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  • South Asian Parliament: Unrealistic Proposal or Possible Prospect?
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   03 Jun, 2005    ·    #1758    ·    Commentary    
    The modern parliament was born in England in the 17th century as "an instrument of the rising bourgeoisie for controlling the monarchy." It later reached America, continental Europe and subsequently, the rest of the world. The first si...
  • Tigers with Fins: Naval Wing of the LTTE
    N Manoharan    ·   01 Jun, 2005    ·    #1757    ·    Commentary    
    "Geographically, the security of Tamil Eelam is interlinked with that of its seas. Its only when we are strong in the seas and break the dominance our enemy now has that we will be able to retain land areas we liberated and drive our en...
  • Wen Jiabao's India Visit: China's Changing Perceptions on India
    Abanti Bhattacharya    ·   01 Jun, 2005    ·    #1756    ·    Commentary    
    Wen Jiabao's April visit to India signals an important shift in China's perceptions about India. Numerous writings in Chinese media today mention about a  rising India. China has come to recognize the prominent role of India in inte...
  • The India-Pakistan Peace Process: Looking Beyond Musharraf
       ·   30 May, 2005    ·    #1755    ·    Commentary    
    The India Pakistan peace talks are seen as an important process which was long over due to unshackle the two countries trapped in their congenital mutual fixations. But the process should not be seen as a conclusive one as there have been instan...
  • United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership: Challenges Galore
    Shanthie Mariet D'Souza    ·   30 May, 2005    ·    #1754    ·    Commentary    
    President Hamid Karzai, during his recent four-day visit to Washington between 22-25 May, the first after being elected as the President of Afghanistan in October 2004, signed a Strategic Partnership agreement with President Bush, which inter al...
  • NSCN-IM's Case for Federal Relations: A Feasibility Study
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   24 May, 2005    ·    #1753    ·    Commentary    
    In spite of the NSCN-IM general secretary Th Muivah's case for a federal relation between India and the State of Nagaland and non-insistence on independence, any prospect for a quick solution to the Naga imbroglio appears to be bleak until a...
  • Joint Mechanism for Tsunami Aid Victims in Sri Lanka: Look for an Alternative
    N Manoharan    ·   20 May, 2005    ·    #1752    ·    Commentary    
    There has been pandemonium over Joint Mechanism (JM) to distribute international aid (valuing $2 billion) to tsunami victims of Northeast of Sri Lanka. President Chandirka Kumaratunga is keen to have the JM distribute the international aid and s...
  • Japan-China Relations: Will the Sun Set on History?
       ·   20 May, 2005    ·    #1751    ·    Commentary    
    The recent tussle between China and Japan was one of the strongest outbursts of Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history. It started simmering over the question of the Japanese bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. ...
  • 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...
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