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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...
  • Bhutan Today and Counter-Terrorist Operations
       ·   04 Feb, 2004    ·    #1290    ·    Commentary    
    ? Speaker: Prof Mahendra P Lama Chair: Amb Dilip Mehta ? Amb Dilip Mehta Presenting a brief backdrop, Dilip Mehta, former ambassador to the Kingdo...
  • India-Pak Relations after SAARC: Ready for a Breakthrough?
       ·   04 Feb, 2004    ·    #1289    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers:...
  • 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. ? The Gorshkov will have a maximum speed of 30...
  • 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 ...
  • 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...
  • Government Yields to Anti-Ahmadiya Alliance in Bangladesh
    Anand Kumar    ·   20 Jan, 2004    ·    #1285    ·    Commentary    
    The Islamist extremists of Bangladesh have found a new target to attack. They are a sect of Islam known as Ahmadiyas. The radicals are unwilling to accept them as Muslims and had issued a series of ultimatums to government to declare Ahmadiyas a...
  • Agra to Islamabad: A Chronology
    B Rajeshwari    ·   19 Jan, 2004    ·    #1284    ·    Commentary    
    14 July 2001: Musharraf arrived at New Delhi for the Agra summit. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (The Hindu, 15 July 2001) Musharraf also held discussions with the leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APH...
  • Case for an IDP Database for India’s Northeast
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   17 Jan, 2004    ·    #1283    ·    Commentary    
    Estimates regarding internally displaced persons (IDP) in the northeast due to prolonged insurgency remain scarce. Even though literature on the dynamics and impact of conflict has been substantial, objective research in terms of assessing induc...
  • Arms Buildup in Nepal (Nepal Media Survey December 1-31 2003)
    P G Rajamohan    ·   17 Jan, 2004    ·    #1282    ·    Commentary    
    Arms Race and Conflict The Nepali Times (19-25 December) in its headline “Present Arms” said “the army and the Maoists are engaged in a lethal arms race” and revealed the changing face of Royal Nepal Army (RNA) &ldqu...
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