COMMENTARIES
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Peace Processes, Incrementalism and Kashmir
· 12 Aug, 2005 · #1820 · Commentary
Prof Sumantra
Bose
Is settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir problem necessary for regional stability
and development in South Asia? What are the objectives of India and Pakistan
in Kashmir? Is the status quo acceptable? Should Kashm...
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Sino-Indian Joint Military Callisthenics
Ajay Lele · 12 Aug, 2005 · #1819 · Commentary
The recent agreement between President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on nuclear energy programme has a definite China angle and the Americans have entered into it with the intention to counterbalance China in the region. Interestingly,...
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India and Pakistan: What is the Core Issue?
· 11 Aug, 2005 · #1818 · Commentary
For over fifty years, Indo-Pakistani relations oscillated between heightening and tapering tensions. The tension has erupted into war, has been played out through government statements, and attempts have been made to be resolve issue(s) through ...
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Six-Party Talks - Destined to Deadlock?
Rukmani Gupta · 10 Aug, 2005 · #1817 · Commentary
The fourth round of the six-party talks pertaining to the North Korean nuclear crisis drags on without anything to show for a first week of frenzied negotiations. One is thus forced to grapple with the possibility that despite best intentions, t...
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Indo-US Nuclear Agreement: A Grand Deal or a Faustian Bargain?
· 10 Aug, 2005 · #1816 · Commentary
Panelists:
PR Chari, Arundhati Ghose & G Balachandran
Chair: Gopi Arora
Gopi Arora
How historical is the Indo-US agreement signed by Manmohan Singh and US President
Bush in July 2005? What are its implications of this understandin...
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Karakoram in Turmoil
Alok Bansal · 10 Aug, 2005 · #1815 · Commentary
The Northern Areas (NA) in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) are once again in turmoil, the scenic heights of the Karakoram have become a stage for violent clashes. The recent killings in Gilgit and the surrounding areas are indicative of the fact...
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China and the Indo-US Entente
Jabin T Jacob · 05 Aug, 2005 · #1814 · Commentary
US media coverage of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visits to the US paled in comparison to the attention devoted to the forays of Chinese companies, Haier and CNOCC into the United States....
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PM's US Visit: Embarking On A New Relationship
· 04 Aug, 2005 · #1813 · Commentary
Speaker:
Dr C Raja Mohan
C Raja Mohan
Manmohan
Singh's recent visit to Washington has been the most successful of any Indian
Prime Minister's visit to the United States. So much has happened in the last
one year. The Line of...
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Globalization & The American Empire
· 03 Aug, 2005 · #1812 · Commentary
Speaker: Dr Reinhard Hildebrandt
Dr Hildebrandt:
The term globalization is a cliche of our times. Broadly speaking,
it means the break down, or inversely the inter-connectedness of trans-border
movements in all spheres of life, ri...
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2005 Pentagon Report: US-China Strategic Competition
· 03 Aug, 2005 · #1811 · Commentary
The Pentagon has released its annual report on China's military power highlighting the Bush administration's categorization of China as a strategic competitor. In 2000, the US Congress instituted its annual assessment of China's mili...
