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  • Rajapakse-JVP Electoral Alliance: A Faustian Deal!
    Priyanka Singh    ·   15 Sep, 2005    ·    #1838    ·    Commentary    
    An agreement signed between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Janatha Vimukti Perumana (JVP) on 8 September could potentially throw the country into a political turmoil. The presidential elections are to be held by the end of 2005, foll...
  • Media in South Asia: The Medium is the Message
    KS Manjunath    ·   14 Sep, 2005    ·    #1837    ·    Commentary    
    The launch of a television channel must not cause a great stir in today's globalised world that has witnessed a constant crackling of airwaves with the launch of various channels of all hue and colour. But, one South American channel stood o...
  • Manmohan Singh-Hurriyat Meeting: Beginning of an Internal Peace Process?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   13 Sep, 2005    ·    #1836    ·    Commentary    
    On 5 September 2005, Manmohan Singh met the Hurriyat moderates led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Both sides agreed "to ensure that all forms of violence at all levels should come to an end" and an "honourable and durable solution should...
  • Russia and China Joint War Games: What Lies Beneath?
    Priyanka Singh    ·   08 Sep, 2005    ·    #1835    ·    Commentary    
    The eight-day long joint military exercise between Russia and China was a grand affair involving combat aviation, warships and armies. Apart from the 10,000 troops, it involved Su-27 fighter planes and TU 95MSs and TU 22M-3s, with long distance ...
  • Deepening Crisis in Nepal: Threat to Indian Security
    Bimla Kumari    ·   05 Sep, 2005    ·    #1834    ·    Commentary    
    The deepening crisis in Nepal poses a serious, and multiple threats to Indian security. Inadequate number of troops, training and military capability makes the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) incapable of countering the Maoists. The Maoists have successf...
  • LTTE and Its Disclaimers
    RR Vinod    ·   04 Sep, 2005    ·    #1833    ·    Commentary    
      Sri Lanka's high profile foreign minister, Laxman Kadirgamar, who led his country's successful bid to get the Tigers proscribed by the Western and other powers was recently assassinated by suspected Tiger guerillas at his hom...
  • Peace Mission 2005: Reverberations in India
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   03 Sep, 2005    ·    #1832    ·    Commentary    
    On the eve of the Russian Air Force Day on 12 August 2005, Vladimir Mikhailov, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force announced that the Indian and Russian militaries would undertake joint counter-terrorism exercises codenamed "Ind...
  • China's Military Modernization & India's Preparedness
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   31 Aug, 2005    ·    #1831    ·    Commentary    
    The Chinese military is on an upward path and is engaged in a modernization programme. The Chinese deny it, but if this report is true, China will have an arsenal rivalling that of any great power. The US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld re...
  • China's Military Modernisation and Russia-China Linkages?
       ·   30 Aug, 2005    ·    #1830    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: Richard Fisher Chair: Dipankar Banerjee Dipankar Banerjee The question of China's defence industry and weapons capability is related to the budgetary support. The defence establishment in China is massive and has deve...
  • Iran, Isfahan & Emerging Nuclear Wisdom
    Beryl Anand    ·   23 Aug, 2005    ·    #1829    ·    Commentary    
    The nuclear debate on Iran unfolds again after the resumption of uranium conversion at the Isfahan facility. Iran had earlier halted uranium enrichment during November 2004 to continue its dialogue with Britain, France and Germany. The recent co...
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