COMMENTARIES
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Balance of Payment and India’s Sovereignty
· 21 Aug, 2001 · #550 · Commentary
Since the beginning of the Second Five Year Plan,
India
has experienced a balance of payments (BOP) problem.
India
entered the nineties with large internal and external financial imbalances. This made the economy vulnerable to exog...
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Russian Arms in Indian Forces
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 18 Aug, 2001 · #549 · Commentary
During the preceding year,
India has finalised several long-pending defence contracts with
Russia worth nearly $3 billion for 150 SU-30MKI multi-role fighters, a more powerful version of the 40 MI-17 IV helicopters and 310 T-90S main b...
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Scope for promotion of Sino-Indian relations
Abanti Bhattacharya · 18 Aug, 2001 · #548 · Commentary
After the 1962 India-China War our discussions on Sino-Indian relations seem to revolve around the question on how
China perceives us and vice-versa. Staying in
Shanghai for a year made me feel Indians just don't matter to the Chin...
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The Place of Atomic Power in Energy Security
· 18 Aug, 2001 · #547 · Commentary
The following is a report on the Friday Group Discussions held on 27 July, 2001 in the IPCS. The main speaker was Mr. Stanislav E. Barkovskiy who is the representative in
India
of the Ministry of the
Russian Federation
for Atomic E...
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Lessons from Doda, Kishtwar and Jammu
Brig. SS Chandel · 17 Aug, 2001 · #546 · Commentary
Give the devils their due. In carrying out terrorist acts in Doda, Kishtwar, and Jammu Railway Station, the Mujahideen have displayed imagination, initiative and audacity. Strategy and coordination also seem to be astute and professional. When the...
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Sri Lankan Crisis – Time for an Active Role?
· 17 Aug, 2001 · #545 · Commentary
The Foreign Secretary, Ms. Chokila Iyer, speaking in Colombo (August 10) after the SAARC Foreign Secretaries meeting said India “was opposed to both violence and terrorism”, replying to a question on why it did not condemn the LTTE att...
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Kashmir: The US Factor
· 17 Aug, 2001 · #544 · Commentary
The Congress Party has pointed out that
US
pressure induced Prime Minister Vajpayee to invite President Musharraf for the summit in
Agra
. Earlier there were reports about
US
pressure on
Pakistan
to hold a dialogue w...
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Naturally Safe Nuclear Technology
· 17 Aug, 2001 · #543 · Commentary
Foreword
Current stagnation of nuclear power is an undeniable fact, but its causes temporary and not insurmountable. Meanwhile, there appears to be no realistic alternative to developing nuclear for large-scale replacement of tradition...
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Kashmir: The Way Ahead - I
D Suba Chandran · 15 Aug, 2001 · #542 · Commentary
Interview with Prof Kanti Bajpai,
Jawaharlal
Nehru
University
What has the Pant
Mission
achieved until now?
&n...
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Security threat assessment of Naxalites in India
Mallika Joseph · 15 Aug, 2001 · #541 · Commentary
In early July 2001, Naxalite groups all over
South Asia
announced the formation of a Coordination Committee of the Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA). This is the first formal international coalition formed; an allia...
