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  • 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 ...
  • Referendum in Pakistan-II The Decisive Factors and Actors
    D Suba Chandran    ·   26 Apr, 2002    ·    #740    ·    Commentary    
    The following factors and actors will determine the outcome of the referendum, by which General Musharraf has sought the support of his people to remain as President for five more years.     The Security Machinery  ...
  • Referendum in Pakistan-I Rhetoric vs Reality
    D Suba Chandran    ·   26 Apr, 2002    ·    #739    ·    Commentary    
    It was no surprise that General Musharraf announced a referendum to continue as President for the next five years. Why did he choose to opt for it when the military regime was given a deadline to organize general elections by October this year? Wh...
  • Combating Insurgency: Need to Dry-up the War Chests
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   26 Apr, 2002    ·    #738    ·    Commentary    
    A viable strategy to fight insurgency in the Northeast would be to stop their extortion activities. This tactic, though repeatedly highlighted by experts, has not been achieved. At times the collection process has lessened, but it has never stoppe...
  • Flushing out Indian Insurgents from Bhutan: The Stumbling Blocks
    SY Surendra Kumar    ·   26 Apr, 2002    ·    #737    ·    Commentary    
    Militant groups operating in the Northeastern states of India constitute a major security threat to Bhutan . Of the many militant organizations here, three groups " United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Fr...
  • Peace Process in Sri Lanka – III Black and White of a Red
    N Manoharan    ·   23 Apr, 2002    ·    #736    ·    Commentary    
    Communitarian or communal? Revolutionary or Reactionary? These questions arise when one analyses the Janatha Vimukthi Permuna’s (JVP) stand on the ethnic issue.      It called the MoU signed between the Sri Lanka...
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