COMMENTARIES
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Understanding India’s General Elections, 2004
PR Chari · 04 Jun, 2004 · #1403 · Commentary
Speaker:
P R Chari
Research Professor, IPCS
Chari was of the view that given the fact that the government has changed seven times in the last nine el...
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Undocumented Migration from Bangladesh to West Bengal
· 04 Jun, 2004 · #1402 · Commentary
The
Population Studies Unit conducted a qualitative survey during 2002-03 on the
effects of undocumented migration from Bangladesh to West Bengal,. A
semi-structured schedule was canvassed to collect perception of professionals –
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Hiccups to the Peace Talks in Sri Lanka
N Manoharan · 04 Jun, 2004 · #1401 · Commentary
It is nearly two months since a new government took over on the island state. But, there are no signs of any revival of the peace talks stalled since March 2003. The two parties concerned â€â€...
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Nepal: Children in Maoist Ranks
P V Ramana · 31 May, 2004 · #1400 · Commentary
The Maoist insurgents in Nepal have been abducting children from various parts of the country with a view to training and inducting them into their ranks. In all, over 3000 children have been abducted on different occasions since 1996. They are ...
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Naxal Violence: Prospects for Peace Process in Andhra Pradesh
· 29 May, 2004 · #1399 · Commentary
With the installation of the Congress government led by Y S Rajashekhar Reddy in Andhra Pradesh, the process of reconciliation and groundwork for peace process with the People’s War Group (PWG) has begun. Soon after becoming the Chief Mini...
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Congress Governments and India-Pakistan Relations
· 29 May, 2004 · #1398 · Commentary
What would be the new Congress Government’s initiatives on India-Pakistan relations? Would it even consider following the peace initiatives taken by the Vajpayee-led NDA government or pursue th...
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The Indian Elections: Why Everyone Got It Wrong
PR Chari · 27 May, 2004 · #1397 · Commentary
The tables are empty, the dance floor is deserted; and the astrologers, psephologists, print and electronic media persons are busy explaining why they got the last general elections results so wrong. Everyone was surprised, including the politic...
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Ill Begun, Half Undone: Congress in Power
PR Chari · 27 May, 2004 · #1396 · Commentary
The euphoria within the Congress party and its allies on achieving power after six years in the political wilderness is explicable. Whether they will reflect on the reasons why the BJP and its allies were defeated so comprehensively in the 14th ...
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The Congress Government and the Future
B Rajeshwari · 27 May, 2004 · #1395 · Commentary
The Fourteenth Parliamentary Elections resulted in the Congress and its allies securing 219 Lok Sabha seats and forming a coalition government under the banner of United Progressive Alliance, with the Congress as the leading partner. Based on th...
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Tripura: Insurgency on the Back Foot
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 27 May, 2004 · #1394 · Commentary
The announcement of the six-month long ceasefire on 15 April 2004 with two prominent factions of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), following official level negotiations at Delhi, could be the harbinger of peace in the state. There...
