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  • Recent Statements by Defence Minister George Fernandes
    Mira Sinha Bhattacharjee    ·   11 May, 1998    ·    #87    ·    Commentary    
    On 3 May 1998, only days after the quiet departure of General Fu Quanyou and his delegation from India , Mr. George Fernandes, Minister of Defence, declared China to be India ’s potential "threat number one". ...
  • Stability in South Asia through Nuclear Weapons and Missiles
    Lt. Gen. AM Vohra    ·   11 May, 1998    ·    #86    ·    Commentary    
    The recent test firing of Ghauri by Pakistan , an intermediate range ballistic missile that can carry a high explosive, chemical or nuclear warhead to a distance of 1500 kms, is an expected development. Nuclear weapons and missiles form par...
  • George: The
       ·   11 May, 1998    ·    #85    ·    Commentary    
    George Fernandes is an exceptional and fascinating personality in Indian politics. A socialist and once the leading labour leader of Mumbai, he follows his ideologue, the late Dr. Lohia and his formulations on socialism and social transformation i...
  • Bringing Prithvi Down to Earth The Capabilities and Potential Effectiveness of India's Prithvi Missile
       ·   11 May, 1998    ·    #84    ·    Commentary    
    This article summarises our technical evaluation of the effectiveness of India’s Prithvi missile. Our work, based on descriptions in newspapers, journals and magazines, suggests that if Prithvi is armed with conventional warheads and used ...
  • Visit to India of General Fu Quanyou, Chief-of-Staff of China's P.L.A.
       ·   11 May, 1998    ·    #83    ·    Commentary    
    Since the more normalised pattern of Sino-Indian relations following former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China in 1988, there has been a steady flow of high-level visitors from China to India and vice versa. All the members of the ne...
  • Reviving Indo-U.S. Relations? US Envoy Bill Richardson's Visit to India
    Jolie Wood    ·   05 May, 1998    ·    #82    ·    Commentary    
    Last week's high-level delegation from the United States was accompanied by a flurry of news reports reflecting the high expectations many Indians have for increased cooperation and closer relations with the US . Special Envoy B...
  • Landmines Elimination: The Global Debate
    Jolie MF Wood    ·   17 Apr, 1998    ·    #79    ·    Commentary    
    The Institute hosted a discussion on "Landmines Elimination: the Global Debate" on 4th April. General Sir Hugh Beach (Retd.), former Adjutant General of the British Army, Brigadier Patrick Blagden (Retd.), an international expert on demi...
  • NSC: Why It Has Failed To Come About In India
    AK Verma    ·   17 Apr, 1998    ·    #78    ·    Commentary    
    Few knowledgeable persons will disagree that the failure to arrive at correct decisions has been responsible for several problems that have bedeviled India ever since it achieved independence 50 years ago. The list starts with the Kashmir ...
  • National Security Council: The Options
    PR Chari    ·   17 Apr, 1998    ·    #77    ·    Commentary    
    The BJP Government’s National Agenda for Governance specifies it would establish a National Security Council "to analyze the military, economic and political threats to the nation, also to continuously advise the government. This counci...
  • PAK-US SYMPOSIUM
       ·   24 Mar, 1998    ·    #76    ·    Commentary    
    This meeting was held under the auspices of the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad - a government-funded institution (Director, Lt. Gen. Nishat Ahmad), and the Programme in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, at the Univers...
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