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  • Himalayan Trouble for the Himalayan Kingdom
       ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #653    ·    Commentary    
    The Maoist insurgents in Nepal re-launched their fight on November 23 after announcing a ceasefire in July. Within the first 72 hours, 300 lives were lost. Till date, more than 2100 people have been killed since the insurgency began in 199...
  • Understanding Jihad and Fundamentalism in South Asia
       ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #652    ·    Commentary    
    Panelists:   Prof Riyaz Punjabi     Prof Kalim Bahadur     Mr Sultan Shain   ...
  • A perspective on developments in Nepal
    Brig Chandra B Khanduri    ·   05 Dec, 2001    ·    #651    ·    Commentary    
    The internal security situation in Nepal has deteriorated to a considerable extent and is comparable with the ongoing cataclysmic situation in Afghanistan .      When Sher Bahadur Deuba replaced GP Koira...
  • Fighting the Fidayeens: Combating Suicide Terrorism in Kashmir
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Nov, 2001    ·    #650    ·    Commentary    
    Suicide terrorism in Kashmir is bound to increase in the coming days given the internal dynamics and objectives of the various militant groups operating there..?? ? Besides the Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohammad and ...
  • India and the US post-September 11
    Kannan    ·   28 Dec, 2001    ·    #649    ·    Commentary    
    The US approach towards India and Pakistan in the wake of its fight against terrorism left some foreign policy analysts and scholars wondering pessimistically whether India had been sidelined by the US givin...
  • 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...
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