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  • Governance and Proliferation
    .    ·   24 Feb, 2004    ·    #1314    ·    Commentary    
    Has the case of nuclear proliferation got something to do with the mode of governance in the country? Apparently not. Pakistan stands maligned today because it is a small and impoverished Muslim country, which was compelled to reveal its nuclear ca ...
  • Sectarianism: A Manifestation of Growing Religious Extremism in Pakistan
    .    ·   23 Feb, 2004    ·    #1312    ·    Commentary    
    The confluence of international, regional and domestic geo-political factors during the late 70’s and 80’s unleashed destructive ethnic and religious forces giving rise to religious extremism in Pakistan. The repercussions are felt more ...
  • National or International: Situating Pakistan’s Nuclear Quagmire
    .    ·   11 Feb, 2004    ·    #1302    ·    Commentary    
    The 7 February statement by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Massod Khan, that the investigations regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology (PNWT) as an internal matter of Pakistan attract immediate attention. It can be ...
  • Halting the Nuclear Trade
    Reshmi Kazi.    ·   11 Feb, 2004    ·    #1300    ·    Commentary    
    The US interception, in early October 2003, of a German-registered ship headed for Libya through the Suez Canal and carrying thousands of parts of uranium centrifuges, demonstrated the mushrooming of the illegal nuclear trade. The intercepted shipm ...
  • Nuclear Jehad
    Bobby Sharma.    ·   10 Feb, 2004    ·    #1299    ·    Commentary    
    There have been two assassination attempts on the life of General Musharraf within the space of a fortnight in Dec 03. President Musharaaf faces a serious threat to his life. After four years of military rule, he has a long list of enemies who woul ...
  • Nuclear Proliferation from Pakistan
    .    ·   10 Feb, 2004    ·    #1298    ·    Commentary    
      Speaker: Amb G Parthasarathy   Pakistan’s decision to go nuclear was taken in January 1972 at a secret meeting of Pakistan’s top scientists in Multan. Pakistani scien ...
  • Kashmir, UNSC Resolutions and Indo-Pak Rapprochement (Pakistan Media Survey, 9-14 January 2004)
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   09 Feb, 2004    ·    #1297    ·    Commentary    
    General Musharraf in January 2004 announced his willingness to set aside UN Security Council resolutions in order to reach an agreement on Kashmir with India. The UNSC resolutions primarily call for a plebiscite to determine the wishes of Kashmiri ...
  • Kashmir and Jihad (Pakistan Media Analysis 1-7 January 2004)
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   16 Jan, 2004    ·    #1281    ·    Commentary    
    An analysis of the articles in the last couple of years would reveal the changing perceptions of Pakistani writers on Kashmir. To a large extent there is a realization, which has been amply expressed in the national English media, that Pakistan&rsq ...
  • SAARC Summit: Pakistani Perceptions
    Saira Yamin.    ·   15 Jan, 2004    ·    #1279    ·    Commentary    
    It has not been long since Pakistan and India proffered the mutual olive branch by signing Lahore declaration and getting together at Agra. Lahore and Agra came to naught.  Come 2004 and India and Pakistan started all over again. The setting t ...
  • Looking for Solutions in Kashmir: Pakistan’s Perceptions
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   15 Jan, 2004    ·    #1278    ·    Commentary    
    Integration with India: Impossibility What are the possible solutions in Pakistani perceptions to the Kashmiri conflict? First, there is a unanimous approval in Pakistan that India will not be able to integrate Kashmiris into the Indian state. ...
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