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  • Prospects of Peace in Nagaland
       ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #376    ·    Commentary    
    The announcement of a formal ceasefire by the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, NSCN(K), and its readiness to hold talks with the Central Government is a welcome development. Earlier a ceasefire agreement between the ...
  • Pakistan – The Costs of Taliban Sponsorship
    Subhash Kapila    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #375    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan has fished in the troubled waters of Afghanistan since 1947.  Pakistani involvement became more pronounced in 1979 when it became the springboard for the US sponsored and CIA executed Islamic Jehad against the...
  • On A Mission To Learn From Others
    Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd)    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #374    ·    Commentary    
    Doubts have been voiced on the usefulness of Home Minister L K Advani’s visit to Israel , France and UK to study their security systems. India has much to learn from Mossad on terrorism, counter insurgency and ...
  • Ordnance Factories: Need for Modernisation
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #373    ·    Commentary    
    It is ironical that in after the Kargil conflict, the Ordnance Factories Organisation (OFB) was patting itself on the back for its support role through advertisements in prominent national dailies and news magazines; but the Indian army was prepar...
  • Jammu and Kashmir: Problems and Prospects
    Bhashyam Kasturi    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #372    ·    Commentary    
    The problem in Jammu and Kashmir poses an inter-linked internal-external challenge to Indian national security. The issue has three major aspects in terms of its impact on bilateral relations with Pakistan . There is the territorial...
  • Pakistan at Dangerous Crossroads
    Subhash Kapila    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #371    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan , in its fifty-third year of existence, finds itself at a dangerous crossroads. Harsh realities stare it in the face. Its very existence is in question and it is sliding towards state failure. It would not be wrong to say that ...
  • The Nuclear Priority
    Arpit Rajain    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #370    ·    Commentary    
    Two years ago when the South Asian nuclear tests took place they generated a heated debate around the country and the world. Quickly, the government termed 11 May as “technology day”. This year 11 May came and passed with a small numbe...
  • Jammu and Kashmir-Combating Islamic Fundamentalist Mercenaries
    Subhash Kapila    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #369    ·    Commentary    
       A charade has been played by the Indian media and Government by terming the armed conflict in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) as the handiwork of Kashmiri militants fighting for Independence . This is not realistic or preventativ...
  • Arms Control: A Dead End?
    Arpit Rajain    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #368    ·    Commentary    
    The process of arms control, has sadly not happened. At the beginning of the 21st century it is facing a dead end. No real progress has been made on vital arms control issues.      With the end of the Cold War the risk...
  • Japan: Emerging Security Challenges
    Subhash Kapila    ·   23 Jun, 2000    ·    #367    ·    Commentary    
    Japan was encouraged to shed its martial inclinations and move towards a Western oriented society during US military occupation period after 1945. The Korean War brought the realisation to the United States that Japan ...
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