COMMENTARIES
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The General Did Not Bite!
Firdaus Ahmed · 01 Jan, 2003 · #937 · Commentary
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That India is a status quo power is evident from the indubitable fact that it has Kashmir and has the strength to keep it indefinitely. Should there be a...
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US-India Relations: New Dimensions
Mohammed Badrul Alam · 01 Jan, 2003 · #936 · Commentary
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Upon assuming the Presidency in January 2001, President George Bush Jr had identified India as an important actor in the globe and a ...
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Conversions and Caste Conflicts
R Radhakrishnan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #935 · Commentary
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The recent developments in the states of Tamilnadu and Haryana may seem unrelated to each other with the benefit of hindsight. On 15 ...
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Outfits of Suicide Terror: A Ready Reckoner
N Manoharan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #934 · Commentary
There
are nearly 19 terrorist organizations at present that have resorted to suicide
attacks, besides other tactics, on their targets. Some have gone into oblivion,
but others continue to operate. The table below provides brief informati...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – V: An Overview of the Third Round
N Manoharan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #933 · Commentary
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Arresting the Messenger
Anand Kumar · 30 Dec, 2002 · #932 · Commentary
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A storm was created when Time magazine published an article recently portraying Bangladesh as the new haven for religious extremists ...
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Operation Clean Heart: Bangladesh’s National War against Terror
P G Rajamohan · 30 Dec, 2002 · #931 · Commentary
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In October 2002, Begum Khaleda Zia, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh ordered a country wide indefinite joint operation against terror...
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Iraq Imbroglio: Post 1441
· 30 Dec, 2002 · #930 · Commentary
Resolution 1441 was adopted unanimously by the United Nation’s Security Council on 8 November 2002 with regard to Iraq’s programmes on weapons of mass destruction. However, the real American aim behind it is to systematically prepare...
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Terrorism or Freedom Struggle: The Free Aceh Movement
Vijay Sakhuja · 29 Dec, 2002 · #929 · Commentary
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Non-military Settlement for Aceh: A Landmark Peace Deal
Prafulla Ketkar · 28 Dec, 2002 · #928 · Commentary
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If regional security is all about privileging cooperation above conflict in conducting inter-state relations, then peace within the ...