Author: B. Raman

B. Raman (August 14, 1936 – June 16, 2013) was Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai and Associate, Chennai Centre For China Studies.

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Analysis 

Obama In Myanmar: The Reality And The Mirage – Analysis

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U.S. President Barack Obama has just completed an eight-hour flying visit to Yangon (Rangoon), the former capital of Myanmar, from

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Opinion 

Gaza And Israel: Time For Wisdom – OpEd

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What we are seeing in Israel and Gaza is not just a war. It is not just a ruthless exchange

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Opinion 

Time To Avoid Romanticisation Of Aung San Suu Kyi – OpEd

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is presently on a visit to India where she grew up and studied as a

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Analysis 

China: Pragmatism Will Continue To Guide CPC – Analysis

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Pragmatism will continue to guide the policies of the new leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) headed by

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Opinion 

Complexities Of Dealing With China – OpEd

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Just as one used to talk of comprehensive national strength and comprehensive national security, one now talks of comprehensive diplomacy.

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Analysis 

Obama’s Tricky Visit To Myanmar – Analysis

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In his first foreign visit after being re-elected, President Barack Obama will be in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand from November

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World News 

Petraeus Case Highlights Continuing Deficiencies In CIA And FBI – OpEd

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In the history of the USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), there have been three instances of Directors coming to grief

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Analysis 

China: PLA Generals And CMC Vice-Chairman Back Hu’s Report – Analysis

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Senior PLA Generals and the Vice-Chairmen of the newly-expanded Party Central Military Commission (CMC) have in panel discussions praised the

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Analysis 

China: Message Of Defiance From Tibet To CPC Congress – Analysis

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“We shall not give up our struggle for preserving our ethnic, religious and cultural identity. We shall not give up

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Analysis 

Mao’s Thoughts Haunt CPC Congress

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The 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) began at Beijing on November 8, 2012, with the traditional

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