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  • The Six Nation Talks: A Balance Sheet
    Sonika Gupta    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1140    ·    Commentary    
    The six nation talks to negotiate the North Korean nuclear crisis have concluded in Beijing. The negotiating parties, the US, North Korea, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia agreed to work towards a Korean peninsula free of nuclear arms and de...
  • US, India and the Prospects for an ‘Asian NATO’
    Mohammed Badrul Alam    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1139    ·    Commentary    
    News reports emanating recently from Washington and New Delhi suggest that the two nations are trying to anchor a new security system for Asia-Pacific democracies and call it the ‘Asian Nato’ or NAATO, standing for the North American...
  • “India’s Great Divide - Unveiling the Rage”
       ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1138    ·    Commentary    
    “India’s Great Divide” (Alex Perry, Time Magazine, 11 August 2003), is a very timely and relevant article that sheds light on a core issue threatening the secular fabric of India- the increasing alienation of Muslims in India. ...
  • Yasin Malik Reiterates Demand for Independent Kashmir
    Anirudh Suri    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1137    ·    Commentary    
    A meeting with Yasin Malik at his home in Srinagar gave me the chance to talk to the JKLF supremo about a variety of issues. Being one of the founding members of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which was at the forefront of milita...
  • Recent Developments in the Hurriyat Conference – III
    Anirudh Suri    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1136    ·    Commentary    
    Geelani’s tactical moves is, as mentioned earlier, influenced greatly by the Jamaat-e-Islami. He has rightly recognized the need to keep alive his support among the Jamaat cadres, which gives him credibility as a leader. However, Geelani s...
  • Recent Developments in the Hurriyat Conference – II
    Anirudh Suri    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1135    ·    Commentary    
    Immediately after the elections, Geelani raised the issue of these proxy candidates put up by the People’s Conference, and felt that it let down the Hurriyat in the eyes of the people. A major row erupted in the Hurriyat following these ac...
  • Recent Developments in the Hurriyat Conference – I
    Anirudh Suri    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1134    ·    Commentary    
    The flurry of activity that was sparked off in Kashmir after the elections last year has definitely had a serious impact on the political, if not the economic, situation in Kashmir. Among the most affected groups, literally reeling under the imp...
  • Engaging Israel: India’s Pragmatic Thaw
    Niraj Kumar    ·   13 Sep, 2003    ·    #1133    ·    Commentary    
    The much-hyped visit of Israeli Prime Minister, Arial Sharon, to India has generated a heated debate regarding the present and future of Indian diplomacy in West Asia, especially in the aftermath of the Iraq war. The Indian desire to strengthen ...
  • Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia: The compound crisis of 1990
       ·   09 Sep, 2003    ·    #1132    ·    Commentary    
    ACM S K Mehra Appreciated the book as being crisp and readable. ACM Mehra called it a welcome addition to the debate over what happened in 1990. While Yakub Khan may have threatened using nuclear weapons, the ACM believed that there was...
  • Mumbai Blasts: Some Personal Reflections
    Prafulla Ketkar    ·   09 Sep, 2003    ·    #1131    ·    Commentary    
    Ten years after the (in)famous 1993 Mumbai Blasts, the financial capital of India experienced another spate of terrorist attacks on similar targets at around the same time on 25 August 2003.  By unhappy coincidence, I was there in Mumbai in...
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