashmir, nuclear non-proliferation and business process outsourcing from the U.S. to India.
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Secular Fabric Under Threat
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - Police in India have unearthed a well-organised terrorist network inspired by intensely Hindu-chauvinist ideas, which they suspect, has been involved in a series of bombings since 2003, primarily targeting mosques and intended to kill Muslims.
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Praful Bidwai

Nuclear disarmament in South Asia and the proliferation of nuclear weapons are among the issues that Praful Bidwai has been covering for IPS over the past several years. Here IPS has compiled the stories by Praful, an Indian freelance journalist, political analyst and peace activist.

Praful, a former senior editor of The Times of India, is one of the founders of the Movement in India for Nuclear Disarmament, a member of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists against Proliferation, and one of the leaders of the Indian Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace.

Among many other books, Praful published New Nukes: India , Pakistan and Global Disarmament together with Achin Vanaik. They were awarded the Sean McBride International Peace Prize for 2000 by the International Peace Bureau, and have been called "two of India 's most courageous radical journalists" (Tariq Ali, The Guardian).