COMMENTARIES
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Tigers with Wings - Air Power of the LTTE
N Manoharan · 28 Apr, 2005 · #1720 · Commentary
LTTE is the only militant group after the Nicaraguan 'Contras' to acquire air power. Unlike the 'Contras', the Tigers have developed their air wing without any external state support. Why would the LTTE need an air wing? What is ...
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Prospects for Peace in South Asia
· 28 Apr, 2005 · #1719 · Commentary
Discussant: Dr. Rafiq Dossani
(Senior Research Scholar and Executive Director of the South Asia Program at the
Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University)
Chair: Major General Dipankar
Banerjee (Retd.)
Dipankar
Banerjee
Gener...
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Can Musharraf be Trusted? - Engage Him Until a Better Option Arises
D Suba Chandran · 27 Apr, 2005 · #1718 · Commentary
Should India trust Musharraf to deal with Pakistan? If he is not trustworthy, should India stop dealing with him? For India there are major security interests in Pakistan: a peace process that could be sustained; an understanding on Kashmir to k...
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Can Musharraf be Trusted? - He is Bidding his Time to Strike
Wilson John · 27 Apr, 2005 · #1717 · Commentary
The decision to trust President Musharraf should rest on facts. He is the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan that has been targeting India since 1947; has engaged in bloody conflicts with India; and continues to anchor his strategic doctrine and tr...
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How Did Bangladesh Become an Epicenter of Islamic Terrorism?
Satish Kumar · 27 Apr, 2005 · #1716 · Commentary
Unprecedented mayhem under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and Jamaat against religious and ethnic minorities has continued unabated. Besides numerous cases of dacoity, 305 serious cases of minority attacks were reported in the last few ...
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The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus Service: Is the Cart Pulling the Horse?
Mallika Joseph · 27 Apr, 2005 · #1715 · Commentary
On 21 April, the second Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus left for its destination without the media hype and coverage the first one had. This followed the successful visit Musharraf had to Delhi where he declared, "the peace process was now irreve...
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Landmine Treaty and Bangladesh
Anand Kumar · 27 Apr, 2005 · #1714 · Commentary
Landmines have been the scourge of humanity in modern times. Hence the international community has been making efforts to rid the world of this menace. This effort resulted in the Landmines Treaty (the Ottawa Convention) or the Mines Ban Treaty ...
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Profiling the Fidayeen Attacks: Suicide and Suicidal Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
D Suba Chandran · 25 Apr, 2005 · #1713 · Commentary
Suicide terrorism has increased manifold in the recent years, especially after the American occupation in Iraq. A particular group always managed to be in the limelight in a given period in terms of suicide attacks. There have been two exception...
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Premier Jiabao's Visit: From Rivals to Partners?
Satyabrat Sinha · 25 Apr, 2005 · #1712 · Commentary
Premier Wen Jiabao concluded his four day visit to India on 12 April 2005. It was part of his eight day South Asia visit, which included Bangladesh and Pakistan. The focus of the Chinese delegation was economics but without losing sight of the v...
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India-China Strategic Partnership: Implications for US and Pakistan
Mallika Joseph · 25 Apr, 2005 · #1711 · Commentary
The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India is definitely significant within the context of Sino-Indian relations. Before his arrival it was believed that the visit would merely formalize many processes that were already in place. The 19...
