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  • India-Pakistan: Where Do We Go on From Here?
       ·   22 Mar, 2005    ·    #1680    ·    Commentary    
    Speaker: Amb. Teresita SchaefferChair: Prof PR Chari In her presentation Amb Schaeffer spoke about some impressions she sensed about the Indo-Pak peace process while traveling in Pakistan and India through her interactions with politicians,...
  • Terrorist's Underwater Strategy
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   22 Mar, 2005    ·    #1679    ·    Commentary    
    A recent Philippine military report suggests that two Al Qaeda linked groups have been undergoing training in scuba diving. It is believed that this training is in preparation to carry out underwater attacks on maritime assets in ports and harbo...
  • Washington and North Korean Impasse: Is there a Way Out?
    Mohammed Badrul Alam    ·   22 Mar, 2005    ·    #1678    ·    Commentary    
    As the Bush administration prepares to revive the next round of six-party talks, it must decide what it ultimately wants it to achieve and in what shape its national interests can best be served while trying to find a mutually acceptable formula...
  • Pan Europeana: Europe and the Sri Lankan Ethnic Issue
    N Manoharan    ·   21 Mar, 2005    ·    #1677    ·    Commentary    
    A four-member LTTE team is currently touring Europe with two main objectives: 1. To lobby for direct aid distribution to the areas under their direct control; and 2. To take up the stalled peace process. Sri Lankan President C...
  • Afghanistan's Opium War
    Mohan K Tikku    ·   20 Mar, 2005    ·    #1676    ·    Commentary    
    President Hamid Karzai may be doing well as the ruler in Kabul, but the Afghan drug lords seem to be doing even better in the countryside. The latest figures put out by the US State Department as well as the UN International Narcotic Control Boa...
  • East Asia Diary - February 2005: Japan's Taiwan Gambit -
    Jabin T Jacob    ·   19 Mar, 2005    ·    #1675    ·    Commentary    
    After long shying away from expressly stating that it had a role to play in the defence of Taiwan, Japan made its first move on 19 February. The US-Japan Security Consultative Committee comprising the Japanese Foreign and Defence Ministers and t...
  • Of Governors and Chaotic Democracy
       ·   16 Mar, 2005    ·    #1674    ·    Commentary    
    The events which occurred in Jharkhand from the declaration of election results till the night of 11 March was a misuse of constitutional office and flagrant attempt to subvert the law of the land. The drama unfolded with the controversial decis...
  • Northeast Regional Media Survey, February 2005
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   16 Mar, 2005    ·    #1673    ·    Commentary    
    Tripura's Militancy Woes Tripura Times (15 February) editorial, 'Terrorists extradition from Bangla' said, "It is a matter of concern that Paresh Baruah, Arabinda Rajkhowa are carrying on trade and commerce in Bangladesh. T...
  • Nepal Media Survey, February 2005
    P G Rajamohan    ·   16 Mar, 2005    ·    #1672    ·    Commentary    
    King's Coup As the Maoists insurgency was about to complete its ninth year in the month of February 2005, Nepal King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev dissolved the Government under Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and took over all the a...
  • Silencing International Obligations and The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
    Rajat Rana    ·   14 Mar, 2005    ·    #1671    ·    Commentary    
    Silence from and about the subject was the order of the day. Some of the silences were broken, and some were maintained By authors who lived with and within the policing strategies. What I am interested in are the stra...
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