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  • The Logic of Nuclear Redlines
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   17 Sep, 2002    ·    #867    ·    Commentary    
       India and Pakistan have divergent nuclear doctrines. India’s declaratory doctrine threatens assured retaliation and inflicting unacceptable damage in the wake of a nuclear attack on its territory or military forces, Pakistan r...
  • Elections in Kashmir XIII: Bullets Before Ballots
    D Suba Chandran    ·   17 Sep, 2002    ·    #866    ·    Commentary    
       On 11 September 2002, Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, Law Minister of J&K and the National Conference (NC) candidate for Lolab constituency, was killed by militants while addressing an election rally in Tikipora. Last week, the militants ki...
  • September 11 and Kashmir: An Indian Perspective
    D Suba Chandran    ·   17 Sep, 2002    ·    #865    ·    Commentary    
       What are the implications of September 11 on Kashmir? Has the US War on Terrorism reduced militancy in the Valley? Has Kashmir become a part of the “international agenda”? How has the War on Terrorism left an impact on I...
  • Can the US deliver Pakistan on Kashmir? (Pak Media Survey, 2-8 Sep, 2002)
    D Suba Chandran    ·   17 Sep, 2002    ·    #864    ·    Commentary    
       The News article (“Kashmir on world agenda: Armitage”, The News, 5 September 2002) quoted Richard Armitage as saying, “Kashmir is on international agenda like never before and there is a lot of concern in the world...
  • Communalism and National Security: The Case of Gujarat
    R Radhakrishnan    ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #863    ·    Commentary    
    The attack on the Sabarmati Express in Godhra and the subsequent carnage in Gujarat necessitates a reassessment of concepts like pluralism, secularism and their impact on national security. The traditional understanding of national s...
  • Maoist insurgency in Nepal
       ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #862    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: PR Chari   Director, IPCS Speaker: Maj Gen Ashok Mehta      The talk on t...
  • September 11 and Nepal’s War Against Maoist Insurgency
    Dr PV Ramana    ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #861    ·    Commentary    
       Nepal has succeeded in drawing international attention to it’s over six-year-old fight against the Maoist insurgency after 9/11 and has received some assistance, notably from UK, India and the US. US State Department spokesper...
  • September 11 and Pakistan
    D Suba Chandran    ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #860    ·    Commentary    
       September 11 and the American War on Terrorism has affected the internal politics, external policies and the future of Pakistan. The post-September 11 events inside Pakistan have both short-term implications and long-term repercussi...
  • 9/11 and the United States
    PR Chari    ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #859    ·    Commentary    
       Whether the 9/11 attacks on the United States effected an epochal change in the international system, is arguable. What is unarguable is that this event has transformed the manner in which the US looks upon the outside world. 9/11 q...
  • Elections in Kashmir - XII: “Elections will not be credible”: Saifuddin Soz
    D Suba Chandran    ·   12 Sep, 2002    ·    #858    ·    Commentary    
    How do you view the forthcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir?   I think both the Government of India and the Election Commission have gone wrong. They have not opened a dialogue, for which there is a lot of scope here. The Hurriyat w...
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