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  • Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus Service: Between Fear and Optimism
       ·   16 Apr, 2005    ·    #1700    ·    Commentary    
    Even a thousand mile journey begins with a single step. Will the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service prove to be the first step of the peace caravan as the Indian Prime Minister puts it, towards the final destination of peace between the two count...
  • Unrest Continues (Northeast Regional Media Survey, 1- 31 March 2005)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   15 Apr, 2005    ·    #1699    ·    Commentary    
    Rehabilitation of BLT militants Induction of 350 former cadre of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) into the CRPF and another 290 cadre into the BSF was welcomed by various quarters in Assam. The Assam Tribune (7 March) editorial, 'Rehabi...
  • ULFA: Defying Prophecies of Doom
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   15 Apr, 2005    ·    #1698    ·    Commentary    
    More than 45 explosions by the suspected ULFA militants in 2005 appear to have broken several expectations of a plausible peace deal with the outfit. Although these explosions have resulted in few civilian or security force casualties, they unde...
  • East Asia Diary - March 2005: History Still a Bugbear in South Korea-Japan Ties
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   13 Apr, 2005    ·    #1697    ·    Commentary    
    2005 marks the 40th anniversary of normalized relations between South Korea and Japan. However, in the "Year of Friendship", old memories and antagonisms have been stirred anew by distortions in Japanese school history textbooks, and c...
  • Can Jaafari Fulfill Iraqi's Expectations?
    Anil Kamboj    ·   13 Apr, 2005    ·    #1696    ·    Commentary    
    More than two months after Iraqis risked their lives to vote, the country's first freely elected government in fifty years finally took place. One of Suddam Hussain's most implacable enemies, Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, took his oath as inte...
  • The Muslim Factor in Assam Politics
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   13 Apr, 2005    ·    #1695    ·    Commentary    
      Muslims comprise 30.9 per cent of Assam's 26.6 million people. Six of the State's 27 districts have a Muslim majority population and the community is believed to control the electoral verdict in 60 of Assam's 126 As...
  • The Bus between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad : Observations and Analyses
    D Suba Chandran    ·   11 Apr, 2005    ·    #1694    ·    Commentary    
    The much expected bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad finally took place on 7 April 2005, despite threats from militants. What are the ground realities? Where would India, Pakistan and Kashmir go from here? The popular support for...
  • India-China Relations: Time to Consolidate?
       ·   07 Apr, 2005    ·    #1693    ·    Commentary    
    Discussants: Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea (Institute of Chinese Studies)                     Srikant Kondapalli (Institute of Defence Studies and Ana...
  • Thirty years of BTWC
    Ajay Lele    ·   06 Apr, 2005    ·    #1692    ·    Commentary    
    March 2005 was significant for the issue of biological weapons for two reasons. The largest assembly of Interpol's senior officials and experts from 155 countries met in France in the first week of March to discuss the major threat faced by ...
  • India-Nepal Relations- Where Do We Go from Here?
       ·   04 Apr, 2005    ·    #1691    ·    Commentary    
    Chair: Lt Gen AM Vohra (Retd) Speakers: Ambassador KV Rajan (Former Indian Ambassador to Nepal) KP Singh (Former Director General Intelligence Bureau, India) Maj Gen Dipankar Banerjee (Retd) Director, IPCS KV Rajan The a...
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