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  • Mufti Government under the Scanner (Urdu Media Survey, 8- 31 July 2003)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   22 Aug, 2003    ·    #1100    ·    Commentary    
    The dismal performance of the Mufti Government, a change in the attitude of Hurriyat leader, Umar Farooq, vis-à-vis the Kashmir issue after his meeting with Fazlurehman, and the probability of a dialogue between the APH...
  • National Security or Development? Uranium Mining in Meghalaya
       ·   18 Aug, 2003    ·    #1099    ·    Commentary    
    Uranium mining in Domiasiat in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district under the initiative of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has created havoc among local residents. Under the A...
  • Bogra Ammo Haul and Cross-Border Links of Northeast Terrorists
    Anand Kumar    ·   18 Aug, 2003    ·    #1098    ·    Commentary    
    The Bogra ammunition haul has been sensational for two reasons. First, it was the biggest ammunition haul so far in Bangladesh since its formation after the War of Liberation. But most importantly it also gave substance to Indian allegations tha...
  • All Party Hurriyat Confusion: Implications of an Exit
    D Suba Chandran    ·   17 Aug, 2003    ·    #1097    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since the 2002 elections for the Jammu and Kashmir State legislative assembly, much has been happening inside the Hurriyat. First, the pro-Pakistan and extremist Syed Ali Geelani was forced to leave the Hurriyat. Geelani’s...
  • The Bru ?Refugees?/IDPs Tangle: Exploring Options
    Paolienlal Haokip    ·   12 Aug, 2003    ·    #1096    ·    Commentary    
    Facts The Bru tribal community, also known as Reangs, straddle both sides of the Mizoram-Tripura border. Following a Bru-Mizo ethnic clash in 1997, a large but indeterminate number of Brus fled to neighbouring Tripura and Assam with the bul...
  • India?s Security Wastes and Bhutan?s Misery
    Paolienlal Haokip    ·   12 Aug, 2003    ·    #1095    ·    Commentary    
    The presence of Indian rebel camps in Bhutan poses a complex security problem for both countries. Rendering Indian military operations against militants ineffective and engendering an increasingly delicate security situation in the host country,...
  • Surrendered Naxalites: A Menace
    P V Ramana    ·   11 Aug, 2003    ·    #1094    ·    Commentary    
    Naxalites, left-wing extremists, who have surrendered in the southern Indian State of Andhra Pradesh have become a menace for some time. On July 25, 2003, the putrefied dead body of Sammi Reddy, former Karimnagar District Committee M...
  • Differences in the Hurriyat to the Fore (Urdu Media Survey, 01-07 July 2003)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   11 Aug, 2003    ·    #1093    ·    Commentary    
    The possible split in the APHC following Geelani’s likely exit dominated the Urdu press in Kashmir Valley “Hurriyat on the brink of disintegration” reported the daily Uqab (02 July 2003) in its lead news. “A fe...
  • Indian Militants Sit Pretty in Bhutan
    Praveen Kumar    ·   11 Aug, 2003    ·    #1092    ·    Commentary    
    Training camps of Indian militant outfits from the North-East on Bhutanese soil continue to remain a security concern for the authorities in India. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) that ...
  • Violence in Kashmir on the eve of President’s Visit (Urdu Media Survey, 24-30 June 2003)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   11 Aug, 2003    ·    #1091    ·    Commentary    
    Incidents of violence and President Kalam’s visit to the Valley figured prominently in the Urdu press. ·         Violence related incidents The daily Uqab (25 June...
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