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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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Sharif, Media and Democracy
       ·   01 Jun, 1999    ·    #194    ·    Commentary    
    Najam Sethi, the Chief Editor of the Friday Times was arrested recently by the Pakistan government, for his alleged links with the Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). However the real reason is perceived to be his involvement in the B...
  • Infiltration in Kargil Misperceptions of Pakistan's Motivations
    D Suba Chandran    ·   01 Jun, 1999    ·    #193    ·    Commentary    
    What are the motivations behind Pakistan ’s current endeavor? Why did Pakistan abet the militants’ infiltration, especially with Indo-Pak relations having improved after the Lahore Declaration? Is it the handiwork of the...
  • The Kargil Episode
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   01 Jun, 1999    ·    #192    ·    Commentary    
    It was on November 1, 1948 , that  77 Para Brigade supported by  7 Cavalry (Stuart tanks) crossed the great Himalayan range at Zojila to drive the Pakistani invaders out from Ladakh district. At approximately 3500 metres this was the hig...
  • The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna    ·   25 May, 1999    ·    #191    ·    Commentary    
    When infiltration occurs in Jammu and Kashmir [J &K], or bomb blasts are reported in Delhi . Mumbai or Coimbatore , or any where else in India , government organisations and the media point a  finger  of suspi...
  • The Myth of Arms Control
    Senthil Ram    ·   14 May, 1999    ·    #190    ·    Commentary    
     It is time that India and Pakistan realise that both are running in the first lap of an arms and missile race. One just can’t disregard the lessons Americans and Soviets learnt. It would be a blunder to conveniently cho...
  • Sharif's Moscow Visit
    Adnan Sattar    ·   12 May, 1999    ·    #189    ·    Commentary    
    Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Moscow was the single most important diplomatic event in recent years. Given the mutual distrust that has characterised Pak-Russian relations for the last fifty years, the visit was indeed an hist...
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