COMMENTARIES
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Kashmir Earthquake: A Chance For Peace?
· 17 Oct, 2005 · #1863 · Commentary
The earthquake struck with a ferocity not witnessed in a hundred years. A 7.6 intensity on the Richter Scale forebodes disaster anywhere, but is possibly the worst when it strikes in the high Himalayas and when the winter is lurking around the c...
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Changing Equations in Kashmir
Ranjeet Kalra · 17 Oct, 2005 · #1862 · Commentary
Untitled Document
Political leaders from both sides of the LoC in Kashmir held two rounds of
talks heralded as "Heart To Heart" in September 2005. Undoubtedly,
this was a historic event. It was the first time ever that intra-Kas...
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Indo-Pak Conflicts: Ripe to Resolve?
· 10 Oct, 2005 · #1861 · Commentary
Discussants:
Dr. D. Suba Chandran & Amb. IP Khosla
Chair: Prof. PR Chari
D. Suba Chandran
The inspiration for the book,
Indo-Pak Conflicts - Ripe to Resolve, written jointly with Rizwan Zeb came from the works of Professor Chari, St...
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Indo-Pak Relations: The State of the Game
· 10 Oct, 2005 · #1860 · Commentary
Panelists:
Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema and Amb. IP Khosla
Chair: Prof. PR Chari
P R Chari
In analyzing the state of Indo-Pak relations, two points of view generally emerge. One that laments the pace of improving relations as glacial, and...
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India-UK Strategic Defence Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities
· 08 Oct, 2005 · #1859 · Commentary
I am delighted
to be able to address you on my first visit to India since becoming Secretary
of State for Defence, especially as it follows on from the extremely successful
Summit between Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair. ...
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The IAEA Resolution: A Cretan Labyrinth?
Arun Vishwanathan · 08 Oct, 2005 · #1858 · Commentary
Labels of Success and Failure are fickle in diplomacy. The Manmohan Singh government
has understood this rule of international relations, following its condemnation
from all quarters on the stand it took on the Iranian...
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Truce in Manipur: Popular Perceptions
Oken Jeet Sandham · 08 Oct, 2005 · #1857 · Commentary
Manipur
is undoubtedly the only State in India besieged by nearly 30 militant organizations.
The power of the State administration does not run beyond a few kilometers from
the capital. The situation in Manipur has become one of the m...
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Women Suicide Bombers: Unchartered Territory
Rohit Honawar · 08 Oct, 2005 · #1856 · Commentary
Last week marked another bloody chapter in the violence that has marred Iraq's new found 'liberation'. That there were a spate of suicide bombings which left more than 120 people dead came as no surprise for a country which has wit...
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Is Bangladesh heading for trouble?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 06 Oct, 2005 · #1855 · Commentary
Bangladesh's liberal cultural history has been cited as a natural anti-dote to the growth of terrorism in that country. However, each passing incident that has posed fundamental challenge to the country's body politik, leading to many ...
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INDRA 2005: From Sea to the Desert
Vijay Sakhuja · 05 Oct, 2005 · #1854 · Commentary
On September 20, 2005, a squadron of five warships and one nuclear submarine of the Russian Pacific Fleet sailed for the Indian Ocean. The squadron is programmed to carry out joint exercises code named INDRA 2005 from October 7 to 19 with th...
