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  • 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...
  • 11 Septemebr 2001: The US and Kashmir
       ·   04 Jan, 2002    ·    #676    ·    Commentary    
    An analysis of the history of US relations towards South Asia would reveal that US has always acted on the basis of its own national security interests. Its policy towards Kashmir has been based on its national interests and not on...
  • Afghanistan: The Way Ahead
       ·   31 Dec, 2001    ·    #675    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: AK Verma, IP Khosla & KK Mitra       Anand Verma opened the session with an historical overview of the current situation in...
  • Debating Hot Pursuit
    Arpit Rajain    ·   31 Dec, 2001    ·    #674    ·    Commentary    
    Following the US attack on Afghanistan , Israel ’s action in Gaza Strip, the attacks on the Srinagar Legislative Assembly and the Indian Parliament, there seems to be a growing belief that military retaliation can be ex...
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