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  • Nuclear Terrorism
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   10 Dec, 2001    ·    #648    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001, chances of the use of weapons of mass destruction(WMD) by terrorists groups are not the material of Hollywood movies alone anymore. The idea of terrorists using WMD is not a new idea. A...
  • Pakistan’s Role in War against Terrorism: Costs and Benefits
    Chintamani Mahapatra    ·   26 Nov, 2001    ·    #647    ·    Commentary    
    The US-led international coalition’s war efforts against terrorism have destroyed the military machine of the Taliban forces in Afghanistan , but the ouster of the Taliban from the seat of power has raised several questions about the ...
  • Afghanistan: Getting the Political Considerations Correct
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #646    ·    Commentary    
    The campaign in Afghanistan against terrorism has entered the phase involving ground troops. Hence, the need for bringing political considerations about Afghanistan ’s future into sharper focus. There is considerable vagueness...
  • The Afghan Conflict and Chinese Concerns
    Sonika Gupta    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #645    ·    Commentary    
    China ’s reserved participation in the “global coalition” against terrorism has been criticized by the Western media. However, its response is no different from that of the more forthcoming members of the coalition. Ch...
  • Indo-US Relations: Past, Present and Future
       ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #644    ·    Commentary    
    In his lucid and compressed presentation, Prof Thornton made the following points:     Immediately after India ’s independence there was an expectation of developing good relations between the two cou...
  • The Taliban “Split”: Forking a Knife
    D Suba Chandran    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #643    ·    Commentary    
    One major war effort of the West and the Northern Alliance inside Afghanistan was to split the Taliban. The West, led by the US , has been using at least three strategies to achieve this.      Fi...
  • Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections 2001 – I An Overview
    N Manoharan    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #642    ·    Commentary    
    Objective   :   To elect 225 members (196 members elected to multi-seat constituencies and 29 by proportional representation) for the 12th Parliament for a term of six years ...
  • Problem of Insurgency in Northeast: Looking Beyond Conspiracies
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #641    ·    Commentary    
    The Defence Minister George Fernandes accused Pakistan once again of being responsible for terrorism in the Northeast and Jammu and Kashmir . The Home Minister and Prime Minister have made similar accusations. These statements and b...
  • Territorial Army’s Greening Efforts in the Himalayas
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #640    ·    Commentary    
    During the past decades, there has been unchecked commercial exploitation of forest and mineral wealth by unscrupulous elements in the Himalayas resulting in denudation. The bare hillsides have also lead to soil erosion, frequent landslide...
  • China and the Afghan Crisis
    Abanti Bhattacharya    ·   22 Nov, 2001    ·    #639    ·    Commentary    
    China has maintained a low profile regarding the Afghan crisis after the terrorist attack on September 11. It is being cautious and has adopted a pragmatic attitude towards the crisis. This cautiousness is informed by its policy towards th...
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