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  • Debating Defence Expenditure
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   31 Mar, 2005    ·    #1688    ·    Commentary    
    India's defence expenditure has always been an emotional issue. Debate, if any, has been one sided and there has rarely been any space for perspectives. This year was no exception. As the annual budget approached, a series of articles appear...
  • Arunachal Pradesh: The Chakma-Hajong Refugee Crisis
    M Amarjeet Singh    ·   30 Mar, 2005    ·    #1687    ·    Commentary    
    The Arunachalese are getting increasingly worried about the future of their tribal identities, in view of the threat posed by the Chakma-Hajong refugees. They have been demanding their deportation, alleging they were dumped by the Government of ...
  • Virtual Reality: What Cyber Terrorism is all about?
    N Manoharan    ·   30 Mar, 2005    ·    #1686    ·    Commentary    
    Cyber space is vulnerable to terrorism in two ways: 1. As a means: Cyber space is used by terrorist groups for propaganda, communication (with other terrorists and sympathizers) through encryption, transfer of funds, fundraising, intell...
  • China's Anti-Secession Law: The View from Taiwan
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   29 Mar, 2005    ·    #1685    ·    Commentary    
    The anti-secession law (ASL) passed by the Chinese National People's Congress on 14 March 2005 has elicited a range of opinion in Taiwan - from life-goes-on-as-usual to furious condemnation. Views that straddle the middle ground include the ...
  • North Korea and China's Predicaments
    Reshmi Kazi    ·   29 Mar, 2005    ·    #1684    ·    Commentary    
    North Korea's declaration on 10 February 2005 that it has "manufactured nukes" for self-defence and subsequent withdrawal from the six-party talks has put China in a quandary. Pyongyang has apparently become the world's ninth n...
  • Pakistan's Possible Nuclear Game Plan
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   28 Mar, 2005    ·    #1683    ·    Commentary    
    An observation by General Oberoi, a former Vice Chief and presently director of the Army think tank, Center for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), is that the recently released Army Doctrine makes no reference to the nuclear issue. The implication is...
  • Condoleezza Rice's Visit: Changing Strategic Reality in Asia
    Harsh V Pant    ·   23 Mar, 2005    ·    #1682    ·    Commentary    
    US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice's whirlwind and high-profile tour of Asia has once again focused the attention on Asia as being crucial for global security and stability. Rice made sure that she left her own mark on diplomacy in Asia...
  • EU, China, Arms Embargo and India's Reticence
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   23 Mar, 2005    ·    #1681    ·    Commentary    
    The lifting of the fifteen-year old EU arms embargo enforced on China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square incident during 1989 caught the attention of the world with opinions divided for and against the decision. The European Union imposed its a...
  • India-Pakistan: Where Do We Go on From Here?
       ·   22 Mar, 2005    ·    #1680    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: Amb. Teresita SchaefferChair: Prof PR Chari In her presentation Amb Schaeffer spoke about some impressions she sensed about the Indo-Pak peace process while traveling in Pakistan and India through her interactions with politicians,...
  • Terrorist's Underwater Strategy
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   22 Mar, 2005    ·    #1679    ·    Commentary    
    A recent Philippine military report suggests that two Al Qaeda linked groups have been undergoing training in scuba diving. It is believed that this training is in preparation to carry out underwater attacks on maritime assets in ports and harbo...
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