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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...
  • 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...
  • Hu Jintao’s enduring Tibet connection
       ·   25 Nov, 2002    ·    #916    ·    Commentary    
      As China completes its first peaceful transfer of power to its fourth generation Communist leadership, with Hu Jintao at its head, attention has begun to focus on Hu’s future vision. Hu has said very little, and only exhorted p...
  • Climate Change Conference: No More Dialogue but Action
    Avilash Roul    ·   25 Nov, 2002    ·    #915    ·    Commentary    
      The impact of changing climate as a threat to human survival is a fact. To cope with this unprecedented challenge, the Eighth Conference of Parties (CoP-8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) met for t...
  • The Science and Politics of Climate Change
    Prafulla Ketkar    ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #914    ·    Commentary    
      Extreme weather events like, droughts and floods, are now everyday news items all over the world. Everyone agrees that to avoid destroying living conditions in this planet while pursuing material development, is one of the most criti...
  • Moscow Hostage Crisis: Lessons for India
    KM Pari Valen    ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #913    ·    Commentary    
      The recent hostage drama at the Moscow theatre and the manner in which the Russian establishment handled the crisis is very pertinent to countries facing the menace of terrorism. The stand taken by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, ...
  • Russian Roulette in the Theatre of Terror
    Animesh Roul    ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #912    ·    Commentary    
      "We proved that it is impossible to force Russia to its knees. We are not able to save everyone. Forgive us.” These emphatic lines were delivered by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in a televised message while defending...
  • Brus of Mizoram: Destiny’s Children
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #911    ·    Commentary    
      The deadlock in the negotiations between the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) and the Mizoram government on 17 October 2002, after the seventh round of talks, was not unexpected. Since the talks began in 1998, the BNLF was forced...
  • The post-election scenario in Pakistan and its implications for India and the United States
       ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #910    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists Prof. Kalim Bahdur Lt. Gen. A.M. Vohra Mr. Salman Haider Prof. Kalim Bahadur: Internal Dynamics &nb...
  • Sri Lankan Peace Talks – IV: An Overview of the Second Round
    N Manoharan    ·   17 Nov, 2002    ·    #909    ·    Commentary    
    Venue: Rose Garden resort in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand. Date: 31 October – 3 November 2002. Negotiating Teams Government of Sri Lanka â&acir...
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