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  • Against Nuclear Apartheid
       ·   28 Sep, 1998    ·    #145    ·    Commentary    
    The Case for India 's Tests     While the end of the Cold War transformed the political landscape in Europe , it did little to ameliorate India 's security concerns. The rise of China an...
  • CTBT Blues
    Prof. RVR Chandrasekhara Rao    ·   28 Sep, 1998    ·    #144    ·    Commentary    
    The matter of India signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)  has again surfaced from as good as a source as the Prime Minister himself. Atal Behari Vajpayee referred to a conditional adherence to the treaty.  Still, it r...
  • Kashmir Today - A Trip Report
       ·   15 Sep, 1998    ·    #143    ·    Commentary    
    What is the reality of insurgency in Kashmir today? In several ways the end of the 1998 summer will remain a major turning point. It follows three recent elections in the State. Which in turn has led to the current normalcy in the Valley. ...
  • US Air Strikes on Sudan and Afghanistan: Vital Questions and Important Lessons
       ·   15 Sep, 1998    ·    #142    ·    Commentary    
    Pre- emption rather than 'deterrence' seem to be the buzzword of U.S. administration. The recent U.S. missile strikes on the suspected W. M. D. facilities in Sudan and on terrorist bastions in Afghanistan ar...
  • Strategic Defence Review
       ·   15 Sep, 1998    ·    #141    ·    Commentary    
    A meeting of the Friday Group was held on August 21 to discuss the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) envisaged by the BJP’s Election Manifesto and its National Agenda of Governance in the light of the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakist...
  • Indo-US Relations
       ·   10 Sep, 1998    ·    #140    ·    Commentary    
    The Friday Group held a seminar with Michael Krepon, President, The Henry L. Stimson Centre, Washington, at the India International Centre Annex on 7 September. Some 25 members attended this meeting.     Initiating the disc...
  • Pakistan-India Relations: The Way Ahead
       ·   24 Aug, 1998    ·    #139    ·    Commentary    
    I must first of all congratulate the organizers of this seminar on barging up an issue that is today. If I may say so, the most important global issue.     Before dwelling upon the sub-topic of today’s seminar "T...
  • Indian Economy after the Nuclear Tests
       ·   24 Aug, 1998    ·    #138    ·    Commentary    
    The topic of the 6th Friday discussion group was Indian Economy After the Tests. Mr. Chari, who chaired the session, highlighted two statements in his opening remarks. One was the statement of the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee: &...
  • 1947-1997: The Kashmir Dispute at Fifty Charting Paths to Peace
       ·   18 Aug, 1998    ·    #137    ·    Commentary    
      RECOMMENDATIONS     The Findings section of this report revealed how widely divergent are the perceptions of the several parries to the Kashmir dispute in respect to the origin and nature of that dispute as we...
  • Executive Summary of the Delhi Policy Group Report on Jammu and Kashmir
       ·   18 Aug, 1998    ·    #136    ·    Commentary    
    This report makes a number of recommendations about how to return Jammu and Kashmir to Peace and tranquility. It bases its recommendations on the assumption that the militancy has lost considerable ground and that an elected government has...
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