COMMENTARIES
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Kashmir through Media: A Survey of the Kashmir Urdu Media, 15-30 November 2002
Irfan-ul-Haq · 06 Jan, 2003 · #942 · Commentary
The release of separatist political prisoners in Jammu & Kashmir by the Mufti-led coalition government generated considerable heat both in Srinagar as well as New Delhi. Although several leaders of the BJP have voiced their concern over the ...
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Oil Tankers: Vital but Risky Commerce
Vijay Sakhuja · 06 Jan, 2003 · #941 · Commentary
Prestige, an oil tanker laden with heavy fuel, broke in two and plunged three thousand five hundred meters to the bottom of the sea off Spain in November 2002. The ship spilt some five thousand tonnes of oil, with over 65,000 tonnes of oil still...
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King as an Emergency Light in Nepal
Nishchal N Pandey · 03 Jan, 2003 · #940 · Commentary
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The leaders of the political parties may have been shocked at the events of 4 October 2002; but, the international community and the ...
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‘Copy cat’ PWG and the al Qaeda cell model
P V Ramana · 02 Jan, 2003 · #939 · Commentary
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People’s War Gro...
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Iraq and the New World Order
Atul Bharadwaj · 01 Jan, 2003 · #938 · Commentary
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Iraq has been forced to lay bare in a 12000-page document its weapons programmes and other military details; Unrestrained, UN weapon ...
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The General Did Not Bite!
Firdaus Ahmed · 01 Jan, 2003 · #937 · Commentary
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That India is a status quo power is evident from the indubitable fact that it has Kashmir and has the strength to keep it indefinitely. Should there be a...
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US-India Relations: New Dimensions
Mohammed Badrul Alam · 01 Jan, 2003 · #936 · Commentary
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Upon assuming the Presidency in January 2001, President George Bush Jr had identified India as an important actor in the globe and a ...
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Conversions and Caste Conflicts
R Radhakrishnan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #935 · Commentary
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The recent developments in the states of Tamilnadu and Haryana may seem unrelated to each other with the benefit of hindsight. On 15 ...
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Outfits of Suicide Terror: A Ready Reckoner
N Manoharan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #934 · Commentary
There
are nearly 19 terrorist organizations at present that have resorted to suicide
attacks, besides other tactics, on their targets. Some have gone into oblivion,
but others continue to operate. The table below provides brief informati...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – V: An Overview of the Third Round
N Manoharan · 01 Jan, 2003 · #933 · Commentary
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