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  • Al Qaedaism: An Anarchic Philosophy?
    Eric Koo Peng Kuan    ·   18 Jul, 2005    ·    #1798    ·    Commentary    
    The terrorist bomb attacks on London which killed at least 53 people and injured 700 again highlighted the unpleasant fact that, despite two wars, an international crackdown on its network, and arrests of hundreds of its cadre and high ranking l...
  • The Logic of Rejecting the National Ballistic Missile Defence System
    Arjun Dutta    ·   18 Jul, 2005    ·    #1797    ·    Commentary    
    The debate on the virtues and evils of deploying a national ballistic missile defence system has been going on for decades. Ever since the 1960s there have been a number of US proposals for ballistic missile defence systems, including the Nike-X...
  • PM's visit to the US: A New Beginning?
       ·   17 Jul, 2005    ·    #1796    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: Ambassador Lalit Mansingh, Lt General Shantonu Chowdhry, Gopi Arora Chair: PR Chari PR Chari Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is set to embark on a state visit to the United States which signals a new beginning to a di...
  • Robin Hood or Al Capone? Asking a Different Question about the Naxalite Conflict
       ·   16 Jul, 2005    ·    #1795    ·    Commentary    
    In 1998, New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman asked a 23-year-old Angolan who had fought in Angola's civil war for eight years as to why the conflict happened. The Angolan's response was, "I don't know if there was ever a r...
  • From Ayodhya to London - II:
    Rohit Honawar    ·   15 Jul, 2005    ·    #1794    ·    Commentary    
    If there is anything to be learnt from the attacks at Ayodhya and London, it is that contrary to the belief held by the United States and its allies, Al Qaeda is very much active and possibly deeply embedded in the West. If this is indeed the case...
  • Small Arms and the Security Debate in South Asia
       ·   14 Jul, 2005    ·    #1793    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee Panelists: Ms. Mallika Joseph (Assistant Director, IPCS) Air Cmde Jasjit Singh (Director, Center for Strategic and International Studie...
  • Indo-US Relationship: A US Perspective
       ·   14 Jul, 2005    ·    #1792    ·    Commentary    
    There is reason to be optimistic about the future of the India-US strategic and security relationship. As Ashley Tellis recently testified before the US House Committee on International Relations, "a close bilateral relationship that is bas...
  • China has America over a Barrel
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   14 Jul, 2005    ·    #1791    ·    Commentary    
    When terms like mergers and acquisitions find mention in editorials of the People's Daily, it is time to sit up and notice. The CPC mouthpiece was asking Chinese home appliance giant, Haier, to explain its go-slow on the purchase of American...
  • From Ayodhya to London - I: Terror In Our Backyard
    Rohit Honawar    ·   13 Jul, 2005    ·    #1790    ·    Commentary    
    Last week saw the unfolding of atrocious acts of terrorism in two different countries, thousands of kilometres apart. Yet, the similarities and differences were surprisingly congruent. An attack on the makeshift Ram Mandir in Ayodhya left five t...
  • Sino-Indian relations: Economy over Politics?
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   13 Jul, 2005    ·    #1789    ·    Commentary    
    A series of economic agreements signed between India and China bear significant political and military connotations. A five-year plan envisages the two-way growth of bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2010. A group formed during former Prime Mini...
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