COMMENTARIES
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Dialogue with Pakistan: An Assessment
· 06 Feb, 2004 · #1295 · Commentary
Speakers:
Lt. Gen. A M Vohra
Prof. Satish Kumar
Lt. Gen. A M Vohra
and Prof. Satish Kumar, members of the Indian Neemrana Group visited Pakistan
recently to participa...
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From War to Peace: Will It Last?
Rizwan Zeb · 04 Feb, 2004 · #1294 · Commentary
An eminent South Asian expert recently while delivering the keynote address in a regional workshop recently held in Shanghai, said that one can be sure of two things only when one is dead: one, whether deterrence works, and second whether heaven...
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Is Militancy Vanishing in Kashmir?
Mehraj Hajini · 04 Feb, 2004 · #1293 · Commentary
Although, Kashmir had witnessed politics of protest and separatism earlier also but it used to be in defence of the perceived threat to its identity and it generally manifested itself either in the form of hartals or demonstrations. ...
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The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: An Update
· 04 Feb, 2004 · #1292 · Commentary
The States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention have met at regular intervals to review its operation in 1980, 1986, 1991, 2001-02, and more recently, in 2003. These review conferences are configured around Final Declarations t...
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Pre-Republic Day Scenario in Kashmir Valley
Amin Masoodi · 04 Feb, 2004 · #1291 · Commentary
While elsewhere in the country people are eager to celebrate Republic Day, the same brings miseries and sufferings to the Kashmir valley people. In run-up to the occasion, life was badly hit in this turbulent valley. People were desperate to see...
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Bhutan Today and Counter-Terrorist Operations
· 04 Feb, 2004 · #1290 · Commentary
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Speaker:
Prof Mahendra P Lama
Chair:
Amb Dilip Mehta
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Amb Dilip Mehta
Presenting
a brief backdrop, Dilip Mehta, former ambassador to the Kingdo...
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India-Pak Relations after SAARC: Ready for a Breakthrough?
· 04 Feb, 2004 · #1289 · Commentary
Speakers:...
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Flying the MiG-29K onto the Gorshkov
· 04 Feb, 2004 · #1288 · Commentary
A long delayed deal has now been inked. The Indian Navy is set to acquire the 44,900 tonne Admiral Gorshkov. It belongs to a class known in the former Soviet Navy as a helicopter cruiser.
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The Gorshkov will have a maximum speed of 30...
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Kashmir: The Making of a Dialogue
Mohan K Tikku · 04 Feb, 2004 · #1287 · Commentary
The Kashmir Hurriyat leaders’ talks with Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani represent a new initiative to break the ice with the Hurriyat representing the separatist sentiments in the Kashmir Valley. This is an exercise in engagement that ...
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Northeast India’s financial crisis (Regional Media Survey, 1-15 January 2004)
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 03 Feb, 2004 · #1286 · Commentary
Financial crisis in Manipur
Manipur continues to face a serious financial crisis, which has not only led to an economic stagnation in the State, but has also forced the State to adopt stringent measures to the extent of closing down several...
