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  • Kashmir Bus: Small but a Step in the Right Direction
    Prof. Noor Ahmad Baba.    ·   19 Apr, 2005    ·    #1704    ·    Commentary    
    In order to understand and appreciate the due importance of resuming the bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad through Jhelum Valley Road, we need to place the whole issue in proper context. Historically Kashmir has been at the crossroad of ...
  • Musharraf-Manmohan Joint Statement: An Analysis
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   19 Apr, 2005    ·    #1703    ·    Commentary    
    Unlike the Agra summit in 2001, General Musharraf's second visit in April 2005 to India witnessed a joint statement being arrived at. So much has happened since the Agra summit that makes the joint statement a special mile stone in the bilatera ...
  • Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus Service: Between Fear and Optimism
    .    ·   16 Apr, 2005    ·    #1700    ·    Commentary    
    Even a thousand mile journey begins with a single step. Will the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service prove to be the first step of the peace caravan as the Indian Prime Minister puts it, towards the final destination of peace between the two countrie ...
  • The Bus between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad : Observations and Analyses
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   11 Apr, 2005    ·    #1694    ·    Commentary    
    The much expected bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad finally took place on 7 April 2005, despite threats from militants. What are the ground realities? Where would India, Pakistan and Kashmir go from here? The popular support for th ...
  • Pakistan's Possible Nuclear Game Plan
    Firdaus Ahmed.    ·   28 Mar, 2005    ·    #1683    ·    Commentary    
    An observation by General Oberoi, a former Vice Chief and presently director of the Army think tank, Center for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), is that the recently released Army Doctrine makes no reference to the nuclear issue. The implication is th ...
  • On Record: Who Said What on Srinagar-Muzafarrabad Bus Service
    N Manoharan.    ·   03 Mar, 2005    ·    #1662    ·    Commentary    
    Opinions from various quarters on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus are worth documenting for the insight they offer on how the related issues are perceived in both countries. Would the supporters be consistent in their views five years down the line? ...
  • Bridging the Barrier? - Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus Service
    N Manoharan.    ·   03 Mar, 2005    ·    #1660    ·    Commentary    
    After decades of discontinuity and months of negotiations, the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service is scheduled to resume on 7 April 2005. How could one situate this in the Indo-Pak peace process? What impact will it have on the Kashmir issue? Is the ...
  • Operation Parakram
    .    ·   22 Feb, 2005    ·    #1654    ·    Commentary    
    Peter Lavoy, Mary Cobb Wittrock and Christopher Clary (Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey) visited the IPCS to be briefed on Indian views and perspectives on 'Operation Parakram', its causes and the lessons to ...
  • Revisiting Kargil: Was it a Failure for Pakistan's Military?
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   08 Feb, 2005    ·    #1635    ·    Commentary    
    Was Kargil a failure for Pakistan's military? It is widely believed that Kargil war ended in a disaster for Pakistan for several reasons. The international community condemned Pakistan for initiating hostilities; no one believed that those who ...
  • Pakistan's Nuclear Weapon Posture
    AM Vohra.    ·   03 Feb, 2005    ·    #1633    ·    Commentary    
    The Dawn of 5 October 1999 published an article authored jointly by Agha Shahi, Zulfigar Ali Khan and Abdul Sattar which discussed the exigency under which Islamabad may consider the use of nuclear weapons. They state, "if the enemy launches a ...
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