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  • MANPADS Menace
    Prashant Dikshit    ·   27 Jun, 2005    ·    #1776    ·    Commentary    
    MANPADS is the abbreviation for Man Portable Air Defence Systems and these are surface to air missiles fired from the shoulder like a rifle. These military weapon systems were designed to engage and destroy hostile aircraft operating at very low...
  • Estimating China's defence expenditure
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   24 Jun, 2005    ·    #1775    ·    Commentary    
    Almost all great powers dedicate a considerable proportion of their finances on defence and China is no exception. However, while the defence budget of other nations are relatively more transparent, China's remains a mystery. Though China ha...
  • Enlightened Moderation and Kashmir Quagmire
    KS Manjunath    ·   23 Jun, 2005    ·    #1774    ·    Commentary    
    On a recent visit to Australia and New Zealand, Pakistan President Musharraf acknowledged his 'dubious' distinction of having fought the Indians in armed conflicts and now seeing himself as 'eminently qualified' to play the '...
  • Hurriyat, J&K and Pakistan: Perspectives from Jammu
    Ranjeet Kalra    ·   23 Jun, 2005    ·    #1773    ·    Commentary    
    The recent statement by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf declaring the visiting leaders of the Hurriyat Conference as the true representatives of the people of Kashmir and the subsequent silence by Indian foreign ministry has once again under...
  • European
       ·   22 Jun, 2005    ·    #1772    ·    Commentary    
    In the early 1960s, India was among the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the former European Economic Community (ECC). If trade has always been a driving force and economic relations have rapidly progressed, even this domai...
  • NPT Review Conference
       ·   22 Jun, 2005    ·    #1771    ·    Commentary    
    Discussants: Dr Rajesh Rajgopalan, Amb Arundhati Ghose, Mr Munish Puri Chair: PR Chari PR Chari Any post mortem of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon) would keep in mind the following two statements. F...
  • Indo-Pak Water Disputes
       ·   21 Jun, 2005    ·    #1770    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: George Verghese Chair: PR Chari PR Chari Water sharing is increasingly becoming a source of tension that will grow as demands increase and supplies decrease. There is a growing consciousness of the scarcity of water as i...
  • Cooperation or Confrontation?
       ·   17 Jun, 2005    ·    #1769    ·    Commentary    
    Review of "USA and the Muslim World: Cooperation and Confrontation" edited by Riyaz Punjabi This is a well-timed volume in which some of India's well-known academics have chosen to address the extremely crucial and contemporary ...
  • Architects of Violence: Illegal Immigrants and Communalization in Assam
    Bidhan S Laishram    ·   16 Jun, 2005    ·    #1768    ·    Commentary    
    Election time in democracies throws light on many political puzzles. In Assam, however, electoral logic of numbers has cast the society in communal architecture. Politics outside of this frame is becoming increasingly impossible. In the break up...
  • Skardu: The Key To Tap Pakistan's Waters?
    Seema Sridhar    ·   16 Jun, 2005    ·    #1767    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan's recent hysteria over India violating the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and cutting off its lifeline must be examined and understood within the context of its internal struggle for water resources. Pakistan has an acute need to harness...
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