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  • Lessons from Doda, Kishtwar and Jammu
    Brig. SS Chandel    ·   17 Aug, 2001    ·    #546    ·    Commentary    
    Give the devils their due. In carrying out terrorist acts in Doda, Kishtwar, and Jammu Railway Station, the Mujahideen have displayed imagination, initiative and audacity. Strategy and coordination also seem to be astute and professional. When the...
  • Sri Lankan Crisis – Time for an Active Role?
       ·   17 Aug, 2001    ·    #545    ·    Commentary    
    The Foreign Secretary, Ms. Chokila Iyer, speaking in Colombo (August 10) after the SAARC Foreign Secretaries meeting said India “was opposed to both violence and terrorism”, replying to a question on why it did not condemn the LTTE att...
  • Kashmir: The US Factor
       ·   17 Aug, 2001    ·    #544    ·    Commentary    
    The Congress Party has pointed out that US pressure induced Prime Minister Vajpayee to invite President Musharraf for the summit in Agra . Earlier there were reports about US pressure on Pakistan to hold a dialogue w...
  • Naturally Safe Nuclear Technology
       ·   17 Aug, 2001    ·    #543    ·    Commentary    
    Foreword Current stagnation of nuclear power is an undeniable fact, but its causes temporary and not insurmountable. Meanwhile, there appears to be  no realistic alternative to developing nuclear for large-scale replacement of tradition...
  • Kashmir: The Way Ahead - I
    D Suba Chandran    ·   15 Aug, 2001    ·    #542    ·    Commentary    
        Interview with Prof Kanti Bajpai, Jawaharlal Nehru University         What has the Pant Mission achieved until now?   &n...
  • Security threat assessment of Naxalites in India
    Mallika Joseph    ·   15 Aug, 2001    ·    #541    ·    Commentary    
    In early July 2001, Naxalite groups all over South Asia announced the formation of a Coordination Committee of the Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA). This is the first formal international coalition formed; an allia...
  • The Need to Conserve Energy for Health of the Environment
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   15 Aug, 2001    ·    #540    ·    Commentary    
    In each Plan document one comes across the projected growth rate of the economy. To sustain growth and cater for present deficiencies, targets are set to add electric utilities and other infrastructure to the power sector. For example, nuclear ene...
  • Lessons from Agra: The Road Ahead
       ·   15 Aug, 2001    ·    #539    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: G. Parthasarathy, Rear Adm. Raja Menon and C. Raja Mohan         G. Parthasarathy, former High Commissioner to Pakistan , began the discussion by stating that India had initi...
  • Bush's Approach to Pakistan
    Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra    ·   11 Aug, 2001    ·    #538    ·    Commentary    
    How would the new Bush Administration deal with Pakistan ? Will it be any different from the previous Clinton Administration? In fact, when President Bush assumed office in Washington, Pakistan was reeling under three layers of Amer...
  • Situation in Kashmir - A Review
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   11 Aug, 2001    ·    #537    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan ’s strategy     Ho-Chi-Minh evolved a strategy that was suited to the modern age against the Americans who possessed vast military and economic resources, but were vulnerable to public opinion. His stra...
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