COMMENTARIES
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Selig Harrison’s Idea of a Nuclear Bargain between India and the US An excerpt from The International Herald Tribune (reproduced in the Asian Ag
Selig Harrison · 19 Dec, 1997 · #45 · Commentary
In an article written in the International Herald Tribune (reproduced in the Asian Age, 9 December 1997, p. 9) Selig Harrison suggests that a nuclear bargain is possible between the US and India. This would reduce the tensions over non-proliferati...
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Comments on sale of US Light Water Reactors to China
PK Iyengar · 08 Dec, 1997 · #39 · Commentary
The following are my comments on the China-US agreement for sale of US light water reactors to
China
:
Chinese motives
The Chinese have their own uranium ore and enrichment facilities....
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The Albright Visit: Jinxed!
PR Chari · 03 Dec, 1997 · #36 · Commentary
One word describes the
US
Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright’s visit to
India
. Jinxed. No doubt, the American Embassy in
New Delhi
and the CIA would have been consulted regarding the timing of her visit. But it ...
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Jiang's US Visit: The Strategic Perspective
Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee · 02 Dec, 1997 · #34 · Commentary
What does one make of Jiang Zemin's visit to the USA? After the media hype it is time for a little sober reflection. The Indian media has indeed been rather "prickly" as Giri Deshingkar so correctly assesses in the previous article...
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Is a Nuclear Bargain Possible?
PR Chari · 28 Nov, 1997 · #32 · Commentary
A two-year interaction between the Asia Society, Japan Institute of International Affairs and select individuals from
India
and
Pakistan
has just concluded. Two conferences were held in 1996 (
New York
and
New Delhi
)...
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Security and the Nuclear Dilemma
· 28 Nov, 1997 · #31 · Commentary
Lt Gen. V. R. Rahgavan (Retd.), Director,
Delhi
Policy group, and former Director-General of Military Operations at Army Headquarters made a strong plea for the constructive use of
India
’s nuclear weapons capability. Deliveri...
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US-CHINA SUMMIT: INDIA IS TOO PRICKLY
· 12 Nov, 1997 · #28 · Commentary
Indian commentators have drawn two broad conclusions about Chinese President Jiang Zemin?s recent state visit to the
United States
.
1. ...
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Banning Anti-Personnel Landmines
· 04 Nov, 1997 · #26 · Commentary
1. There is one principal disarmament issue confronting the world in 1997. It is also a major humanitarian question. This is banning anti-personnel land mines (APLM). APLM came into prominence in the Second World War alongwith the larger and more ...
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Strategic dialogue: What does it mean?
PR Chari · 03 Nov, 1997 · #25 · Commentary
This has become a much-overworked phrase in the context of Indo-US relations. Ambassador Pickering is believed to have launched a "strategic dialogue" with
India
during his recent visit. Karl Inderfurth, Assistant Secretary of St...
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Encounters with Chinese Analysts
· 02 Nov, 1997 · #24 · Commentary
Regardless of whether Chinese participants are actually present in an international seminar/conference on
Asia or not, the subject of what is happening in
China at present and what
China is likely to do in future always dominates...
