COMMENTARIES
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Indo-Pak Power Deal and Confidence Building
D Suba Chandran · 12 Feb, 1999 · #172 · Commentary
Three rounds of discussions held at the technical level on the sale of electricity by
Pakistan
to
India
since November 98 have focussed on the following:
a) Quantum of Power that
Pakistan
is to s...
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Integration of Defence Apparatus
· 30 Jan, 1999 · #171 · Commentary
Mr. P.R. Chari initiated the discussion questioning the Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes’ determination to integrate the three Services and the defence ministry within a month. Fernandes had also made a statement that six milit...
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Eliminating Anti-Personnel Landmines
· 15 Jan, 1999 · #170 · Commentary
Unheralded and barely noticed a significant disarmament treaty comes into force from March 1, 1999. It is the Ottawa Treaty banning the "use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel landmine (APM) and their destruction".&n...
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India's Relations with USA: Post Pokhran-II
· 12 Jan, 1999 · #169 · Commentary
(Note: This part of the report is based on the presentation made by Mr. P.R.Chari. The report of other presentations in the seminar by C.V. Ranganathan on Sino-Indian relations and Prof. Ramesh Thakur on India-Japan relations can be found in...
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India's Relations with Japan: Post Pokhran-II
· 12 Jan, 1999 · #168 · Commentary
(Note: This part of the report is based on the presentation made by Prof. Ramesh Thakur, Vice-Rector, United Nations University. The report of other presentations in the seminar by C.V. Ranganathan on Sino-Indian relations and P.R. Chari on India-...
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India's Relations with China: Post Pokhran-II
· 12 Jan, 1999 · #167 · Commentary
(Note: This part of the report is based on the presentation made by Mr. C.V.Ranganathan, Former Indian Ambassador to
China
. The report of other presentations in the seminar by Prof. Ramesh Thakur on India-Japan relations and P.R. Chari on ...
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Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia: Strategic Considerations Reconsidered
Stephen P Cohen · 12 Jan, 1999 · #166 · Commentary
Prof. Cohen started by reviewing the debate in
India
on its nuclear stance that alternated between `continuing ambiguity’ and `overt weaponization’ over the years.
· &nb...
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Six months after Pokhran-II: Where do we go from here?
· 07 Jan, 1999 · #165 · Commentary
The following is a report of the seminar organized by the IPCS on 18 December 1988. The speakers were P.R. Chari and Dr. Kanti Bajpai.
Chari
brought out the difference and comparison of options before
India
...
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National Security Council (NSC)- An Eyewash?
AK Verma · 04 Dec, 1998 · #164 · Commentary
A National Security Council has finally been born, It was a caesarian operation. There were indications that the embryo would be aborted; but the momentum of the Jaswant Singh - Talbott talks brought it to life. The baby born,&nb...
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Indo-Pak Talks:The Insoluble Equation
AK Verma · 27 Nov, 1998 · #163 · Commentary
The Indo Pak talks in November 98 have again demonstrated that their relations are doomed by an irresolvable equation. A genius will be required to resolve the complexities of India Pakistan relations. And the time factor will be remain indetermin...
