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  • Drug-trafficking in South Asia: A Profile
    N Manoharan    ·   30 Aug, 2003    ·    #1113    ·    Commentary    
    Sandwiched between the ‘Golden Triangle’ and ‘Golden Crescent,’ the major global producers of psychotropic drugs, the South Asian region is the principal transit route for psychotropic drugs. The trafficking of heroin tha...
  • Negotiating the DPRK Nuclear Crisis: An Opportunity for Multilateralism
    Sonika Gupta    ·   28 Aug, 2003    ·    #1112    ·    Commentary    
    The US approach to the North Korean nuclear crisis is different from its approach towards Afghanistan and Iraq, which are both essentially unilateral US campaigns. In the North Korean case, the US has consistently involved other powers with a st...
  • Crime - Drug Nexus: A Growing Challenge
    Prafulla Ketkar    ·   28 Aug, 2003    ·    #1111    ·    Commentary    
    The geo-politics of globalization has affected the state’s capacity to govern and catalyzed the rise of non-state actors. This has altered the nature of criminals and crimes. Organized criminals have found new allies among drug traffickers...
  • IAF: Crashing MIGs and Operational Preparedness
    Prashant Dikshit    ·   27 Aug, 2003    ·    #1110    ·    Commentary    
    The Indian Air Force lost 52 fighter aircrafts in accidents since January 2000. This includes 32 Mig-21 variants, 11 Mig- 23s and six Mig- 27 fighter bombers. Naturally, there is a very strong and adverse media reaction which needs to be assuage...
  • The Russian-Turkmen impasse
    R Radhakrishnan    ·   28 Aug, 2003    ·    #1109    ·    Commentary    
    The Turkmen regime’s decision to terminate the agreement with Russia on dual citizenship has created ripples in the Central Asian Region (CAR), and caused panic in the country’s 100,000 Russian speakers. The Turkmenistan President Sa...
  • Drug Trafficking and Counter Measures in South Asia – I
    Paolienlal Haokip    ·   27 Aug, 2003    ·    #1108    ·    Commentary    
    South Asia is wedged between the world’s largest illicit opium producing areas, the Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Thailand and Laos) and the Golden Crescent (Pakistan Iran and Afghanistan). The region cultivates illicit opium and cannabis, pro...
  • Arunachal Pradesh: A Focus on Security Concerns
    Paolienlal Haokip    ·   27 Aug, 2003    ·    #1107    ·    Commentary    
    Arunachal Pradesh has recently drawn much media attention. The Mukut Mithi led Congress government was toppled by the former Chief Minister, Mr Gegong Apang, who has since formed a new coalition government. From being the lone opposition member ...
  • Drug-trafficking and Abuse in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan    ·   22 Aug, 2003    ·    #1106    ·    Commentary    
    Drug-trafficking and drug abuse is the major menace in Sri Lanka, next only to the ethnic crisis. This menace is evident from the fact that, according to the official figures, there are nearly 50,000 drug addicts in the island. The unofficial st...
  • Counter-Insurgency Operations: Use of the CRPF
    Sanjay K Jha    ·   22 Aug, 2003    ·    #1105    ·    Commentary    
    A comprehensive and consistent approach to the management and use of force is an important ingredient of any counter insurgency policy. Though the management of internal order is the responsibility of State Governments in India, the growing comp...
  • The Post-Parakram Peace Agenda
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   22 Aug, 2003    ·    #1104    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan has not released any document purporting to be its nuclear doctrine. However, it has over the years identified the contours of this doctrine. It has not accepted ‘no first use’; it is hence assumed that it countenances &lsqu...
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