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  • War on Terrorism: Address the North-Eastern Concerns
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   19 Sep, 2001    ·    #583    ·    Commentary    
    As the world prepares to launch a crusade against terrorism, a country like India has to ponder over a point or two before committing itself to the global war. A moment needs to be spared to take a fresh look at the multiple challenges ter...
  • The Fragile Himalayan Ecology
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   19 Sep, 2001    ·    #582    ·    Commentary    
    In issues of environmental security in the South Asian context, the Himalayas have a unique importance. The Hindukush - Himalayan ranges stretch from Afghanistan to Myanmar . It is the single highest mountain range in the wo...
  • 11 September 2001: Terrorism and After-II
    Rajarshi Sen    ·   19 Sep, 2001    ·    #581    ·    Commentary    
    Today, America is having to argue more persuasively than ever that the moral component of its foreign policy is both necessary and sufficient safeguard against what the rest of the world, most notably its most trusted allies, views as hege...
  • 11 September 2001: Terrorism and After-I
       ·   19 Sep, 2001    ·    #580    ·    Commentary    
    The sense of shock at the unprecedented tragedy befalling one of the greatest nations of this world on 11 September 2001 is matched only by a feeling of numbing bewilderment. Official responses and policy matched the fractiousness of information o...
  • Intelligence Agencies: Need for greater attention by the government
    Sarath Ramkumar    ·   17 Sep, 2001    ·    #579    ·    Commentary    
    According to a newspaper report, the roles of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) have been defined as a follow-up of recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GOM). While the IB will be accountable to the Home Minis...
  • Bru National Liberation Front – Redrawing Faultlines in Mizoram
    Shivaji Mukherjee    ·   17 Sep, 2001    ·    #578    ·    Commentary    
    This is the season for negotiating with militants in the North East. After the denouement of the NSCN-IM cease-fire extension, it was the turn of Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) to hold talks with the Union government in August, followed by the first...
  • Jehad against America
    Brig Sharma    ·   17 Sep, 2001    ·    #577    ·    Commentary    
    The dramatic and nerve-shattering terrorist attack on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001 have once again established the ability and the freedom of terrorists to strike at will in any part of the world. By targeting the migh...
  • US Sanctions against China and Pakistan- Who stands to gain?
    Sonika Gupta    ·   12 Sep, 2001    ·    #576    ·    Commentary    
    The recent US sanctions on China and Pakistan due to missile technology transfer by China to Pakistan display the US anxiety about damage to the non proliferation regime. Neither does this China-Pak ...
  • Insurgency in Tripura: Wake-up Call for the Political Establishment
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   12 Sep, 2001    ·    #575    ·    Commentary    
    The recent spate of attacks on the tribal leaders of the Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) by the insurgent outfit, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is a grim reminder of similar attacks last year. These attacks appear to be...
  • Indo-Pak Trade
    D Suba Chandran    ·   12 Sep, 2001    ·    #574    ·    Commentary    
    Improving the trade relations between India and Pakistan has always been discussed in the various summits between the leaders of both the countries at the highest levels. A cursory look at the bilateral trade statistics will reveal...
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