COMMENTARIES
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Sino-Indian Relations: Avoid Putting the Gloss
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 22 Jul, 2000 · #389 · Commentary
Reminiscent of the Nehruvian era,
India
has once again revived the inadvisable policy of putting a gloss on Sino-Indian relations. The results of that disastrous policy were:
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Defence R&D: Mirages on Horizon
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 19 Jul, 2000 · #388 · Commentary
The DRDO is mandated to progressively enhance self reliance in defence supplies by design and development of high-tech weapons in accordance with the QRs laid down by the armed forces. But, despite large annual budgets of over Rs3000 crores, six p...
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Line of Control as Prospective International Border
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 13 Jul, 2000 · #387 · Commentary
Even after instigating the proxy war in
Jammu and Kashmir
for more than ten years, the Pakistani military establishment’s dream of bleeding the Indian security forces white has not been realised. Their resolute fighting compelled
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Surfing for Intelligence
Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd) · 04 Jul, 2000 · #386 · Commentary
In less than half a decade, politico-military intelligence will become commercially available on the Internet. It will be downloadable and delivered fully secure, and should the consumer so desire, customised. This is not a fanciful prediction, bu...
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President’s Visit in the Totality of Sino-Indian-US Relations
Mallika Joseph · 30 Jun, 2000 · #385 · Commentary
Speaker: Mr. TCA Rangachari
JS,
East Asia
, Ministry of External Affairs
Mr. Rangachari, who accompanied the President, Mr. KR Narayanan on his visit to
China
, presented a brief...
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Changing Contours of US-Bangladesh Relations
Abhishek Srivastava · 30 Jun, 2000 · #384 · Commentary
Bill Clinton became the first
US
President to visit
Bangladesh
on March 20th, 2000. Besides promising increased
US
assistance to
Bangladesh
he announced $97 million for food aid and $8.6 million towards reducing chi...
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The Other Side of Eelam: A Pandora’s Box?
N Manoharan · 26 Jun, 2000 · #383 · Commentary
The LTTE has ruled out participation in any peace process to resolve the ethnic crisis within the framework of a united
Sri Lanka
. The Tigers have resolved not to accept anything less than a separate Eelam. &nb...
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Psyint Analysis: Profiling Eelam Tigers
Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd) · 26 Jun, 2000 · #382 · Commentary
Psychological intelligence (psyint) as the name implies, gathers information and analyzes the psychological make-up of a group or individuals e.g., an enemy commander, a hacker or a terrorist. Part of behavioural science, its rudiments have not be...
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“Some Myths and Misconceptions”– An Addendum
N Manoharan · 26 Jun, 2000 · #381 · Commentary
Brig. Sinha’s ‘myths and misconceptions on ethnic conflict in
Sri Lanka
’ is commendable for looking at the crisis from a new angle. In addition to his list of delusions a few more need mention.
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Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India
Zarein Ahmed · 26 Jun, 2000 · #380 · Commentary
The ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka brings to light again the plight of refugees in this intractable conflict. Sri Lanka is a classic case of intense ethnic conflict causing refugee generation on an unprecedented scale. It is called the “isl...