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  • The Internal Challenges Facing Gen. Musharraf
    D Suba Chandran    ·   03 Nov, 1999    ·    #281    ·    Commentary    
    Where does the military rule in Pakistan stand three weeks after the October coup? Gen. Pervez Musharraf, whose military coup was generally welcomed by the Pakistani people, has taken certain significant measures towards governing the coun...
  • A Rationale for the Pakistan Coup
    D Suba Chandran    ·   03 Nov, 1999    ·    #280    ·    Commentary    
    The military take over in Pakistan on October 12 marked the end of yet another phase of democratically elected governments in Pakistan . None of the democratic governments completed their term of five years, but the two thirds major...
  • Indo-Bangladesh Relations in a Changing Strategic Environment
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   29 Oct, 1999    ·    #279    ·    Commentary    
    A new paradigm of compatible relationship seems to be emerging between India and Bangladesh in the recent past. Relations between the two countries have remained handcuffed to history since the creation of Bangladesh. The anti-liberation forces ...
  • Ballistic Bulletins from Kahuta
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   26 Oct, 1999    ·    #278    ·    Commentary    
    Now that a coterie of generals presides over the destiny of Pakistan , India has to take a thorough stock of its security. It assumes utmost importance as Pakistan 's nuclear programme is under direct control of the milit...
  • Pakistan - A Failing State
    Dr. Subhash Kapila    ·   26 Oct, 1999    ·    #277    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan 's military coup on October 12, 1999, engineered by its dismissed Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, brings into focus the notion that Pakistan is a failing      State. Political th...
  • Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): Strategic Concerns of Bangladesh
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   26 Oct, 1999    ·    #276    ·    Commentary    
    The post-cold war strategic considerations have witnessed a renewed interest by the United States in the South Asian region, an area that is being accorded an even greater importance since its nuclearization. The Status of Force Agreement (SOFA)...
  • Kargil and Chinese Media
       ·   24 Oct, 1999    ·    #275    ·    Commentary    
    The 'Kargil Conflict' between India and Pakistan over Kashmir was fairly well covered by the Chinese media, including the People's Daily, China Daily, Guangming Daily and the Liberation Army Daily. The Beijing R...
  • Geo-Political Importance of Central Asia to India
    KM Pari Valen    ·   21 Oct, 1999    ·    #274    ·    Commentary    
    Central Asia , comprising Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Krgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhastan, has geopolitical significance for the post-cold war international system due to:     · &nbs...
  • Indo-Bangladesh Relations: The Trans-shipment Issue
       ·   21 Oct, 1999    ·    #273    ·    Commentary    
    The decision of the ruling Awami League (AL) to provide transshipment facilities to goods for the north-eastern states of India, en-route Bangladesh, was endorsed in principle at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on 2...
  • Religious Repression in Tibet
    Rahul Arun    ·   08 Oct, 1999    ·    #272    ·    Commentary    
    China 's policy of religious repression in Tibet derives justification from Marxist - Leninist perspective on religion.  Marx considered the criticism of religion as the premise of all criticism.  He believed that to a...
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