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  • Cease Fire, Not Vigilance
    Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd)    ·   03 Dec, 2003    ·    #1230    ·    Commentary    
    In its annual report, Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1992, published at the end of April 1993, the U.S. State Department had stated that in 1992 the number of international terrorist incidents had fallen to a seventeen-year low. The academia and ...
  • Constitutional Prioritizing of Security in Afghanistan
    Bidhan S Laishram    ·   28 Nov, 2003    ·    #1229    ·    Commentary    
    Two fundamental features of the draft constitution of Afghanistan have become targets of criticism. They are the choice of a presidential form of government and the declaration of Afghanistan as an Islamic Republic. Both seek to prioritize secur...
  • The Union Government’s Offer of Talks (Urdu Media Survey 16-31 October 2003)
    Amin Masoodi    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1228    ·    Commentary    
    Dialogue and the APHC Iqbal Manhas, columnist for the weekly Chattan (19 October 2003) commented on the statement of Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on his visit to Delhi. Mufti reiterated that Centre should talk to separatists for a...
  • War over Water
    Anand Kumar    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1227    ·    Commentary    
    Non-traditional security issues have taken a center stage sooner than expected in the sub-continental politics of south Asia. The countries of the region are now finding it difficult to provide even basic necessities like water and food to their...
  • One Step Forward: Two Steps Backward: Will Vajpayee Stand Firm this time?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1226    ·    Commentary    
    Announcing a dozen proposals on October 22 relating to Pakistan, Vajpayee hinted that this would be his final attempt to normalize Indo-Pak relations. Since 1998, Vajpayee has made three significant efforts in this direction. The first was to go...
  • Kidnap and Murder of Minister’s Daughter ((Regional Media Survey, 1-15 November 2003)
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1225    ·    Commentary    
    Kidnapping and murder of Minister’s daughter in Manipur Reportage on the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Lungnila Elizabeth, an eight-year-old daughter of a State Minister dominated the headlines in the Imphal based newspapers. St...
  • Indo-Russian Relations Post the Vajpayee Visit of Russia
    Bidhan S Laishram    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1224    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s visit to Russia (11-13 November, 2003) was significant not only from the angle of formal bilateral relations but more importantly for the vision of a more just world order. The major focus of the Prime...
  • Emerging Patterns of India-Singapore Relations
    Mohammed Badrul Alam    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1223    ·    Commentary    
    Since the early 1990s, India’s ‘Look East’ policy and the tangible steps taken toward economic liberalisation coincided with Singapore’s ‘India Fever’ for diversifying the island nation’s choices in term...
  • India’s fresh initiative on Pakistan
    AK Verma    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1222    ·    Commentary    
    The Indian proposals to Pakistan of October 2003 have led to considerable speculation as to its motivations. Such speculation ignores the underlying reality in the attitudes of Pakistan’s Establishment towards India.    ...
  • A New Constitution amidst Continuing Instability in Afghanistan
    Samuel C Rajiv    ·   27 Nov, 2003    ·    #1221    ·    Commentary    
    Afghanistan unveiled a draft constitution on 3 November, declaring the country to be an “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” and recognizing that “no law can be contrary to the sacred law of Islam.” The draft does not howeve...
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