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  • Clinton Visit and the US-Bangladesh Relations
    Kanchan Lakshman    ·   17 May, 2000    ·    #356    ·    Commentary    
    The recent visit by U.S. President Bill Clinton to Bangladesh , the first of its kind, is a landmark in the history of United States-Bangladesh relations. It is an indication that Bangladesh figures high in U.S. policy towar...
  • Hostage Negotiations: Flaws at Kandhahar
    Kanchan Lakshman    ·   17 May, 2000    ·    #355    ·    Commentary    
    Hostage negotiations are not normal negotiating processes. The response towards hostage-taking terrorism involves issues credibility, prestige, and reputation that differentiate hostage negotiations and normal bargaining. The Kandahar incide...
  • Kashmir: Need for an Internal Dialogue
    D Suba Chandran    ·   11 May, 2000    ·    #354    ·    Commentary    
    In recent weeks there have been some positive signs that the Central government and All Party Hurriyet Conference (APHC) might enter a dialogue on resolving the crisis in Kashmir . There has been no official confirmation, but it is believed...
  • The First Suicide Bomb in Kashmir
    D Suba Chandran    ·   11 May, 2000    ·    #353    ·    Commentary    
    When Afaq Ahmad Shah, a 12th class student blew himself up along with his Maruti car to attack the 15 Corps Head Quarters in Badamibagh Cantonment during the third week of May, he became the first suicide bomber in the twelve year old militancy in...
  • Proxy War in Kashmir & Pakistan's Economy
    Dr. Subhash Kapila    ·   10 May, 2000    ·    #352    ·    Commentary    
    General Background Pakistan  has always faced economic difficulties due to several  reasons – a basically agrarian economy, lack of industrial infrastructure and the sizeable diversion of  financial resources to ...
  • India's Border Management
       ·   01 May, 2000    ·    #351    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: T. Ananthachari     Former Director General, Border Security Force     Analysts and policymakers tend to treat specific issues of national security in isolation, with the result that the tota...
  • Kargil Committee Report
       ·   01 May, 2000    ·    #350    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists: Lt. Gen. Hazari, PR Chari and Lt. Gen. VK Sood     Lt.Gen Hazari     The Kargil Review Committee had very specific terms of reference. It was to investigate events leading up to the Kargil ...
  • China, Taiwan and the US: The Present Stand-Off
    Sonika Gupta    ·   21 Apr, 2000    ·    #349    ·    Commentary    
    With the recent settlement of its border dispute with Russia , China has solved all its outstanding land border disputes. (The Sino-Indian border dispute is an exception but this dispute does not figure significantly in China ...
  • Pakistani Perceptions of President Clinton's visit
    Dr. Subhash Kapila    ·   10 Apr, 2000    ·    #348    ·    Commentary    
    President Clinton's visit this month to South Asia was the first ever in a quarter century by a US President. The global and regional security environment has dramatically changed since then and therefore, logically US percepti...
  • Renewed Demands for Autonomy in Kashmir: An Analysis
    Dr. Subhash Kapila    ·   10 Apr, 2000    ·    #347    ·    Commentary    
    The demands of the Muslims of the Kashmir valley for independence as distinct from the populace of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has become a feature of the scene. The external aid and prompting for this demand by Pakistan an...
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