COMMENTARIES
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(W)here Lies the Solution? - Pointers from the Recent Surveys
N Manoharan · 22 Oct, 2002 · #889 · Commentary
What is the appropriate solution to the Kashmir issue? Is it through militancy or through negotiations? Is it through independence, or enjoying greater autonomy within India, or joining Pakistan? Would trifurcation solve the communal problem? Wh...
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MiG Accidents - Causes and Remedies
PR Chari · 04 Oct, 2002 · #888 · Commentary
The website “globalsecurity.org” informs us that the Indian Air Force possessed 55 MiG-21 MF/PFMA, 66 MiG-21FL/U and 165 MiG-21 bis/U fighter/ ground attack aircraft in 2002. They were down to these numbers from 69, 66 an...
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Alliances among the Outfits: Necessity of a quid pro quo
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 08 Oct, 2002 · #887 · Commentary
Of late, a number of insurgent outfits, fighting for homelands of different types are building alliances in India’s north-east. A commonality of views and resolve to carry on fighting, have replaced any clash of interests among...
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Domiasiat: India's Energy Power House Needs to be Harnessed
· 08 Oct, 2002 · #886 · Commentary
There is a vital linkage between the availability of energy and future growth in India. The irony is that it is facing resistance to extract Uranium and convert it to yellow cake, to fuel nuclear power reactors to produce energy, fro...
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Sri Lankan Peace Talks – III: An Agenda Chart
N Manoharan · 04 Oct, 2002 · #885 · Commentary
As the parties concerned agreed on a ‘step-by-step’ approach, an agenda for the on-going peace process in Sri Lanka is crucial. A final and lasting solution to the ethnic question demands careful consideration of all the ...
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An Inquiry into Limited War - II: Limited War; Unlimited Questions
D Suba Chandran · 04 Oct, 2002 · #884 · Commentary
Many questions need being raised over the concept of a limited war, which has been advocated in India since the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan in 1998 and the Kargil War in 1999.
First, th...
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Bihar’s Search for Legitimacy: Shunning the Senas
Aisha Sultanat · 26 Sep, 2002 · #882 · Commentary
The arrest of Brahmeshwar Singh alias Mukhiyaji, the dreaded Ranbir Sena leader, is a relief for the police force, the party in power (RJD) and, above all, the hapless peasants, who were the prime targets of the Sena. Singh had more ...
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Bandit at Large: Who’s to Blame?
Aisha Sultanat · 26 Sep, 2002 · #881 · Commentary
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan - the name that spells terror for the police forces and horror for the political leaders, is back in the news for what he does best, kidnap VIPs, and demand the impossible. Will he succeed this time around o...
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Global Warming, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol
Col. PK Gautam · 26 Sep, 2002 · #880 · Commentary
The use of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas are important factors causing the earth’s atmosphere to get warmer, but this is how economies are structured at present. Fossil fuel use emits carbon dioxide, which the natural sin...
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Terror strikes in Tripura
R Radhakrishnan · 26 Sep, 2002 · #879 · Commentary
Large-scale migration threatens to alter the demographic composition of the north-east region. In Tripura, the native population has already been outnumbered, leading to ethnic conflicts that have ravaged the state over the last two decades.
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