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  • 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...
  • The Idea of Indifference & Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958
       ·   14 Mar, 2005    ·    #1670    ·    Commentary    
    "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them but to be indifferent towards them, that's the essence of inhumanity."- George Bernard Shaw The draconian legislations that exist today seems to b...
  • Politics of Conversions and Right to Equality
    R Radhakrishnan    ·   12 Mar, 2005    ·    #1669    ·    Commentary    
    Recent reports about the move by Rajasthan government to formulate a law to curb "forceful religious conversions" seeks to project an unbalanced picture about caste related oppression and the reaction by some quarters to trivialize the...
  • Options before India and the International Community on Nepal
    Anju Grover    ·   11 Mar, 2005    ·    #1668    ·    Commentary    
    The international community is keeping a close watch on developments in Nepal these days. Following an assurance from King Gyanendra that he needed at least 100 days to overcome the difficult period to restore the democratic process, India, the ...
  • Manipur: Rebels as Moral Police
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   10 Mar, 2005    ·    #1667    ·    Commentary    
    Moral policing by separatists in Manipur has peaked in recent months, raising questions whether insurgent groups, through such actions, are filling the void created in society due to poor governance by the authorities, and the political class, a...
  • Briefing for US Air War College Delegation
       ·   10 Mar, 2005    ·    #1666    ·    Commentary    
    Maj General Dipankar Banerjee (Retd), Director, IPCS, welcomed the delegation to the Institute. This was followed by a brief response by General Donald G Cook who spoke briefly on the US Air War College. This was followed by an introduction ...
  • US-Iran: Blowing Hot, Blowing Cold
       ·   07 Mar, 2005    ·    #1665    ·    Commentary    
    In a clear departure from its initial position, the United States is now willing to join its European allies - Britain, France and Germany - in offering Tehran incentives to halt its nuclear program. To recall, the November 2004 'deal' b...
  • Kyoto: A First Step towards Environmental Security
    Ajay Lele    ·   07 Mar, 2005    ·    #1664    ·    Commentary    
    The root cause for many violent conflicts throughout history indicates that on a number of occasions, conflicts have transpired because of various non-military reasons. The fight amongst the states for resources is not a rare phenomenon. T...
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