COMMENTARIES
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Post 9/11: Continuities and Discontinuities
Arpit Rajain · 25 Sep, 2002 · #872 · Commentary
Attempts to evaluate any forward movement since 9/11 can be located in the anarchic nature of the international system and its realist foundations. Nations, at all times, will choose national interest to maximise power over their in...
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September 11 and Definitions of Terrorism
Sonika Gupta · 25 Sep, 2002 · #871 · Commentary
A year after 9/11, it is time to take stock of the changes effected in global politics by this incident. Apparently, the world has united to combat and root out terrorism. The US with its on-going military campaign in Afghanistan an...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – II: Some FAQs
N Manoharan · 25 Sep, 2002 · #870 · Commentary
How different is the present peace process from earlier ones?
External compulsions made the difference. The pressures range from war fatigue, economic crisis, international resentment, change in the government at Colombo, strong urge of th...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – I: A Fact Sheet
N Manoharan · 25 Sep, 2002 · #869 · Commentary
Status
First Round
Venue
Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand
Date
16-18 September 2002
Negotiating Teams
Government of Sri Lanka: Headed by Prof G. L. Peris, Minister for Constitu...
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September 11 and Kashmir: Kashmiri Perspective
Arjimand Hussain Talib · 26 Sep, 2002 · #868 · Commentary
The dramatic turn of world events in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, especially the rout of the Taliban-Al Qaeda in Afghanistan had its echoes in Kashmir. Soon after the US military blitzkrieg in Afghanistan, as public euphoria...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
