COMMENTARIES
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War on Iraq and American Global Interests
· 13 Apr, 2003 · #1004 · Commentary
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Kashmir & Palestine: The Fallacy of Analogy
· 13 Apr, 2003 · #1003 · Commentary
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The recently concluded...
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Election Verdicts in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura: Mandates for Peace?
Paolienlal Haokip · 21 Mar, 2003 · #1002 · Commentary
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That North East India needs peace is obvious. Equally apparent is the fact that insurgency stands in the way of realizing peace and development i...
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Tigresses of Lanka: From Girls to Guerillas
N Manoharan · 21 Mar, 2003 · #1001 · Commentary
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Given the patriarchal structure of Tamil society, one wonders what factors make young Sri Lankan Tamil women to enroll themselves into the LTTE...
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Iraq: Bush versus Saddam
PR Chari · 21 Mar, 2003 · #1000 · Commentary
There was inevitability about this war. The assembled 300,000-strong force could not have come back home without testing their new weapons, tactics and operational philosophy. It was therefore necessary for the United States to cast the issues i...
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Japans’ Role in Sri Lanka’s Peace Process: India on the Back Foot?
· 21 Mar, 2003 · #999 · Commentary
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As the world’s attention remains focused on West Asia, a significant development is taking ...
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International Security and War in Iraq
· 21 Mar, 2003 · #998 · Commentary
Speaker
Gareth Evans
President,
International Crisis Group
Chair
Eric Gonsalves
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Assam: Retreat to Violence?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 21 Mar, 2003 · #997 · Commentary
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A new wave of violence has engulfed Assam. Mortar attacks have occurred on the Legislative assembly complex in Dispur, on two locations in the ...
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Indo-Iranian Relations: A New Phase
R Radhakrishnan · 21 Mar, 2003 · #996 · Commentary
The recent visit of the Iranian president Syed Mohammed Khatami to India has cemented their existing relations to foster mutual cooperation. In the New Delhi Declaration both nations agreed to strengthen their growing strategic convergence with ...
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War on Iraq: Will it secure American interests in the Gulf?
Pravin Kumar Kesu · 21 Mar, 2003 · #995 · Commentary
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The US has decided to go with its military offensive against Iraq unilaterally. Why? Ostensibly to protect American security interests in...
