COMMENTARIES
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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...
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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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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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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The Assam Rifles
Lt Col AK Sharma · 22 Nov, 2001 · #638 · Commentary
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}Assam Rifles (AR) is the oldest paramilitary force in
India
whose primary role is to protect part of
India
's Northeas...
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
· 17 Nov, 2001 · #637 · Commentary
Panel:
G Balachandran
PR Chari
Chair:
ACM (Retd) Mehra
The seminar bega...
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Admiral Gorshkov: The Russian aircraft-carrier for India
Alok Kumar Gupta · 22 Nov, 2001 · #636 · Commentary
The Indian Navy is set to acquire the Russian aircraft-carrier Admiral Gorshkov by the end of 2001. Russia offered to sell the modified Kiev (Type 1143.4) class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov to India in 1994, but the deal has faced many prob...
