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  • Profile of Indian Paramilitary Forces – II Border Security Force
    Mallika Joseph    ·   31 Jan, 2002    ·    #686    ·    Commentary    
    The Border Security Force (BSF) came into existence on 1 December 1965. It was established following the recommendations made by the Committee of Secretaries set up at the end of the 1965 Indo-Pak War; they felt that the State Armed Police were qu...
  • Sino- Indian Ties: New Orientation?
    Sonika Gupta    ·   31 Jan, 2002    ·    #685    ·    Commentary    
    Zhu Rongji’s visit to India ended on a high note with both countries focusing on areas of economic cooperation. This orientation, while beneficial, needs to be examined in the light of political and strategic factors. Economic cooper...
  • Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s Speech of 12 January 2002
       ·   28 Jan, 2002    ·    #684    ·    Commentary    
    Chair:   PR Chari, Director IPCS   List of Participants:    PR Chari, KK Mitra, AK Verma, AK Dave, Maj Gen Ashok Krishna (retd), Maj Gen...
  • Attack on American Centre, Kolkata
    PR Chari    ·   25 Jan, 2002    ·    #683    ·    Commentary    
    That the attack on the police personnel guarding the American Centre in Kolkata, was obviously carefully planned. It was timed around 6.30 am when the guards were being changed. This was probably a daily routine, and has been studied by the assail...
  • December 13 Terrorist Attack: The Acid Test for the US
    Kannan    ·   22 Jan, 2002    ·    #682    ·    Commentary    
    During the US led coalition war on terrorism in Afghanistan, the US said [i] “it will not distinct [sic] terrorists and nations that harbour them” and “those nations will be regarded as hostile regime”; [ii] its war on terr...
  • President Musharraf’s Address: What’s New?
    PR Chari    ·   19 Jan, 2002    ·    #681    ·    Commentary    
    The media hype and incessant chatter on the idiot box had unconsciously raised expectations sky high that President Musharraf would chart a new direction for Indo-Pak relations. It was unrealistic to assume that he could have reversed the directio...
  • Tools of Terror: The Art and Science of Steganography
    Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd)    ·   19 Jan, 2002    ·    #680    ·    Commentary    
    Even the communication cognoscenti were unaware of the meaning and importance of steganography until recently when the term made headlines, thanks to Al Qaeda. It is a marvel how this ancient branch of knowledge has been exploited for running a ne...
  • Challenging Terrorism at Sea
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   19 Jan, 2002    ·    #679    ·    Commentary    
    More than eighty naval ships including aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines are currently deployed in the Arabian Sea as part of the international coalition to support the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan . They includ...
  • Maoist Insurgency and Indo-Nepal Border Relations
    Kanchan Lakshman    ·   19 Jan, 2002    ·    #678    ·    Commentary    
    The re-launching of the Maoist insurrection on 23 November 2001 has highlighted the issue of cross-border linkages between various extremist and terrorist groups. Whilst the sub-continent is grappling with the aftermath of September 11 and the sub...
  • Will there be a Fourth Round?
    S. S. Chandel    ·   04 Jan, 2002    ·    #677    ·    Commentary    
    After the fidayeen attack on the Indian Parliament on 13 December 2001, India 's reaction has naturally been an angry one. Public reaction is also outraged. The Prime Minister and the Home minister have made angry, but cautious public s...
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