COMMENTARIES
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Centre – Hurriyat Dialogue (Survey Urdu Media, 16-31 January 2004)
Amin Masoodi · 23 Feb, 2004 · #1310 · Commentary
The Centre-Hurriyat dialogue shared prominent space in the Urdu Media in last fortnight of January 2004 in Kashmir valley.
Five-member panel of Hurriyat (Abbas group) to talk to Delhi, reported bilingual Alsafa (16-January -2004). &qu...
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Indo-Pak Relations Revolve Around Kashmir (Survey Urdu Media, 01- 15 January 2004)
Amin Masoodi · 23 Feb, 2004 · #1309 · Commentary
Growing Indo-Pak relations and the dialogue between the two on Kashmir shared prominent space in Urdu press in the Valley. Hurriyat- Delhi talks also received attention.
Indo-Pak Relations and Kashmir Issue
In its lead news, dai...
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Prospects for Enduring Peace in South Asia
· 23 Feb, 2004 · #1308 · Commentary
Speaker:
Prof. T V Paul
James McGill Professor of International Relations
McGill University
Prof. Paul began by ...
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Politics of Intimidation and Mobocracy
R Radhakrishnan · 23 Feb, 2004 · #1307 · Commentary
The recent acts of vandalism at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) in Pune and ban on Taslima Nasreen's book, Dwikhandito by the West Bengal government highlights the urgency to check social censorship, and save shrinking spac...
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Sri Lanka: Parliamentary Elections 2004
Mohan K Tikku · 13 Feb, 2004 · #1306 · Commentary
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s decision to dissolve Parliament and order fresh elections had been expected for some time. The President’s decision clearly was influenced by the fact that after protracted talks the Sri L...
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Admiral Gorshkov: An Aircraft Carrier for Strategic Advantage
Alok Kumar Gupta · 13 Feb, 2004 · #1305 · Commentary
India signed its biggest-ever defence deal with Russia for the purchase of the aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov. The deal was signed by the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov and the Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes on 20 January, ...
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Blame It on Intelligence
Ajay Lele · 13 Feb, 2004 · #1304 · Commentary
More than its presence, it is the absence of WMDs in Iraq that has shaken the governments of two major powers namely the US and the UK. Because of domestic pressures the Bush-Blair duo has been forced to start inquires in countries to examine th...
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PWG’s Emerging ‘New’ Global Linkages
P V Ramana · 11 Feb, 2004 · #1303 · Commentary
Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) have further expanded their external linkages. Recent evidence indicates that they have formed links with like-minded elements in the United Kingdom. This expansion is part of a well thought-out st...
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National or International: Situating Pakistan’s Nuclear Quagmire
· 11 Feb, 2004 · #1302 · Commentary
The 7 February statement by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Massod Khan, that the investigations regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology (PNWT) as an internal matter of Pakistan attract immediate attention. It can ...
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Ricin: Return of Bioscare
Animesh Roul · 11 Feb, 2004 · #1301 · Commentary
With the recent finding of deadly Ricin powders in the Capitol Hill, United States, a renewed bio-terror threat again brought the ‘American life’ to a standstill. This is the second incidence after the Anthrax attack of 2001, which u...
