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  • How FAEs Work
       ·   11 Dec, 2001    ·    #660    ·    Commentary    
    A typical fuel air explosive device consists of a container of fuel and two separate explosive charges. After the munition is dropped or fired, the first explosive charge bursts open the container at a predetermined height and disperses the fuel i...
  • N-Weapons against Afghanistan
    PR Chari    ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #659    ·    Commentary    
    US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, is reported [Hindustan Times, 30 October 2001] to have said, “The 5000-pound bombs are going to be able to do the job of hitting the Al-Qaeda in their underground facilities.” But when pre...
  • Indo-US Military Alliance: Our Independence Could be Bartered Away
       ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #658    ·    Commentary    
    Jawaharlal Nehru kept India out of military alliances with his sagacious and principled foreign policy. That mantra still holds good. Many Cold War allies of the United States – Egypt , Indonesia , Saudi Ara...
  • Iraq Next?
    Prof. RVR Chandrasekhara Rao    ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #657    ·    Commentary    
    President Bush’s demand that Iraq open its research establishments to UN inspection was expected, even if a little late in being made.  The Bush administration has a visceral interest in bringing Iraq to its knees again,...
  • Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections-2001 - II Poll Promises and Peace: A Critique
    N Manoharan    ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #656    ·    Commentary    
    The present analysis is based on the latest party manifestoes, statements, and speeches of the party leadership on the eve of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The following four parties/alliances have been chosen, since they would be playing ...
  • Rebuilding the Civil Society in Kashmir: Role of the NGOs
       ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #655    ·    Commentary    
    The compelling force behind the conflict in Kashmir comes from the incompatible ideologies driving Indian and Pakistani nationalism and their incompatibility with the separatist aspirations of some people in Jammu and Kashmir . Afte...
  • TES: The Indian “Third Eye” in the Sky
    Lt Col AK Sharma    ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #654    ·    Commentary    
    The Kargil Report critique pertaining to poor surveillance of the Line of Control (LoC) has accelerated the Indian effort at surveillance from outer space. This is evident from placing the Technology Experimental Satellite (TES) into a sun-synchro...
  • Himalayan Trouble for the Himalayan Kingdom
       ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #653    ·    Commentary    
    The Maoist insurgents in Nepal re-launched their fight on November 23 after announcing a ceasefire in July. Within the first 72 hours, 300 lives were lost. Till date, more than 2100 people have been killed since the insurgency began in 199...
  • Understanding Jihad and Fundamentalism in South Asia
       ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #652    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists:   Prof Riyaz Punjabi     Prof Kalim Bahadur     Mr Sultan Shain   ...
  • A perspective on developments in Nepal
    Brig Chandra B Khanduri    ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #651    ·    Commentary    
    The internal security situation in Nepal has deteriorated to a considerable extent and is comparable with the ongoing cataclysmic situation in Afghanistan .      When Sher Bahadur Deuba replaced GP Koira...
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