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  • Sri Lanka, LTTE and Lakshman Kadirgamar: Revenge as an Ideology
    D Suba Chandran    ·   18 Aug, 2005    ·    #1823    ·    Commentary    
    Revenge is a part of the LTTE's ideology. Irrespective of the victim's direct relevance to a contemporary political or security situation, an analysis of the killings and assassinations by the LTTE would prove, in most cases, that the ac...
  • Ceasefire, Peace Process and War Clouds in Sri Lanka
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   17 Aug, 2005    ·    #1822    ·    Commentary    
    In Sri Lanka, as long as the guns remain silent, peace prevails and the truce continues tentatively. The 2002 truce has led to the 'longest period of peace' since Sri Lanka's civil war began in 1983. Now it is under threat because of...
  • Indo-Bangladesh Ties: Set for a Revival?
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   12 Aug, 2005    ·    #1821    ·    Commentary    
    External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh led the first ministerial-level delegation to Bangladesh since the United Progressive Alliance government assumed office in May 2004. During the visit, Natwar Singh declared, "Where there are joint pro...
  • 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...
  • 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,...
  • 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 ...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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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