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  • Elections in Kashmir-IX: Analysis of an Informal Survey
    D Suba Chandran    ·   16 Aug, 2002    ·    #834    ·    Commentary    
       The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, conducted a study during 4-10 Aug 2002 on the forthcoming elections to the J&K Assembly in the Kashmir valley. Leaders from the mainstream and separatist groups, teachers, ...
  • Cross-country left-wing extremist network is real
    P V Ramana    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #833    ·    Commentary    
       As Nepal heads towards elections, analysts are busy studying the alignments and realignments among political parties in Nepal. One possible development is the joining of forces by the Communist Party of Nepal-United-Marxist-Leninist...
  • A Smoke Screen Called Limited War
    Firdaus Ahmed    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #832    ·    Commentary    
         The discussion in Indian strategic circles on Limited War in the subcontinental context has served strategic ends rather than expanding conflict theory. The Kargil episode and the Pakistani threat of ‘many more Kar...
  • Nepal Overview: July 2002
    Mallika Joseph    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #831    ·    Commentary    
         July 2002 was a foreign policy month for Nepal. The King undertook two visits: to India, in end June, and, China in mid-July. The King’s visits took place against the background of political instability Ã&ce...
  • Tackling the Bihar Syndrome
    Aisha Sultanat    ·   11 Aug, 2002    ·    #830    ·    Commentary    
         In Bihar, the story of Mani Mohan, former principal of Patna’s Veterinary College, comes as no revelation. He died a month back, battling for his life for one year amidst daily threats. His own students had set him...
  • Expansion of Southeast Asian Regionalism: Lessons for South Asia
    Aisha Sultanat    ·   11 Aug, 2002    ·    #829    ·    Commentary    
         Formed in 1967, ASEAN is one of the more successful examples of regionalism. It has come a long way since then in forging sub-regional and supra regional linkages. The rise of Southeast Asian regionalism can be seen as a...
  • King’s China Visit: A Renewal of Trust
    Nishchal N Pandey    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #827    ·    Commentary    
         Sino-Nepal relations are characterized by a remarkable continuity and stability both during the 30 years of the Panchayat system and in the last 12 years since the peoples’ movement succeeded in 1990. Despite polit...
  • Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations: The Dawn of a New Era
    Alok Kumar Gupta    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #826    ·    Commentary    
         The three-day much acclaimed but widely criticized visit by the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Bangladesh, his expression of regrets for the excesses committed by the Pakistani army during the 1971 Liberation wa...
  • United States Re-Evaluates the China Military Threat
    Subhash Kapila    ·   11 Aug, 2002    ·    #825    ·    Commentary    
         The American evaluation of the Chinese military threat is an ongoing process conducted by the Pentagon. It is independent of the professions of goodwill and friendly relations between the two countries and the exchange o...
  • Kashmir: Revectoring Indian Strategy
       ·   05 Aug, 2002    ·    #824    ·    Commentary    
         There are two conjoint problems to the present conflict in Kashmir. The basic one is the alienation of the people of Kashmir, having roots in the political mishandling of the state and in the suppression of expression of...
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