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  • Afghanistan's Anti-Narcotics Strategy
    Samrat Sinha    ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2104    ·    Commentary    
    The United Nations Opium Poppy Survey Report of 2001 highlighted the effectiveness of a ban imposed by the Taliban in July 2000 on poppy cultivation. The UN reported a 91 per cent drop in cultivation from 82,172 hectares to 7,606 hectares. Helma...
  • Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches
       ·   29 Aug, 2006    ·    #2103    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Hamid Ansari Panelists: Rita Manchanda,  Lt Gen (retd) VG Patankar, BG Verghese, Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee The book discussion focused on the various chapters of the book that sought to address the Kashmir problem form var...
  • India-Pakistan Relations and SAFTA
    Saroj Bishoyi    ·   28 Aug, 2006    ·    #2102    ·    Commentary    
    Can trade improve relations between hostile nations? Can economic benefits and cooperation overtake political conflicts? Are better trade relations between two nations possible only after a settlement of all conflicts? However, according to th...
  • Afghanistan in SAFTA: Issues and Implications
    Satyajit Mohanty    ·   28 Aug, 2006    ·    #2101    ·    Commentary    
    Regional organisations like the E.U and ASEAN are dealing with widening membership and deepening issues in their mid-life. As SAARC enters its third decade it has included Afghanistan in the regional grouping, subject to a completion of formalit...
  • Indo-US Relations: At the cusp of a break through
       ·   27 Aug, 2006    ·    #2100    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Amb Lalit Mansingh Speaker: Prof. Sumit Ganguly The seminar attempted to view the Indo-US relationship from varied perspectives along with the landmark events that shaped its contours. The reasons for the Indo-US cooperation no...
  • Mission Impossible: Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission in Crisis
    N Manoharan    ·   24 Aug, 2006    ·    #2099    ·    Commentary    
    The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), established to monitor the ceasefire agreement (CFA) signed on 22 February 2002, is in a deep crisis. The CFA is being violated in every way by the two signatories - the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL)...
  • India at Crossroads: Next Steps in the Nuclear Deal
    Alex Stolar    ·   23 Aug, 2006    ·    #2098    ·    Commentary    
    India is at a crossroads. The world's largest democracy faces critical decisions about its future role in the world. Is India ready to play in the big leagues of international politics? Is India willing to extricate itself from nuclear l...
  • Using
    Ajay Lele    ·   21 Aug, 2006    ·    #2097    ·    Commentary    
    Terrorist organizations are fast becoming innovative and technology savvy. The recent plan foiled by British agencies was to blow up ten commercial airliners flying from Britain to the United States by using liquid explosives. Interestingl...
  • Afghanistan: A Greater Role for India?
    Rahul Bhonsle    ·   20 Aug, 2006    ·    #2096    ·    Commentary    
    Global preoccupation with Lebanon, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan and Somalia seems to take the attention away from Afghanistan. Under Taliban's influence, anarchy is strengthening in the Southern region. Increasing resentment to Western presence ...
  • Disarming Afghan Militias: Problems and Prospects
    Beryl Anand    ·   15 Aug, 2006    ·    #2095    ·    Commentary    
    An enduring legacy of Afghanistan's quarter century of conflict, has been the emergence of power structures based on the personal authority of commanders, backed by illegal armed groups. These structures continue to pose a principal challeng...
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