COMMENTARIES
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North-eastern Insurgency: Problem of Assessment
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 31 Aug, 2004 · #1483 · Commentary
The decision of the Government of Manipur to de-notify the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from two districts of the State against the wishes of the Union government is one of many such moves by different State governments of the northea...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir - V: Externally Funded Development
· 01 Sep, 2004 · #1482 · Commentary
The fifth part of Habibullah's report deals with the role of international financial institutions in contributing to economic regeneration in Kashmir. This question is important because it presents a further challenge to India's insular ...
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Maldives: Aspiration for Democracy in an Archipelago
N Manoharan · 31 Aug, 2004 · #1481 · Commentary
Simmering discontent among the Maldivians is evident from the intensity of protests for reforms in the Archipelago. An inherent feeling of insecurity was also palpable in the way the Maldivian government cracked down on the protests and emergenc...
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India and Mauritius: Maritime Cooperation on the Upswing
Mohammed Badrul Alam · 28 Aug, 2004 · #1480 · Commentary
Being strategically located in the South- Western Indian Ocean region, Mauritius has important historical, cultural and political links with India. Ever since Mauritius achieved independence in 1968, both countries have forged close relations di...
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The Prospects of Pakistan-India Relations
· 28 Aug, 2004 · #1479 · Commentary
Pakistan is a peace loving country;
its foreign policy is directed by its desire to live in peace through friendly
relations with its neighbours, especially with India, maintaining Islamic
identity and promoting regional peace and cooperatio...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir - IV: Special Category Status as an Inhibitor
Roselyn Joseph · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1478 · Commentary
The lack of a significant market sector in Jammu & Kashmir has been a major factor contributing to economic stagnation in the state. The dependence on state run enterprises and generous Central plan provisions has had the effect of creating ...
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir-al-Islami: Profile of a New Suicide Terror in Central Asia
P G Rajamohan · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1477 · Commentary
Three well-coordinated suicide attacks took place in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent
on 30 July 2004, killing four local Uzbek guards and injuring eight others. The
attacks were targeted on the embassies of United States and Israel and the chief...
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Iran's Nuclear Gambit
Mohan K Tikku · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1476 · Commentary
Recent revelations concerning Iran's nuclear programme have once again pointed
in the direction of Pakistan as a source of nuclear proliferation in the region.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tests of samples ...
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Nuclear Sites under Attack
Ajay Lele · 27 Aug, 2004 · #1475 · Commentary
Violence
in Iraq refuses to subside. Oil prices are touching $50 a barrel and threat of
sabotage to Iraqi oil structure looms larger than promises from the new Iraqi
government to boost exports. The politics of Middle East is becoming murk...
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China’s Reunification Deadline: an Analysis
Abanti Bhattacharya · 23 Aug, 2004 · #1474 · Commentary
For
the first time in July 2004, China has come out with a deadline to resolve the
Taiwan question. A Hong Kong based report stated that Jiang Zemin would solve
the Taiwan problem by 2020. It said, “solution of the Taiwan question ca...
