COMMENTARIES
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Buddha ‘Smiles Again’
· 02 Jun, 1998 · #107 · Commentary
On 11 and again on 13 May this year
India
conducted five and two nuclear explosions. By this
India
has violated no international treaty or any agreement that it has signed. It was done in the perspective of the threat that it perce...
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Pokharan II - Strategic Content
PR Chari · 01 Jun, 1998 · #106 · Commentary
What are the military capabilities established and the political repercussions arising from the five nuclear tests conducted by
India
? They need being evaluated against the backdrop of
Pakistan
’s several--number currently und...
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As the dust settles
PR Chari · 01 Jun, 1998 · #105 · Commentary
Three weeks after
India
’s dramatic nuclear statement in the Pokharan desert some of the questions raised and answers provided soon after that event can be revisited.
Why were these nuclear tests conducted?...
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After the Nuclear Tests
· 01 Jun, 1998 · #104 · Commentary
The silly season may perhaps be over. The May madness has hopefully come to an end. What next? There will continue to be many discussions regarding the nature of the tests. Were they five or six or seven? How many were indeed duds, as some may wel...
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Indian Civilisation: Prelude to a New World View
· 30 May, 1998 · #103 · Commentary
After the recent nuclear explosions, a top nuclear scientist reportedly said that until the tests Indians had to read their ancient classics to feel proud; now they would not have to do so. This scientist, who celebrated the event by opening a cha...
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Implications of Economic Sanctions on India
· 30 May, 1998 · #102 · Commentary
For the first time since
India
's independence, a foreign country, the
United States of America
, has imposed economic sanctions on
India
. The
USA
took this action following
India
's five nuclear tests ...
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Pakistan's Turn
Michael Krepon · 30 May, 1998 · #101 · Commentary
The following analysis was written shortly before
Pakistan
’s five nuclear test blasts of 28 May 1998.
The three-cornered nuclear and missile competition among
India
,
Pakistan
, and
China...
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Anger Mars Reason - Nuclear Rationale Ignored
Lt. Gen. AM Vohra · 30 May, 1998 · #100 · Commentary
On 18 May 1998,
India
’s Home Minister L. K. Advani said, "
Islamabad
should realize the change in the geo-strategic situation in the region and the world…". He referred to
India
’s "bold and ...
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H-Asia: Implications of India’s Nuclear Tests
· 30 May, 1998 · #99 · Commentary
When the Indian government conducted five nuclear test blasts on May 11 and 13, the domestic response was one of joy and pride. Polls show 90% approval rating, and 82% in favour of weaponisation. In my judgement the figures are due t...
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Pokharan II and the G-8 Summit
Ashutosh Mishra · 25 May, 1998 · #98 · Commentary
Cracks have appeared in the fortress of the Group of Eight, the most powerful industrial countries in the world, at their recent summit in
Birmingham, U.K.
The cause was the nuclear tests conducted by
India
in Pokhran on the 11th a...
