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  • Phalcon Sale to India: Regional Ramifications
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   09 Mar, 2004    ·    #1333    ·    Commentary    
    On 2 March 2004, the Israeli security cabinet cleared the decks for the sale of US $1.1billion Phalcon airborne warning and control system to India. The final terms for the deal were agreed upon in December 2003 during the Israeli Defence Minist...
  • Dissension in Tiger Camp
    RR Vinod    ·   09 Mar, 2004    ·    #1332    ·    Commentary    
    The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have always been proud of their discipline. Velupillai Prabhakaran, their supreme commander, has referred to the Tigers’ iron discipline in several interviews. Outside observers who have watched ...
  • The Pied-Piper Syndrome
    R Radhakrishnan    ·   09 Mar, 2004    ·    #1331    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's appeal to Muslims to think carefully before casting their votes merely rekindles the stereotype image of minorities as only being vote banks in the present political scenario. The minority dev...
  • The Bandipore Incident (Urdu Media Survey, 16- 29 February 2004)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   09 Mar, 2004    ·    #1330    ·    Commentary    
    Gross human rights violations and the much-condemned Bandipore killings figured prominently in the Urdu media in the Kashmir Valley.        Srinagar Times (21 February) in its editorial, “Bandipore...
  • Centre-Hurriyat Dialogue and Elections (Urdu Media Survey, 1-15 February 2004)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   08 Mar, 2004    ·    #1329    ·    Commentary    
    Center-Hurriyat Dialogue           In its editorial, the daily Nidi-e-Mushraq (1 February) commented on Hurriyat-Centre dialogue: “It appears that Abbas Ansari after his meeting with Prime...
  • MVA President Killed by Maoists (Nepal Media Survey February 2004)
    P G Rajamohan    ·   08 Mar, 2004    ·    #1328    ·    Commentary    
    Maoists Victimization of the Victims On 15 February, Maoist insurgents killed the Maoists Victims Association (MVA) president, Ganesh Chilwal at Bagbazaar in Kathmandu.  The reason for his murder was believed to be his opposition to t...
  • Evolving India-China Relations
       ·   08 Mar, 2004    ·    #1327    ·    Commentary    
    Speakers Prof. Shen Dingli Prof. Zheng Ruixiang Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Pan Zhenqiang   Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee in the Chair drew attention to the dramatic...
  • Politicking in the Northeast (Regional Media Survey, 16-29 February 2004)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   05 Mar, 2004    ·    #1326    ·    Commentary    
    Bhupen Hazarika Joins BJP The decision of music maestro Bhupen Hazarika to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a matter of great debate in the media in Guwahati. Vernacular Pratidin (29 February) in a front page item ‘Jatiya nay...
  • Political Future of the Taliban
    Razia Sultana    ·   04 Mar, 2004    ·    #1325    ·    Commentary    
    The Taliban have been on the run in Afghanistan since American military action began against them in October 2001. While they may no longer be at the center of power some unease still persists in the minds of many, particularly about their futur...
  • Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections 2004 - I: A Factual Overview
    N Manoharan    ·   03 Mar, 2004    ·    #1324    ·    Commentary    
    Poll Date: 2 April 2004 Previous Election: 5 December 2001 No of Seats: 225 (196 directly elected plus 29 nominated) No of Voters: 12,899,032 No of Electoral Districts: 22 Parties in Fray: 2...
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