COMMENTARIES
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Bush's Second Term and Future Directions of Indo-US Relations
Mohammed Badrul Alam · 05 Nov, 2004 · #1550 · Commentary
The much anticipated 2004 presidential election in the United States finally came to an end when on 2 November the American voters exercised their franchise. In a dramatic finish, the incumbent president, George W Bush defeated Senator John Kerr...
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Post-Afghan Elections: The Long Road Ahead
Shanthie Mariet D'Souza · 03 Nov, 2004 · #1549 · Commentary
Afghanistan's rendezvous with democracy on 9 October, amidst vows by the remnants of the Taliban to disrupt the Presidential elections, was relatively peaceful. There was a general sense of foreboding among Americans that on the polling day,...
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Pakistan's Nuclear Safety Bill
Garima Singh · 29 Oct, 2004 · #1548 · Commentary
The National Assembly in Pakistan passed a new legislation in September calling for the tightening of the export of nuclear and biological weapons technology and missile delivery systems. The legislation titled "Export Control on Goods, Tec...
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Profiling a Poacher: The Rise and Fall of Veerappan
N Manoharan · 29 Oct, 2004 · #1547 · Commentary
The Rise…
While Phoolan Devi was 'Bandit Queen', Veerappan was 'Bandit King' in India. A master of jungle-craft, Koose Munusamy Veerappan (Veerappan in Tamil means 'brave...
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Xinjiang's Governor's Visit to India: Significance for India-China Relations
Abanti Bhattacharya · 29 Oct, 2004 · #1546 · Commentary
In October this year a six-member delegation led by Xinjiang's governor, Ismail Tiliwaldi, visited India. This is a significant visit for Sino-Indian relations and most analysts have hailed it as deepening relations between the two countries...
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Pakistan-India Peace Process: Cautious Optimism
Salma Malik · 28 Oct, 2004 · #1545 · Commentary
Cautious optimism seems to be the underlining principle in the breakthrough in Pakistan-India relations. Recent initiatives are a welcome change from the atmosphere of hostility and near war like situation that loomed over the region for the pas...
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Nagaland: One more Chance for Peace
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 27 Oct, 2004 · #1544 · Commentary
The reported decision of the top leadership of the National
Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to visit New Delhi for the
second time, on the invitation of the Prime Minister is good news both for the
Nagas as well as the ...
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Missile Defense Moves Forward
Harsh V Pant · 27 Oct, 2004 · #1543 · Commentary
President Bush came to office promising that he would build a nationwide missile defense system to protect the US. He has slowly, but steadily, moved towards that objective. The US formally withdrew from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) tre...
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The 'K' Factor in Sri Lankan Politics: Karuna's Traverse from Bullet to Ballot
N Manoharan · 25 Oct, 2004 · #1542 · Commentary
To the list of already existing Sri Lankan Tamil political parties there is now a new addition in the form of Karuna's Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP) - Tamileela People's Liberation Tigers. But the moot question is what is th...
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What Would be Acceptable in Jammu and Kashmir?: An Indian Perspective
D Suba Chandran · 23 Oct, 2004 · #1541 · Commentary
A section in India adheres by the 1994 Parliament resolution, demanding that J&K, including PoK and Northern Areas, be integrated. This section is led by the rightist forces viz. the Sangh Parivar, but is in a minority. Even within the Sangh...
