COMMENTARIES
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A Smoke Screen Called Limited War
Firdaus Ahmed · 15 Aug, 2002 · #832 · Commentary
The discussion in Indian strategic circles on Limited War in the subcontinental context has served strategic ends rather than expanding conflict theory. The Kargil episode and the Pakistani threat of ‘many more Kar...
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Nepal Overview: July 2002
Mallika Joseph · 15 Aug, 2002 · #831 · Commentary
July 2002 was a foreign policy month for Nepal. The King undertook two visits: to India, in end June, and, China in mid-July. The King’s visits took place against the background of political instability Ã&ce...
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Tackling the Bihar Syndrome
Aisha Sultanat · 11 Aug, 2002 · #830 · Commentary
In Bihar, the story of Mani Mohan, former principal of Patna’s Veterinary College, comes as no revelation. He died a month back, battling for his life for one year amidst daily threats. His own students had set him...
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Expansion of Southeast Asian Regionalism: Lessons for South Asia
Aisha Sultanat · 11 Aug, 2002 · #829 · Commentary
Formed in 1967, ASEAN is one of the more successful examples of regionalism. It has come a long way since then in forging sub-regional and supra regional linkages. The rise of Southeast Asian regionalism can be seen as a...
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King’s China Visit: A Renewal of Trust
Nishchal N Pandey · 15 Aug, 2002 · #827 · Commentary
Sino-Nepal relations are characterized by a remarkable continuity and stability both during the 30 years of the Panchayat system and in the last 12 years since the peoples’ movement succeeded in 1990. Despite polit...
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Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations: The Dawn of a New Era
Alok Kumar Gupta · 15 Aug, 2002 · #826 · Commentary
The three-day much acclaimed but widely criticized visit by the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Bangladesh, his expression of regrets for the excesses committed by the Pakistani army during the 1971 Liberation wa...
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United States Re-Evaluates the China Military Threat
Subhash Kapila · 11 Aug, 2002 · #825 · Commentary
The American evaluation of the Chinese military threat is an ongoing process conducted by the Pentagon. It is independent of the professions of goodwill and friendly relations between the two countries and the exchange o...
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Kashmir: Revectoring Indian Strategy
· 05 Aug, 2002 · #824 · Commentary
There are two conjoint problems to the present conflict in Kashmir. The basic one is the alienation of the people of Kashmir, having roots in the political mishandling of the state and in the suppression of expression of...
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Elections in Kashmir-VIII: “There will be larger participation: Prof Riyaz Punjabi”
D Suba Chandran · 11 Aug, 2002 · #823 · Commentary
How do you see foresee the forthcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir?
Foresee in what sense?
Whether we are really in a position to conduct free and fair elections, given the fact that the electoral rolls have not been r...
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Pakistan Constitutional Proposals – I: A Puppet Prime Minister and a Powerless Parliament
D Suba Chandran · 11 Aug, 2002 · #822 · Commentary
Of the proposed amendments to the Pakistani Constitution, the most important is the one empowering the President to appoint and remove the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. This proposal seeks to provide the President with...
