COMMENTARIES
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Indo-Pak Relations: A Ray of Hope
AM Vohra · 27 Feb, 2004 · #1320 · Commentary
Composite Talks
On 18 February 2004 India and Pakistan announced at Islamabad the schedule of talks and meetings aimed at a peaceful settlement of all bilateral issues including Kashmir. The foreign secretaries will meet in Delhi in May-Ju...
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Profiling the T-90S 'Bhishma'
Mallika Joseph · 27 Feb, 2004 · #1319 · Commentary
In 1999, India inked the deal for the purchase of 310 T-90S tanks from Russia. Of them, 124 were to be delivered in assembled form, 80 in semi-knocked down condition and another 100 in completely knocked down condition. Part of the deal also i...
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Abu Salem: From Tailor to Don
Prafulla Ketkar · 27 Feb, 2004 · #1318 · Commentary
Finally, a Lisbon court has accepted New Delhi's request for extradition of the underworld don, Salem Qayoom Ansari, alias Abu Salem. Arrested in Lisbon in September 2002, Abu Salem is the prime suspect in the 1993 bombing that killed 257 pe...
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Nuclear Proliferation by Pakistan: Implications for the Non-Proliferation Regime and India
P G Rajamohan · 27 Feb, 2004 · #1317 · Commentary
Panelists:
Dr Rajesh Rajagopalan
Research Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
Rear Adm Raja Menon
Rear Admiral (Retd), Indian Na...
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New District for Nagaland (Regional Media Survey, 1-15 February 2004)
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 27 Feb, 2004 · #1316 · Commentary
New District for Nagaland
The inauguration of ‘Peren’ as the 11th district of Nagaland received front-page coverage in most newspapers in the state. Eastern Mirror (12 February) said, “The rice bowl of Nagaland today becam...
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Time for a Long Wait
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 24 Feb, 2004 · #1315 · Commentary
The claim of Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga of negotiating peace with five insurgent outfits operating in India’s northeast makes good news headlines. The tag of ââ&sbquo...
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Governance and Proliferation
· 24 Feb, 2004 · #1314 · Commentary
Has the case of nuclear proliferation got something to do with the mode of governance in the country? Apparently not. Pakistan stands maligned today because it is a small and impoverished Muslim country, which was compelled to reveal its nuclear...
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Mufti Government: Promises and Performance
· 23 Feb, 2004 · #1313 · Commentary
The Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir held in
October 2002 are important in two respects. On the one hand, it was a blow to
the separatist movement as a good number of people participated in the elections
despite a boycott call g...
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Sectarianism: A Manifestation of Growing Religious Extremism in Pakistan
· 23 Feb, 2004 · #1312 · Commentary
The confluence of international, regional and domestic geo-political factors during the late 70’s and 80’s unleashed destructive ethnic and religious forces giving rise to religious extremism in Pakistan. The repercussions are felt m...
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Political Debates in Nepal (Nepal Media Survey: January, 2004)
P G Rajamohan · 23 Feb, 2004 · #1311 · Commentary
SAARC and Nepal: Hoping for the Best
The recently concluded SAARC Summit in Islamabad was the central focus of the Nepali dailies last month. There is a sudden sense of optimism in South Asia with respect to SAARC and its future projects. T...
