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  • Pakistan's Possible Nuclear Game Plan
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   28 Mar, 2005    ·    #1683    ·    Commentary    
    An observation by General Oberoi, a former Vice Chief and presently director of the Army think tank, Center for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), is that the recently released Army Doctrine makes no reference to the nuclear issue. The implication is...
  • Condoleezza Rice's Visit: Changing Strategic Reality in Asia
    Harsh V Pant    ·   23 Mar, 2005    ·    #1682    ·    Commentary    
    US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice's whirlwind and high-profile tour of Asia has once again focused the attention on Asia as being crucial for global security and stability. Rice made sure that she left her own mark on diplomacy in Asia...
  • EU, China, Arms Embargo and India's Reticence
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   23 Mar, 2005    ·    #1681    ·    Commentary    
    The lifting of the fifteen-year old EU arms embargo enforced on China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square incident during 1989 caught the attention of the world with opinions divided for and against the decision. The European Union imposed its a...
  • 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...
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