COMMENTARIES
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'No' To 'Cold Start'
Firdaus Ahmed · 01 Sep, 2004 · #1485 · Commentary
Reports during the Army Commander's Conference at Delhi have it that a new Army doctrine is in the pipeline. Details may never be released in keeping with the Army's isolationist tradition. The earlier Training Command generated Army doc...
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Critiquing Habibullah Report on Kashmir - VI: A Role for the United States?
D Suba Chandran · 31 Aug, 2004 · #1484 · Commentary
The final part of Habibullah's report touches upon the most sensitive aspect of resolving the Kashmir conflict. Is there a role for the US? Habibullah states that most Kashmiris regard the United States as an honest broker, an opinion rarely...
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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 ...
