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Uddipan Mukherjee teaches physics under West Bengal University of Technology. As an avid student of South Asian politics, he has also become a successful freelance writer on the subject. He lives in Kolkata.

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[28 Jul 2011 | 2 Comments | Uddipan Mukherjee]
Indo-Pak Relations: IEDs, Stones and Dialogue

As India and Pakistan’s foreign ministers meet, it is a good time to explore exactly how healthy bilateral relations and the cross-border fight against terrorism are in the wake of the July 13 Mumbai blasts.

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[21 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Uddipan Mukherjee]
Why is Kashmir quiet?

Is this temporary lull in conflict a natural dip in a civilian-based insurrection, or is it a forced milieu created by the supra-authorities through their gendarmes?

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[26 May 2011 | 18 Comments | Uddipan Mukherjee]
How is India Reacting to the PNS Mehran Crisis?

The reactions did not suggest either wholehearted jubilation or animosity. If anything, they reverberated sentiments of concern.

Opinion, Viewpoint »

[24 Jul 2010 | 5 Comments | Uddipan Mukherjee]
Would an “All Kashmir Federation” Provide Stability and Peace?

After a period of relative calm, Kashmir is on the boil again. Here, one writer proposes a “workable” solution to the ongoing issue from the Indian perspective.

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[24 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | Uddipan Mukherjee]
The Bad War

In the wake of what is believed to be the deadliest attack by Maoists on government troops since the leftists launched their revolt more than 40 years ago, Newsline looks at the questions that remain unanswered.

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[24 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Uddipan Mukherjee]
The Indo-Pak Hate Cycle

The self-sustaining model of Indo-Pak rivalry has grown into its current state of egregious maturity, and as such, any person on either side of the border has the right to ask the countries’ leaders, “When you talk, why don’t you talk seriously?”

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Caught in the Crossfire

Uddipan Mukherjee fleshes out the parallels between the two major internal insurgencies that both India and Pakistan have been facing for decades.