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  • Stray Thoughts On The Agra Summit
    PR Chari    ·   23 Jul, 2001    ·    #528    ·    Commentary    
    In his perceptive book “Evolution of the Diplomatic Method” Sir Harold Nicholson offers some useful vignettes on diplomacy in the Greek City States. Ambassadors were chosen for their “known respectability and reputed wisdom&rdquo...
  • A Tale of Two Decisions
    N Manoharan    ·   19 Jul, 2001    ·    #527    ·    Commentary    
    Consciously or unconsciously July has become an eventful month in the history of Sri Lanka . On July 10, 2001, the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, prorogued the Parliament till September 7, and announced a referendum to be held ...
  • Facts about Junagadh
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   19 Jul, 2001    ·    #526    ·    Commentary    
    Junagadh was a state on the coast of Saurashtra surrounded by Indian territory , and therefore without any geographical contiguity with Pakistan . See map. Bounded on three sides by states’ which had acceded to Indi...
  • The Equations of Environment Security
    Col. PK Gautam    ·   19 Jul, 2001    ·    #525    ·    Commentary    
    Environment security is closely related to availability of natural resources. Resources are either non-renewable like minerals and hydrocarbons or renewable like forests, water, and agricultural produce. The last 300 years have seen exponential po...
  • Between Fire and the Frying Pan: Reviewing the Naga-Ceasefire
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   13 Jul, 2001    ·    #524    ·    Commentary    
    The Union Government’s decision to review the Naga cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is expected to bring some relief to the aggrieved populace in Manipur. It is a pity that the decision came on...
  • Naxalite Violence and Internal Security
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   13 Jul, 2001    ·    #523    ·    Commentary    
    Till now in India , the curse of insurgency has been restricted to the fringe regions such as Jammu & Kashmir and the North Eastern states. But there are indications of  spilling into the nation’s interior regions. The ghastl...
  • India, China and No-First-Use : Strategic Culture or Realpolitik ?
    Shivaji Mukherjee    ·   13 Jul, 2001    ·    #522    ·    Commentary    
    India and China are the only two countries that adhere by the principle of No-First-Use of nuclear weapons. A comparison of their nuclear doctrines reveals conceptual similarities in their nuclear doctrines:     ...
  • Shanghai Five: Emerging Foreign Policy Dimensions
    PA Mathew    ·   12 Jul, 2001    ·    #521    ·    Commentary    
    Across the centuries fundamentalist movements among religions have made a deadly compact for power, land and souls. The late twentieth century has also seen a global resurgence of religion.  That resurgence has involved an intensification of ...
  • Is Kashmir An Issue ?
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   12 Jul, 2001    ·    #520    ·    Commentary    
    Pakistan is adamant that Kashmir is the core issue between India and her. This is because the Pak Army and the establishment derive their strength from Kashmir , and it helps unite the country psychologically. Howeve...
  • Let the People Meet
    D Suba Chandran    ·   06 Jul, 2001    ·    #519    ·    Commentary    
    The Agra summit, whether able to achieve anything significant in other fields or not, both  leaders should make a sincere effort, to increase people to people level contacts between India and Pakistan . Steps to increas...
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