COMMENTARIES
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Pakistan's Cross Border Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd) · 01 Sep, 2001 · #566 · Commentary
In the last decade, terrorist groups in
Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K) have killed more than 30,000 civilians and 6000 defence personnel. The political parties have not been spared either. The National Conference has lost 205 members, Congres...
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Violence in Manipur: What Went Wrong?
Brig. SP Sinha · 01 Sep, 2001 · #565 · Commentary
In the middle of June, Manipur went up in flames. The immediate provocation was the agreement signed by the Central Government with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issac-Muivah) [NSCN (IM)] to extend the cease-fire by another year with...
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India and WTO: Some Critical Concerns
Satish Kumar · 01 Sep, 2001 · #564 · Commentary
The forthcoming World Trade Organization (WTO ministerial conference at
Doha
in November has, like its previous meetings, opened the pandora-box once again. Developed and Developing countries are fighting a pitched battle over the contenti...
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A Middle Path for the Kashmir Issue
Col Virendra Sahai Verma · 01 Sep, 2001 · #563 · Commentary
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s statement on 5 August 2001, at the South Asia Peace Conference organized by Bhartiya Rachnatmak Samaj in Chennai, has invited unnecessary criticism. He had spoken after Mirwaiz Farooq of the All Party Hurriyat C...
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Slow Rate of Growth and its Security Implications to India
saurabh · 01 Sep, 2001 · #562 · Commentary
India
was economically weak when it became independent in 1947. Its foremost challenge was to eliminate poverty, deprivation and want by developing its stagnant economy. A growth-based strategy was adopted to achieve this end. Despite a hi...
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Nuclear Weapons – Some Common Myths
Lt. Gen. AM Vohra · 01 Sep, 2001 · #561 · Commentary
"Pak N-might bigger than
India
’s, says US” – this headline on page one of the Times of India of 8 June 2000, caused considerable consternation. The Washington-datelined report states “the
USA
has reasse...
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Pakistan Army’s Changing Profile: Analysis
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 28 Aug, 2001 · #560 · Commentary
What is the present nature and character of the Pakistan Army and what are its attitudes towards the question of Indo-Pak relations? Surprisingly, many former senior officials in
India
, both civil and military, maintain that the Pakistan A...
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Implications of the Sino-Russian Friendship Treaty
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 28 Aug, 2001 · #559 · Commentary
A twenty years Treaty of Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation was signed between the Russian Federation and the Peoples Republic of China on 16 July 2001.
Russia and China have signed a number of protocols and agreements in th...
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Need to mend fences with neighbours
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 28 Aug, 2001 · #558 · Commentary
India , perhaps, is the only country in the world that inherited from its colonial history, unsettled borders with all its neighbours. While the feud with
China and
Pakistan is enormously complicated and has defied solution due t...
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Nagaland: Opportunity to Exploit Fortuitous Advantages
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 28 Aug, 2001 · #557 · Commentary
The apprehensions underlying the government’s July 27, 2001 decision to restrict the cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) only to Nagaland was the prospect of renewed insurgency. Statements from va...