COMMENTARIES
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Good, Bad and Ugly: Poonch is Changing
D Suba Chandran · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1963 · Commentary
Poonch district is undergoing significant changes - both positive and negative. The district borders PoK, has a significant presence of Hindu and Sikh communities, besides Gujjars and Paharis, and has witnessed a decline in militancy in recent y...
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Andhra Pradesh: The Naxal Citadel
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 14 Mar, 2006 · #1962 · Commentary
Though left wing extremism in India owes its name to Naxalbari in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh is the red cradle that nurtured the movement and serves as the guerilla movement's main base. The Naxal movement in Andhra Pradesh started in the l...
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Rang de Basant: MMA Targets Lahore
D Suba Chandran · 13 Mar, 2006 · #1961 · Commentary
On 12 March 2006, Lahore defied the ban on kite flying. More than 900 including women and children were arrested; 500 were injured in flying kites and the traditional aerial firing. While one has died, many others who have been admitted to hospi...
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Varanasi Bomb Blasts : A Preliminary Assessment
PR Chari · 08 Mar, 2006 · #1960 · Commentary
Facts: Three bomb blasts occurred in quick succession at different crowded locations in Varanasi on the evening of 7 March; they included the Sankat Mochan temple to Hanuman, opposite the Kashi Vishwanath temple, one of the most revered temples ...
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Kashmir Roundtable: A Small Beginning
· 08 Mar, 2006 · #1959 · Commentary
The first roundtable conference on Kashmir convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on February 25, 2006 was not a historic occasion. However, it sent out some positive signals and opened a window of opportunity to strengthen the i...
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Indo-US Nuclear Deal: New Realism
Manish Dabhade · 07 Mar, 2006 · #1958 · Commentary
The Indo-US nuclear deal represents the successful culmination and acceptance of India's quest to achieve a rightful place in contemporary international politics in accordance with its existing and potential power capabilities. It could be a...
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Nuclear Deal: Part of the US Grand Strategy
Garima Singh · 07 Mar, 2006 · #1957 · Commentary
India is changing like never before. The Indo-US Nuclear deal, part of a larger bilateral cooperation agreement, was signed on March 2, 2006. In International politics there are no favors done, and no favor has been done to India either. This nu...
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Emerging Challenges in the UN Peacekeeping Operations
· 07 Mar, 2006 · #1956 · Commentary
Panellists
Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, Deputy National Security Adviser
Professor Ramesh Thakur, Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo.
Major General Dipankar Banerjee (Retd), Director, IPCS
Chair
Ambassador Eric Gonsal...
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How many Nuclear Warheads does India Need?
Gurmeet Kanwal · 06 Mar, 2006 · #1955 · Commentary
One of the contentious issues that had threatened to derail the nuclear cooperation agreement signed by India and the United Sates in July 2005 is over the number of nuclear warheads that India needs for credible minimum deterrence. While the es...
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Sri Lankan Ceasefire: The Geneva Talks
N Manoharan · 04 Mar, 2006 · #1954 · Commentary
Much expected talks at Geneva between the LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is over. It is exactly after four years of signing the ceasefire agreement (CFA) that both parties met on 22-23 February to deliberate on its "smooth impl...
