COMMENTARIES
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Afghanistan’s Resurrection from Islamic Fundamentalism
Subhash Kapila · 17 Feb, 2002 · #698 · Commentary
Afghanistan
as a nation was snuffed out by the Taliban. For six long years, the Taliban imposed the most savage and medieval form of Islamic fundamentalization on
Afghanistan
. In fact, it was so repressively brutalized by the...
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Indian Youth Perceptions of the Kashmir Issue
· 17 Feb, 2002 · #697 · Commentary
Kashmir
is one factor that has led to tensions between
India
and
Pakistan
. For
India
, the
Kashmir
problem is not the core issue whereas, for
Pakistan
, its resolution is an essential prerequisite for im...
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Chinese Perspectives on the Kashmir Dispute
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 17 Feb, 2002 · #696 · Commentary
Chinese perspectives on the
Kashmir
problem require attention for at least three reasons: First,
China
is occupying over 20 percent of the total area of the former
Kashmir
State
. A large tract, around 38,000 sq ...
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Bargaining in Crisis
Arpit Rajain · 07 Feb, 2002 · #695 · Commentary
Following the December 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, the Indian Government quickly mobilised its troops and, if reports are to be believed, even deployed its missiles.
India
placed a charter of demands on
Pakistan
– pro...
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Nepal: The Road Ahead
· 07 Feb, 2002 · #694 · Commentary
Panelists:
Sangeetha Thapliyal
Maj Gen Ashok
Krishna
Ambassador Rajan
...
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Terror Hunt: Warehousing and Mining Data
Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd) · 07 Feb, 2002 · #693 · Commentary
The official announcement of every terrorist attack invariably concludes with a stock phrase, “Ghatna sthal ke nikat suraksha ke prabandh our kare kar diye gaye hain (security arrangements around the place of incident have been further stren...
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Sino –Indian Relations
· 07 Feb, 2002 · #692 · Commentary
Speakers:
WPS Sidhu
Associate,
International Peace Academy, New York
...
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Pakistan and the United States Military Presence: Implications
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 07 Jan, 2002 · #691 · Commentary
Pakistan
has been designated by US policy planners and decision-makers as an “enduring strategic ally of long standing”. Military-to-military relationships of these strategic allies apart, Pakistan’s strategic and militar...
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LTTE Overtures to India: Is it Real or Virtual?
S. Ramkumar · 07 Feb, 2002 · #690 · Commentary
The LTTE’s request to the Government of India to allow it to hold talks with the Sri Lankan Government in
South India
, due to the ill-health of its
London
based Political Advisor, Anton Balasingham, is surprising. The outfit ...
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Dealing with the NDFB
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 31 Jan, 2002 · #689 · Commentary
Within one week, terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) have struck twice. On 16 January 2002, thirteen persons were killed near Bijni in Bongaigaon district. Again, on 21 January 2002, seventeen were killed in a village un...
