COMMENTARIES
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16th CPC: A Blend of Change and Continuity
· 28 Dec, 2002 · #927 · Commentary
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The 16th Communist Party Congress that concluded in Beijing in mid-November was marked by an interesting blend of change and continui...
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Counter-Insurgency in the Northeast: A Counter-Perspective - II
Paolienlal Haokip · 28 Dec, 2002 · #926 · Commentary
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Counter-insurgency must be multi-pronged and cross-governmental to be effective. The various developmental ministries in the government have to p...
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Suicide Terrorism: An Historical Account
N Manoharan · 28 Dec, 2002 · #925 · Commentary
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It is generally believed that suicide terrorism is a contemporary phenomenon, which became conspicuous in the 1980s, but the idea and...
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Lessons from India’s Kashmir Engagement
Firdaus Ahmed · 28 Dec, 2002 · #924 · Commentary
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The Nanavaty proposals are reported to include an intention to conduct ‘people friendly’ operations. This indicates that there has be...
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The Eighth Conference of the Parties (Cop8) to the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCC) New Delhi October/November 2002
Col Virendra Sahai Verma · 28 Dec, 2002 · #923 · Commentary
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The Enemy Within: Pakistan Media Survey, 11-17 November 2002
D Suba Chandran · 25 Nov, 2002 · #921 · Commentary
During the week 11-17 November 2002, on the internal front, the continuing deadlock over the formation of a government and the success of the MMA were two main issues of discussion in the English media.
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West and East: Pakistan Media Survey, 11-17 November 2002
D Suba Chandran · 25 Nov, 2002 · #920 · Commentary
On the external front, the English media of Pakistan focused primarily on the United States and India. In its editorial (“Afghan policy shift?,” 11 November 2002) Dawn commenting on the US policy towards Afgha...
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Post Elections Political Mess in Pakistan - II: Unholy Alliances
D Suba Chandran · 25 Nov, 2002 · #919 · Commentary
Besides the PPP, three other actors are also equally responsible for the current political mess in Pakistan – the MMA, PML-Q and the military regime.
MMA with 45 general seats in the elections is a...
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Post Elections Political Mess in Pakistan - I: The Prodigal Daughter
D Suba Chandran · 25 Nov, 2002 · #918 · Commentary
As of 16 November 2002, nearly a month after the October 2002 elections and the elected MNAs taking oath under the 1973 Constitution, there is still no sight of any coalition forming the government. Fractured verdict apart, unprincip...
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Preventing Terrorism or Protecting Human Rights?
Prafulla Ketkar · 25 Nov, 2002 · #917 · Commentary
On Diwali eve this year, security personnel gunned down two men, in the basement of the crowded Ansal Plaza shopping mall in New Delhi. The special cell involved in the operation claimed that it was a terrorist encounter. The operati...
