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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 ...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Fuelling Dissent: Anti-terror Laws in India’s Northeast
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   06 May, 2003    ·    #1027    ·    Commentary    
    Anti-terror laws play a key role in India’s war against insurgency in its northeast. These laws are designed to provide dominance to the security forces to deal with the violence perpetrated by the insurgents. Such legalized dominance in t...
  • The Cost of Environmental Degradation
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   06 May, 2003    ·    #1026    ·    Commentary    
    Almost all economic activities, including the annual defence budget, are expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); the current defence budget expenditure is about 2.3 percent of the GDP. This trend in defence expenditure is an...
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