COMMENTARIES
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Nepal: Give Peace a Chance
Praveen Kumar · 13 Feb, 2003 · #969 · Commentary
The Maoists and the Government of Nepal announced a ceasefire recently that was welcomed by the whole community. The reason behind the Maoist peace offer was obvious. In the post September 11 period, they were seen as terrorists and the American a...
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The Kashmiri Pandits: The Forgotten Community of Kashmir Conflict
M Mayilvaganan · 13 Feb, 2003 · #968 · Commentary
The plight of Kashmiri Pandits, came into the limelight with the setting up of special polling booths during the last elections to the
Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly. They also demanded their share of the package, announced by the Prime Minist...
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Extortion, Governance and Bihar
Garima Singh · 09 Feb, 2003 · #967 · Commentary
Extortion has become an industry in Bihar. Unemployment, declining investments, corrupt police and judiciary, the criminal-politician nexus and the caste fractured society together provide grist for the extortion industry.
An analysi...
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Will Gujarat repeat for the BJP?
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan · 09 Feb, 2003 · #966 · Commentary
The landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by obtaining 126 seats in Gujrat Assembly elections is being attributed to its successful exploitation of communal violence. Though there was widespread condemnation of the electoral use of...
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Militating against Democracy in Tripura
Praveen Kumar · 09 Feb, 2003 · #965 · Commentary
On January 26, the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed 11 participants in an election rally at Mandai Choumuhani in West district of Tripura. This is the first major civilian-massacre in the mili...
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Pakistan in 2002 (Pakistan Media Survey, 1-15 January 2003)
D Suba Chandran · 08 Feb, 2003 · #964 · Commentary
For Pakistan, 2002 was an important year. General Musharraf became the President through a controversial referendum and later organized general elections after passing a series of legislations. The October elections witnessed the formation and s...
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Musharraf’s “Un-Conventional War” (Pakistan Media Survey, 1-15 January 2003)
D Suba Chandran · 09 Feb, 2003 · #963 · Commentary
General Musharraf created a controversy by making a statement in December 2002 that “In my meetings with various world leaders, I conveyed my personal message to Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee that the moment Indian forces cross the line of ...
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War Against Terrorism: Is Pakistan the Next Target? (Pakistan Media Survey, 1-15 January 2003)
D Suba Chandran · 09 Feb, 2003 · #962 · Commentary
The US led War against terrorism and the role-played by Pakistan, continued to be a major source of criticism against the government, especially after the attack on a madrassa inside Pakistan by the US forces fighting against the al-Qaeda in Afg...
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Center-NSCN (IM) Peace Talks and Manipur’s Woes
Paolienlal Haokip · 31 Jan, 2003 · #961 · Commentary
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The recent peace-talks in Delhi between the Union Government and the NSCN (IM) once again saw passions running high in Manipur over the latter&rs...
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The Naga Peace Talks: Some Glimmer of Hope
R Radhakrishnan · 27 Jan, 2003 · #960 · Commentary
Since independence, a series of problems ranging from uneven development, electoral politics, influence of Christianity, minority syndrome, and influx of illegal migrants have shaped the politicization of ethnic identities and the separatist movem...
