COMMENTARIES
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Kargil Crisis: Whose Failure?
· 15 Jun, 1999 · #204 · Commentary
The Pakistani adventure in Kargil has shocked the nation though the ceaseless activities of its ISI in
India
should have brought home the point that nothing better could be expected. There has been a storm of allegations against the ...
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Nepal Elections: Why not a Hung Parliament
Mallika Joseph · 15 Jun, 1999 · #203 · Commentary
The third general elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha (Parliament) in
Nepal
held in May has decisively ended the coalition politics of the past four and a half years and provided a clear majority to the National Congress (NC) to form the nex...
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Kargil and BJP's Nuclear Agenda
PR Chari · 11 Jun, 1999 · #202 · Commentary
Press comments on the Pokharan tests on its first anniversary this year were less than ecstatic, even sombre and defensive. Many editorials noted with relief that
India
had weathered the economic sanctions, and was not politically isolated...
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India looks set to embarass Clinton administration on CTBT
Sushil J Aaron · 11 Jun, 1999 · #201 · Commentary
Two separate developments across the
Atlantic
have had their bearing on
India
’s approach to the CTBT. The
US
has reawakened anti-Americanism amid the Indian intellectual class through NATO’s flawed action in Kos...
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CTBT Article XIV Entry Into Force Clause
· 11 Jun, 1999 · #200 · Commentary
An important deadline will be reached in September this year pertaining to entry into force (EIF) of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The Treaty prohibits "any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion."...
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Infiltration in Kargil Pakistan's Objectives and Strategies
D Suba Chandran · 09 Jun, 1999 · #199 · Commentary
The major objective behind the current infiltration of the
Pakistan
backed militants seems to be in continuation with its larger goal of internationalising the
Kashmir
issue.
Pakistan
was always attempting to send militants...
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Tibet and Indian Realpolitik Interests
· 09 Jun, 1999 · #198 · Commentary
The chain of errors in
India
’s
China
policy started with
New Delhi
’s failure to challenge the Chinese occupation of
Tibet
. The present strategic developments in
Tibet
is very dangerous for Indian...
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Air Operations over Kargil
· 09 Jun, 1999 · #197 · Commentary
The Pakistani troops who have infiltrated into the Drass-Kargil-Batalik axis in a joint operating with Islamic militants have taken positions of advantage on high ridges ranging from 13000 ft to 20000 ft which are difficult to neutralize by ground...
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Benazir's Conviction and Democracy in Pakistan
Ashutosh Mishra · 07 Jun, 1999 · #196 · Commentary
Benazir would never have imagined that history would repeat itself with such bestiality, forcing her to take asylum in
London
once again. The turn of events after she lost power have landed her husband Asif Ali Zardari in jail, children in...
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Sino-Indian Ties: The 11th Round of Joint Working Group Meeting
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 07 Jun, 1999 · #195 · Commentary
The 11th round of the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting between
China
and
India
was scheduled for May 1998 but finally took place in
Beijing
on April 27-28, 1999. It could not take place at the scheduled time for two reason...