Buzz in 2012

…rity-insurgency dimension that has almost become an anthem for most writers on north eastern India except in giving some passing remarks. It will, instead, try to highlight the many projects, plans and proposals that has been undertaken in the north east during the past few years and explore possible opportunities, problems and solutions for this region and for the FTA.   India and ASEAN: Shared ties, divergent policies and convergence? Altho…

Last year I asked a high ranking Indian official for a private comment about the bilateral relationship between India and Australia and he expressed frustration at the efforts to get things working between the two countries. “Every time we try to do something good, something happens which forces us to go backwards. In this relationship there is always many a slip between the cup and the lip.” Things have changed since then and last year has bee…