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  • Common Nuclear Doctrine for India Pakistan and China
       ·   20 Jun, 2004    ·    #1413    ·    Commentary    
    With the change of guard at New Delhi, new policy pronouncements are the order of the day. Ministers in charge of various departments, soon after taking over, have also announced their priorities. The focus however, remained on the foreign...
  • Negotiating with ULFA: Principles and Gimmicks
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   20 Jun, 2004    ·    #1412    ·    Commentary    
    The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre does not appear to be opposed to the idea of negotiating with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) even in a foreign country. In a statement to the press, the Union Minister of...
  • Models of Conflict Resolution: India-China and India-Pakistan Disputes
    Prof. RVR Chandrasekhara Rao    ·   15 Jun, 2004    ·    #1411    ·    Commentary    
    Natwar Singh’s recent reference to India-China and India-Pakistan relations was very interesting even as it was bound to attract objections from Islamabad.  In stating that the India-China model of dispute resolution could serve as th...
  • Kashmir and the New Government at the Centre (Urdu Media Survey, May 2004)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   15 Jun, 2004    ·    #1410    ·    Commentary    
    In its editorial, on the Congress and Kashmiri leadership, the bilingual Alsafa (16 May 2004) commented on the Hurriyat Conference’s (Abbas Group) optimistic approach towards the new government at the center. "Hurriyat Conference (Abb...
  • Criminals and Governance
    PR Chari    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1409    ·    Commentary    
    There is a gag about two individuals engaging in intellectual combat. Both were unarmed. The Indian Parliament has witnessed a theatre of the absurd over the last week, with the two leading political alliances, NDA and UPA, swapping charges and ...
  • Can Environmental Security Bring Peace to Jammu and Kashmir? – II
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1408    ·    Commentary    
    Kashmir has many problems with its environment’s stability, which can be tackled if the policy makers can make a plan that takes into account not only ecological conditions but also the living conditions of the people. Kashmir once known a...
  • Can Environmental Security Bring Peace to Jammu and Kashmir? – I
    R Ramasubramanian    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1407    ·    Commentary    
    Tourism, handicrafts, agriculture, forests, lakes... these have formed Jammu and Kashmir’s basis of survival, always. They still constitute 98% of the state’s economy and sustain 90% of its population.  Kashmir’s economy i...
  • Kashmir: A Trip Report
    Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee    ·   12 Jun, 2004    ·    #1406    ·    Commentary    
    Visiting Kashmir almost exactly after a year, one is struck by the many changes towards normalcy. Srinagar city has seen a rush of tourists not witnessed for the last fifteen years.  Not just Indians trying to beat the heat of the plains, b...
  • Peace Talks in the Northeast (Regional Media Survey, May 2004)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   07 Jun, 2004    ·    #1405    ·    Commentary    
    Future of Peace Talks in Northeast The formation of the new government at the centre has led to confusion regarding the future of the negotiations with the insurgent outfits in the region. The Tripura Times (16 May), in an news item &...
  • Congress Victory: Implications for India-Pakistan Peace Process
    Imran Bashir Awan    ·   07 Jun, 2004    ·    #1404    ·    Commentary    
    The Congress party is once again back at the helm of affairs in India. The less economically privileged and the minorities – especially the Muslim minorities in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh &Atild...
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