COMMENTARIES
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Mobilization by India: Of What Avail
Prashant Dikshit · 21 Jan, 2003 · #957 · Commentary
Operation Parakram involved the total mobilization of the Indian armed forces along the international border and the Line of Control (LoC). These measures were taken by the Government of India in the wake of the 13 December 2001 attack on the ...
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Pakistan Naval Expenditure
Vijay Sakhuja · 21 Jan, 2003 · #956 · Commentary
The Pakistan navy, the smallest of its three services, has been constrained by limited funds, few naval platforms received in the distribution of the Royal Indian Navy and its lower importance in the national security strategy. Being larger than...
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Discord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Anand Kumar · 21 Jan, 2003 · #955 · Commentary
The fifth anniversary of signing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Treaty (CHTT) was observed on December 2. But it bore all the marks of impending trouble in this region if the right steps are not taken by Bangladesh. All major parties of the region h...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – VI: Fourth Round: Where, When, Who and What
N Manoharan · 18 Jan, 2003 · #954 · Commentary
Venue
Rose Garden Golf resort, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand.
Date
6-9 January 2003.
Negotiating Teams
Government of Sri Lanka: Headed by Prof GL Peris, Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Peace. Other members ...
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“Enduring Freedom” vs “Freedom of Navigation”
Atul Bharadwaj · 18 Jan, 2003 · #953 · Commentary
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On 10 December 2002, a North Korean ship named So San was intercepted by a Spanish frigate and a support vessel Patino patrolling in ...
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Proliferation of Small Arms in South Asia and Human Security
Col. PK Gautam · 18 Jan, 2003 · #952 · Commentary
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LoC as International Border - II: A Pakistani Perspective
Rizwan Zeb · 17 Jan, 2003 · #951 · Commentary
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LoC as International Border - I: A Kashmiri Perspective
Arjimand Hussain Talib · 17 Jan, 2003 · #950 · Commentary
Could a solution to a problem based on division of human hearts be endurable? The conversion of the Line of Control into International Border in Kashmir is being touted as a “permanent solution”. An analysis of this idea would make i...
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Putin's visit: Enhancing the Indo-Russian Ties
KM Pari Valen · 17 Jan, 2003 · #949 · Commentary
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The recent visit of Russian President, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, to India has enormous significance for both the countries in the...
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Gamble: A Deadly Ploy
Parama Sinha Palit · 17 Jan, 2003 · #948 · Commentary
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The US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s optimism that India and Pakistan would resume dialogue in the New Year was marred by P...
