COMMENTARIES
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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...
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Change but Continuity: The Indian Navy Marches Ahead
Vijay Sakhuja · 10 Aug, 2004 · #1457 · Commentary
The outgoing Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Madhvendra Singh, handed
over the traditional naval telescope to his successor Admiral Arun Prakash on
31July 2004. Soon after taking over, Admiral Prakash announced his priority
areas for str...
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Manipur and the Paradox of Security
Bidhan S Laishram · 12 Aug, 2004 · #1456 · Commentary
A strange security paradox presents itself in Manipur: the state is disturbed
over "Disturbed Area". Barely one and half months after the state
government notified the whole of the state to be a Disturbed Area to extend
the Ar...
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Dominance of China in the post-MFA World Raises Concern
Sanjay Kumar · 10 Aug, 2004 · #1455 · Commentary
The
New Year will bring an end to the Agreement, Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA),
which at present is governing the world trade in textiles and clothing. It is
likely to have huge implications for the global trade system and affect both the ...
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Suicide Attack on Shaukat Aziz: Some Preliminary Questions
D Suba Chandran · 06 Aug, 2004 · #1454 · Commentary
On 30 July 2004, a
suicide bomb attack was carried out against Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan's Finance
Minister and Prime Minister-in-waiting. The attack occurred when Aziz was
finishing his election campaign in Jabbar, a village ten kilomete...
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Manipur: Law versus Outlaws
Rani Pathak · 06 Aug, 2004 · #1453 · Commentary
In
the situation prevailing in Manipur, the armed forces believe that they require
tough legal provisions to combat the separatists and restore a semblance of
order. The security forces in Manipur are tasked primarily to carry out
counte...
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Mayhem in Manipur (Northeast Regional Media Survey, July 2004)
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 06 Aug, 2004 · #1452 · Commentary
Protest against Extra Judicial Killing in Manipur
The alleged extra-judicial killing of an woman by the
Assam Rifles personnel on 11 July, gave rise to a series of violent
demonstrations in Manipur which not only demanded the guil...
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Future of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Regime
· 06 Aug, 2004 · #1451 · Commentary
George
Perkovich, Vice President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and
a member of the group of experts who authored the ‘Universal Compliance-Draft
Report’ initiated a discussion on the Report at the Institute....
