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  • Can Environmental Security Bring Peace to Jammu and Kashmir? – I
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1407    ·    Commentary    
    Tourism, handicrafts, agriculture, forests, lakes... these have formed Jammu and Kashmir’s basis of survival, always. They still constitute 98% of the state’s economy and sustain 90% of its population.  Kashmir’s economy i...
  • Kashmir: A Trip Report
    Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1406    ·    Commentary    
    Visiting Kashmir almost exactly after a year, one is struck by the many changes towards normalcy. Srinagar city has seen a rush of tourists not witnessed for the last fifteen years.  Not just Indians trying to beat the heat of the plains, b...
  • Peace Talks in the Northeast (Regional Media Survey, May 2004)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   07 Jun, 2004    ·    #1405    ·    Commentary    
    Future of Peace Talks in Northeast The formation of the new government at the centre has led to confusion regarding the future of the negotiations with the insurgent outfits in the region. The Tripura Times (16 May), in an news item &...
  • Congress Victory: Implications for India-Pakistan Peace Process
    Imran Bashir Awan    ·   07 Jun, 2004    ·    #1404    ·    Commentary    
    The Congress party is once again back at the helm of affairs in India. The less economically privileged and the minorities – especially the Muslim minorities in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh &Atild...
  • Understanding India’s General Elections, 2004
    PR Chari    ·   04 Jun, 2004    ·    #1403    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: P R Chari Research Professor, IPCS Chari was of the view that given the fact that the government has changed seven times in the last nine el...
  • Undocumented Migration from Bangladesh to West Bengal
       ·   04 Jun, 2004    ·    #1402    ·    Commentary    
    The Population Studies Unit conducted a qualitative survey during 2002-03 on the effects of undocumented migration from Bangladesh to West Bengal,. A semi-structured schedule was canvassed to collect perception of professionals – ...
  • Hiccups to the Peace Talks in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   04 Jun, 2004    ·    #1401    ·    Commentary    
    It is nearly two months since a new government took over on the island state. But, there are no signs of any revival of the peace talks stalled since March 2003. The two parties concerned â€â€...
  • Nepal: Children in Maoist Ranks
    P V Ramana    ·   31 May, 2004    ·    #1400    ·    Commentary    
    The Maoist insurgents in Nepal have been abducting children from various parts of the country with a view to training and inducting them into their ranks. In all, over 3000 children have been abducted on different occasions since 1996. They are ...
  • Naxal Violence: Prospects for Peace Process in Andhra Pradesh
       ·   29 May, 2004    ·    #1399    ·    Commentary    
    With the installation of the Congress government led by Y S Rajashekhar Reddy in Andhra Pradesh, the process of reconciliation and groundwork for peace process with the People’s War Group (PWG) has begun. Soon after becoming the Chief Mini...
  • Congress Governments and India-Pakistan Relations
       ·   29 May, 2004    ·    #1398    ·    Commentary    
    What would be the new Congress Government’s initiatives on India-Pakistan relations? Would it even consider following the peace initiatives taken by the Vajpayee-led NDA government or pursue th...
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