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  • Is Musharraf’s Nuclear Threat to India Real?
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   21 May, 2002    ·    #750    ·    Commentary    
    In a recent interview to the German magazine Der Spiegel General Pervez Musharraf issued a chilling warning to New Delhi that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons in the event of war. This runs counter to the Indian policy of ‘no f...
  • New Challenges ≠ Newer Laws
       ·   21 May, 2002    ·    #749    ·    Commentary    
    The violence that erupted in Gujarat after the Godhra incident and, more importantly, the way it has continued unabated, brings into focus the lack of internal stability in our country.  As Gujarat continues to burn, it highli...
  • The International Criminal Court – Does the US Need to be Involved?
    Mathew Angus    ·   09 May, 2002    ·    #748    ·    Commentary    
    A permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) came into being on 18 April 2002.  Countries like Cambodia , Ireland and Mongolia have ratified the Rome Statute paving the way for it to become a reality.  According ...
  • Violence in Gujarat: A Firsthand Account
       ·   09 May, 2002    ·    #747    ·    Commentary    
    The present violence in Gujarat has many aspects:     Brutality:      I had witnessed and handled many riots in the past, but have never seen violence of this magnitude. It is a spirit-b...
  • Population and Environmental Security
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   09 May, 2002    ·    #746    ·    Commentary    
    One common factor in any dialogue on environmental stress is the question of growing population. Census data for 2000-01 shows that, of the top eight most populous countries in the world, three are from South Asia . India with a pop...
  • Four Stories and Globalization
    Atul Bharadwaj    ·   06 May, 2002    ·    #745    ·    Commentary    
    The front page of The Sunday Times, (The Times of India, February 3, 2002) carried four main stories. The lead story was a ‘Sunday Special’- “Will DU give lessons in Karvachauth”. The other stories were – “WSJ r...
  • Operation Narcotics Knockout in Afghanistan
    N Manoharan    ·   06 May, 2002    ·    #744    ·    Commentary    
    For Karl Marx, “religion is the opium of the masses”, but in Afghanistan opium seems to be the religion of the masses. Before analyzing the strategies for rooting out the drug menace in this war torn country, some facts are rel...
  • The Peace Process in Sri Lanka: Democratic Pluralism in Peril?
    Nisheetha Subes    ·   06 May, 2002    ·    #743    ·    Commentary    
    The current peace process in Sri Lanka started with hype but hope. The removal of security restrictions led to free movement of men and materials and created a sense of relief in the minds of the Tamils. However, these peace efforts have o...
  • Referendum in Pakistan - III Political Parties – The Paper Tigers?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   27 Apr, 2002    ·    #742    ·    Commentary    
    Barring some, most political and religious parties in Pakistan have rejected the referendum.  However, they face a number of problems in mobilizing public opinion against Musharraf. Their impact, therefore, would be limited and ineffective ...
  • The Golden Chance?
       ·   26 Apr, 2002    ·    #741    ·    Commentary    
    The new epoch grows in the shadows of the previous one. Is today any different from our yesterday? Will Musharraf’s formula for gaining power create a balanced state governance and permit development that the people of Pakistan have ...
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