COMMENTARIES
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US Strategic and Economic Interests in India and Pakistan
· 19 May, 2003 · #1037 · Commentary
The recent events in Iraq underscore the power and dominance that the United States of America enjoys in today’s unipolar world. Given that the Kashmir issue threatens to precipitate the world’s first nuclear war, India and Pakistan ...
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The Indo-Pak Riddle: Neither forward nor backward nor stationary
D Suba Chandran · 18 May, 2003 · #1036 · Commentary
India’s decision to engage Pakistan politically was due to four reasons. First, its border confrontation in 2002 yielded no tangible gains, politically or militarily; neither has the number of militant attacks nor their intensity reduced. ...
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Anatomy of an Anarchic Confrontation
D Suba Chandran · 14 May, 2003 · #1035 · Commentary
Why did India and Pakistan agree for summit level talks in February 1999 immediately after the nuclear tests in 1998? Why did Pakistan decide to bury the Lahore summit on the Kargil heights in summer 1999? Why did India decide to invite General ...
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From Nadimarg to Baghdad (Survey of Urdu Media in Kashmir Valley: March-April 2003)
Amin Masoodi · 13 May, 2003 · #1034 · Commentary
Besides the general focus on the healing touch policy of the new government, the Urdu press also focused on two important events, one took place inside the Valley and the other outside it – the...
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Vajpayee's Peace Initiative: Will it Work?
· 12 May, 2003 · #1033 · Commentary
Chair:
PR Chari
Director, IPCS
In his opening remarks, the Chair put forth four points to be focused upon
in...
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Destruction of Weapons of Mass Destruction…
Ajay Lele · 12 May, 2003 · #1032 · Commentary
The United States was criticized by many when it invaded Iraq. It needs to be appreciated that the Americans went to war after meticulous military planning. On the military front, their preparation was almost foolproof taking care of probable co...
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Politics and Insurgency: Not So Strange Bed-Fellows
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 08 May, 2003 · #1031 · Commentary
The arrest of Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Rural Works Department Tingpong Wangham and a former minister TL Rajkumar on 1 May 2003 under the Arunachal Pradesh Control of Organized Crime Act, 2002 (APCOCA) for their alleged nexus with insurgent...
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The ‘Peace Initiative’: A Tactical Gambit
Firdaus Ahmed · 08 May, 2003 · #1030 · Commentary
The roots of the peace initiative launched by Mr Vajpayee have been variously attributed to the impending visit of Mr Armitage to the poet within Mr Vajpayee. Either way, there is hope that Mr Vajpayee proves third time lucky. The reservation is...
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Corruption: The War against Ourselves
jaya · 07 May, 2003 · #1029 · Commentary
Today in India, corruption or “the use of public office for private profit” pervades the entire gamut of life, public and private. It is, as the distinguished author of Corruption in India N Vittal, former Chief Vigilance Commissione...
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Bangladesh: Of Terrorists, Gun Runners and Pirates
Vijay Sakhuja · 06 May, 2003 · #1028 · Commentary
Over the last two years, Bangladesh government has attracted media attention due to the alleged presence of Islamic militant groups and the specter of ‘militant Islamization.ââ&sbqu...
