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  • Looking Beyond Bio-Weapons and Bio-Terrorism in South Asia
    D Suba Chandran    ·   20 May, 2005    ·    #1750    ·    Commentary    
    How real is the threat of bio-terrorism in South Asia? Are the terrorist groups in the region likely to use bio-weapons? Is there a need to look beyond bio-weapons and bio-terrorism so as to assess the real threats? If one is to go by histo...
  • India: A Responsible Nuclear Power
    Reshmi Kazi    ·   19 May, 2005    ·    #1749    ·    Commentary    
    On 13 May 2005, the Indian Parliament enacted the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery System (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, 2005. The bill aims at providing a firm legal base to India's resolution of preventing prolife...
  • Container Security Initiative: Is India Serious About Its Maritime Trade?
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   19 May, 2005    ·    #1748    ·    Commentary    
    The port of Colombo in Sri Lanka will soon be the first South Asian port to be Container Security Initiative (CSI) compliant. The port will host United States Customs officials who will pre-screen all export and selected transshipment containers...
  • Iraq in Turmoil: Rising Insurgency, Lowering of Expectations
    Harsh V Pant    ·   19 May, 2005    ·    #1747    ·    Commentary    
    The violence in Iraq is at an all time high. After a brief lull in the immediate aftermath of the 30 January elections in Iraq, insurgency has once again raised its head with a vengeance, dashing US hopes of political stability in Iraq. In the t...
  • Revisiting Indo-Pak 2002 Border Confrontation - I: Why 13 December?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   14 May, 2005    ·    #1746    ·    Commentary    
    Why did 13 December 2001 attack on Indian Parliament took place? Was it because the Agra summit failed? Was it because September 11 inspired the non-state actors in South Asia to carry out similar spectacular attacks in the region? Was it becaus...
  • Bio-Terrorism & Bio-Defence
       ·   14 May, 2005    ·    #1745    ·    Commentary    
    Chair        : Amb A N Ram Panelists  : Amb Arundhati Ghose                 &nbs...
  • Situation in Nepal post-1 February (Nepal Media Survey - April 2005)
    P G Rajamohan    ·   14 May, 2005    ·    #1744    ·    Commentary    
    Violating the Constitution In Drishti (April 5), former Member of Parliament Radheshyam Adhikary wrote that the Council of Ministers' Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) and imposition of emergency were unconstitutional an...
  • East Asia Diary - April 2005: Reading the Past in the Present Tense
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   13 May, 2005    ·    #1743    ·    Commentary    
    The South Korea-Japan acrimony over history and territory in March proved a prelude to the China-Japan clash over similar issues in April. That despite close economic ties, old disputes keep cropping up with new overtones such as energy rights o...
  • Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty: Challenges and Dilemmas
       ·   13 May, 2005    ·    #1742    ·    Commentary    
    Has the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) met the objectives it set out to achieve? The emergence of amorphous entities and 'private' nuclear networks and their links to the nuclear programmes in Iran, Libya and North Korea have raised seri...
  • Kalabagh, Bhasha or Skardu - Pakistan's Quest for Mega Dams
    Alok Bansal    ·   13 May, 2005    ·    #1741    ·    Commentary    
    Of late the realization has dawned in Pakistan that the Tarbela Dam has more than done its job. It is fast silting and has lost 30 percent of its storage capacity. Desilting the reservoir could be a solution, but that would cost a huge fortune. ...
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