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  • Limited War Under the Nuclear Shadow in South Asia
       ·   29 Jan, 2005    ·    #1623    ·    Commentary    
    Arzan Tarapore, Intern, IPCS Speakers: Prof Stephen Cohen and Prof PR ChariChair: Amb Eric Gonsalves Prof PR Chari Introduction: Prof Chari began by expressing his thanks to USIP and noting there is no final decision yet on whether thi...
  • Maoist Insurgency in Nepal
    Meha Dixit    ·   27 Jan, 2005    ·    #1622    ·    Commentary    
    Maoist insurgency in Nepal is a fairly new phenomenon that rose like a livid blaze from age long privations buried deep in the oppressive, undemocratic annals of the 'kingdom'. Ironically, far from alleviating the abysmal state of the pe...
  • Suicide Terrorism in Indonesia
    Eric Koo Peng Kuan    ·   27 Jan, 2005    ·    #1621    ·    Commentary    
    Suicide terrorism has become a phenomenon following the rise of Islamic radicalism in South East Asia which emerged in 1998 during the fall of President Suharto's regime. These groups ascribe to a more severe and harsh form of Islamic practi...
  • Pugwash Conference on Kashmir: Some Reflections
       ·   20 Jan, 2005    ·    #1620    ·    Commentary    
    Pugwash conference on Kashmir ( Kathmandu 11-14 December 2004) has been an important milestone in Track Two diplomatic discourses in the context of India and Pakistan on Kashmir for a number of reasons. The t...
  • Baglihar Project: Another Bone of Contention
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   20 Jan, 2005    ·    #1619    ·    Commentary    
    The Problem India is constructing a dam on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, which would produce 450 MW electricity for the people of the state. The one billion dollar project located at Chaderkote in Doda district is scheduled to become o...
  • Great Power Relations in Asia
       ·   20 Jan, 2005    ·    #1618    ·    Commentary    
    Introduction Dr Mansourov began by stating that these would be his personal views, and not those of his institution or the US Department of Defence. The "great powers" in Asia are the US, China, Russia, Japan, and India. Strategic re...
  • Rebel Leaders Arrive in Nagaland (Northeast Media Survey, December 2004)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   18 Jan, 2005    ·    #1617    ·    Commentary    
    NSCN-IM leadership in Nagaland The arrival of the NSCN-IM leaders, Th. Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu on 14 December aroused enormous enthusiasm in Nagaland. The Northeast Herald (15 December) editorial, 'Homecoming raises hope', wrote: ...
  • Human Rights and Peace: The Angst in Kashmir (Urdu Media Survey, December 2004)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   18 Jan, 2005    ·    #1616    ·    Commentary    
    In its editorial, 'Firing in Tral', Alsafa (31 December 2004) commented on an incident of violence which claimed two lives besides wounding many others on the last day of year 2004: "In a heart rendering incident in Tral, one passen...
  • Global and Regional Security: Our Shared Responsibility
       ·   17 Jan, 2005    ·    #1615    ·    Commentary    
    I have to say that I approach this evening with a slight mixture of emotions. It's always a huge pleasure to be back in India and to be talking to members of the Delhi policy community, but on the other hand, this is one of the most ...
  • Indo US Relations Under the New Administration
       ·   13 Jan, 2005    ·    #1614    ·    Commentary    
    Introduction Gen. Banerjee welcomed the guests and wished them a Happy New Year. Shri Gopi Arora opened the session by thanking Prof. Ganguly. Professor Sumit Ganguly Prof. Ganguly began his lecture with an anecdote which framed the to...
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