COMMENTARIES
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Developments in Pakistan I: Report of IPCS Seminar
Sonika Gupta · 29 Nov, 1999 · #292 · Commentary
Speakers: Gen. A. M. Vohra & Mr. P. R. Chari
Date of Seminar: 15 October 99
The discussion centered on a causal and predictive analysis of the coup in
Pakis...
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Prabhakaran: Key to the LTTE
Sabil Francis · 29 Nov, 1999 · #291 · Commentary
November 26, 1999. Velupillai Prabhakaran becomes 45 years old today – a day that the LTTE commemorates as “Great Heroes Day”. It will remember the 50,000 martyrs who have died for Tamil Eelam and Prabhakaran will speak to the Ta...
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No Compromise in Sri Lanka
Sabil Francis · 26 Nov, 1999 · #290 · Commentary
No matter who comes to power there is little chance of peace in
Sri Lanka
. What is happening in
Sri Lanka
is a war of the races. The LTTE began its struggle against the Sri Lankan state with the aim of creating a one-party socialis...
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LTTE's Human Wave Tactics Redefine Guerrilla Warfare
Sabil Francis · 19 Nov, 1999 · #289 · Commentary
Two years after Operation Jaya Sekuri ("Sure Victory!"),
Sri Lanka
's bloodiest and longest military operation (May 1997-November 1998), the Sri Lankan army has lost almost all the territory it had captured to the LTTE. Next i...
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Time for a Rethink of US Policy Towards India
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 19 Nov, 1999 · #288 · Commentary
The imperative for redefining the United States-India relationship, currently lies with the US in order to redress a previous failure of its South Asia policies but also in view of the chang...
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Developments in Pakistan II: Report of IPCS Seminar
Sushil J Aaron · 17 Nov, 1999 · #287 · Commentary
Speaker: Mr. Vivek Katju
Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
Date of Seminar: 12 November 99
Mr. Vivek Katju began by stating that the nature of the Pakis...
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SU-30s: Strategic Take-off Into Next Century
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 16 Nov, 1999 · #286 · Commentary
India
's proposed nuclear doctrine outlining the minimum nuclear deterrent, envisages a triad of missiles, submarines and aircraft as the delivery platforms for the weaponized atom.
Russia
is said to be providing an unspecified ...
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Falun Gong and the Limits of Dissent in China
Sonika Gupta · 09 Nov, 1999 · #285 · Commentary
China
has launched upon yet another ideological and political struggle by banning the Falun Gong religoius movement, branding it as a cult. Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi, mixes traditional Chinese exercises with elements of Buddhism an...
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Managing Ethnic Conflict: Lessons from the Bodo Experience
Sanjay Kumar · 09 Nov, 1999 · #284 · Commentary
The North Eastern part of
India
, which has often been mired in ethnic conflict over the question of one ethnic tribe trying to dominate the other or forcing its language or culture on another tribe, has caused ethnic strife. With the passa...
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U. S. Sanctions: Implications for India
· 09 Nov, 1999 · #283 · Commentary
The post-cold war strategic considerations have witnessed a renewed interest by the United States in the South Asian region, an area that is being accorded an even greater importance since its nuclearization. The Status of Force Agreement (SOFA)...
