COMMENTARIES
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir-al-Islami: Profile of a New Suicide Terror in Central Asia
P G Rajamohan · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1477 · Commentary
Three well-coordinated suicide attacks took place in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent
on 30 July 2004, killing four local Uzbek guards and injuring eight others. The
attacks were targeted on the embassies of United States and Israel and the chief...
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Iran's Nuclear Gambit
Mohan K Tikku · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1476 · Commentary
Recent revelations concerning Iran's nuclear programme have once again pointed
in the direction of Pakistan as a source of nuclear proliferation in the region.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tests of samples ...
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Nuclear Sites under Attack
Ajay Lele · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1475 · Commentary
Violence
in Iraq refuses to subside. Oil prices are touching $50 a barrel and threat of
sabotage to Iraqi oil structure looms larger than promises from the new Iraqi
government to boost exports. The politics of Middle East is becoming murk...
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China’s Reunification Deadline: an Analysis
Abanti Bhattacharya · 23 Aug, 2004 · #1474 · Commentary
For
the first time in July 2004, China has come out with a deadline to resolve the
Taiwan question. A Hong Kong based report stated that Jiang Zemin would solve
the Taiwan problem by 2020. It said, “solution of the Taiwan question ca...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir – III: Importance of Delivery Mechanisms in Economic Building
D Suba Chandran · 23 Aug, 2004 · #1473 · Commentary
Various
mujahideen groups in Afghanistan received arms from the CIA-ISI opposing the
Soviet troops in the 1980s. Despite these arms being pumped into Pakistan in
large quantities through various routes, little was received on the other sid...
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India's Naval Aspirations
Reshmi Kazi · 23 Aug, 2004 · #1472 · Commentary
The Indian Navy unveiled
its naval doctrine on 26 April 2004 at Vishakapatnam envisaging the need for a
sea-based nuclear deterrent to inflict unacceptable damage on the adversary. The
naval doctrine, made public on 23 June 2004, advocat...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir II: Vested Economic Interests
D Suba Chandran · 21 Aug, 2004 · #1471 · Commentary
Economic
mismanagement and corruption has been the two major issues related to failure of
the governance process in Jammu and Kashmir. Where did the problem arise When
did the rot set in
Habibullah
states that it started with...
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Indo-Pak Talks on Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: A Long Way to go
Prafulla Ketkar · 21 Aug, 2004 · #1470 · Commentary
As
part of the Composite Dialogue between Pakistan and India, talks on combating
terrorism and dealing with the menace of narcotics and drug cartels were held on
10-11 August 2004 at Islamabad. On these sensitive issues very little could b...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir – I: ‘Political’ vs. ‘Militant’
D Suba Chandran · 21 Aug, 2004 · #1469 · Commentary
Wajahat Habibullah, “The Political Economy of the Kashmir Conflict:
Opportunities for Economic Peace Building and for US Policy,” USIP Special
Report 121, June 2004.
The
report falls into five headings &Atild...
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Relax! Outsourcing is Here to Stay
· 21 Aug, 2004 · #1468 · Commentary
With
both the US President George W Bush and Democrat candidate John Kerry seeing
tangible benefits in outsourcing, the captains of Indian industry must have
heaved a sigh of relief. There is no denying the fact that the outcry against
o...
