COMMENTARIES
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China's Anti-Secession Law: The View from Taiwan
Jabin T Jacob · 29 Mar, 2005 · #1685 · Commentary
The anti-secession law (ASL) passed by the Chinese National People's Congress on 14 March 2005 has elicited a range of opinion in Taiwan - from life-goes-on-as-usual to furious condemnation. Views that straddle the middle ground include the ...
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North Korea and China's Predicaments
Reshmi Kazi · 29 Mar, 2005 · #1684 · Commentary
North Korea's declaration on 10 February 2005 that it has "manufactured nukes" for self-defence and subsequent withdrawal from the six-party talks has put China in a quandary. Pyongyang has apparently become the world's ninth n...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
