COMMENTARIES
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Naxal Ban in Orissa: Testing Times Ahead
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 18 Jun, 2006 · #2041 · Commentary
On June 9, 2006, the Government of Orissa imposed a ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and seven of its front organizations under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. The front organizations declared unlawful are: Daman Pratirodh Manc...
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CBM on LoC: Need of the Hour
· 18 Jun, 2006 · #2040 · Commentary
The official level talks on the Siachen and the Sir Creek, held in May 2006, have predictably ended in no agreement. It is obvious that neither side wants to climb down from their oft-stated positions. These issues were included in the Composite...
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Khyber Agency : Indigenous Taliban, Illegal Radio Stations and Ineffective Administration
D Suba Chandran · 16 Jun, 2006 · #2039 · Commentary
Bara sub region in Khyber Agency has been in news due to continuing violence between two rival religious groups. Since December 2005, both groups led by Mufti Munir Shakir and Pir Saifur Rehman, have been fighting a bloody battle. More than 40 l...
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Abu Musab Al - Zarqawi: Iraq upshot
Rekha Chakravarthi · 16 Jun, 2006 · #2038 · Commentary
It's unlikely Goethe would have predicted today's terror theatre when he remarked "Patriotism ruins History". However history is shaped by numerous events and the death of Abu Musab Al - Zarqawi is one of them. Whether he can l...
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India, China and Asian Security
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 16 Jun, 2006 · #2037 · Commentary
If the recent proceedings of the London based International Institute of Strategic
Studies sponsored conference, popularly known as the Shangri La Dialogue, are
any indication, India is gradually being recognised as a core state ...
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Oslo Meetings and the Future of Ceasefire Monitoring in Sri Lanka
N Manoharan · 15 Jun, 2006 · #2036 · Commentary
Despite the presence of delegates at the venue of the talks in Oslo, their inability to meet each other, and particularly the stand taken by the LTTE has put the future of ceasefire monitoring in Sri Lanka in serious doubt. The hopes of a peace ...
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Indo-US Military Cooperation: US Perceptions
L Venkateshwaran · 10 Jun, 2006 · #2035 · Commentary
The basic document guiding the Indo-US defence relationship is the 'Agreed Minute of Defence Relations of 1995'. However, the relationship has since acquired new dimensions and reached a progressively higher level. The initial steps were...
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Charter of Democracy: A New Debate in Pakistan
Mridusmita Borah · 08 Jun, 2006 · #2034 · Commentary
Ahead of of the scheduled November 2007 elections in Pakistan, the two former Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, signed a "Charter of Democracy" on 15 May 2006, in London. Since then, the democracy debate has...
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Sri Lanka: Co-Chairs Conference & Peace Efforts
N Manoharan · 07 Jun, 2006 · #2033 · Commentary
The Co-chairs of Sri Lanka's donors - the European Union, Norway, Japan and United States - met in Tokyo on 30 May 2006 to reinvigorate the stalled peace process in Sri Lanka. The comprehensive statement by the 'Gang of Four', issued...
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India's Stand on FMCT And BWC: A Comparison
KS Manjunath · 07 Jun, 2006 · #2032 · Commentary
The Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) was discussed at the recent Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a hornet's nest was stirred up after the US tabled its draft proposal on 18 May 2006. Presenting the proposal, acting Assistant Secreta...
