COMMENTARIES
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One Country Two Systems
Sonika Gupta · 21 Aug, 2004 · #1467 · Commentary
China’s
“one country two systems” is facing considerable challenge in Hong Kong. The
ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong and massive demonstrations demanding political
reform has attracted worldwide media attention and raised Be...
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Indo-Pak CBMs: Slow March to Peace
Gurmeet Kanwal · 17 Aug, 2004 · #1466 · Commentary
Since
the new Indian government took office in May 2004, the Foreign Ministers of
India and Pakistan have met three times on the sidelines of a multilateral
conference. The last such meeting was at the SAARC Foreign Ministers Conference
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Changing Face of Peace Talks (Kashmir Urdu Media Survey, July 2004)
Amin Masoodi · 17 Aug, 2004 · #1465 · Commentary
In its editorial, "Towards Peace", Alsafa (22
July 2004) observed that both India and Pakistan were moving forward in the
direction of peace. "Speaking on the occasion of 25th SAARC conference, Pakistan
Prime Minister, Chowd...
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The 9/11 Report: Lessons for India
PR Chari · 16 Aug, 2004 · #1464 · Commentary
The voluminous report of the National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, popularly called the 9/11 Report, was
released on 22 July. It discusses why the U.S. intelligence agencies were unable
to anticipate the terror...
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Evaluating India-China Border Talks
· 16 Aug, 2004 · #1463 · Commentary
Chair :
Amb C V Ranganathan
Panelists
:
Amb Vijay Nambiar
Lt Gen R K Sawhney
Prof G P Deshpande...
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Tigers After a Tiger: Why the LTTE Wants to Eliminate Karuna?
N Manoharan · 16 Aug, 2004 · #1462 · Commentary
Since March 2004, the Karuna factor has emerged as a new dimension in the
messy ethnic conflict in
Sri Lanka. The LTTE is hunting
for Karuna, but the Sri Lankan government is covertly shielding him. For Tigers,
eliminating Karuna is vita...
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US-Pakistan Alliance: Implications for South Asia
Parama Sinha Palit · 16 Aug, 2004 · #1461 · Commentary
In
early August 2004, the Department of Homeland Security raised the terror alert
to 'Orange', the second highest level, for financial landmarks in New York and
Washington. This was subsequent to intelligence reports on al Qaeda...
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Calling for Change (Nepal Media Survey, July 2004)
PG Rajamohan · 13 Aug, 2004 · #1460 · Commentary
Contemplating the Constituent Assembly
In Kantipur
(18 July), one of the framers of the 1990 Constitution of Nepal, Laxman Prasad
Aryal, said, â€Å...
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Modernizing the Armed Forces and the Defence Budget
Vinod Patney · 13 Aug, 2004 · #1459 · Commentary
The current yearâ??s defence budget has shown a significant increase in
allotment on capital account implying the Governmentâ??s willingness to spend more
money on fresh purchases or &Atild...
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Engaging Pakistan - The Composite Dialogue Process
Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee · 12 Aug, 2004 · #1458 · Commentary
The
composite dialogue process agreed between India and Pakistan in 1997 took off
again in June 2004. After seven years and much tension and conflict, an
agreement was reached at Islamabad at the SAARC summit in January this year to
resu...
