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Drug Trafficking and Counter Measures in South Asia–II
Paolienlal Haokip. · 01 Sep, 2003 · #1119 · Commentary
While international and regional efforts are indispensable, the ultimate actors in the fight against the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs are national governments. International and regional efforts can provide a framework of cooperation, enh ...
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Drug-trafficking in South Asia: A Profile
N Manoharan. · 30 Aug, 2003 · #1113 · Commentary
Sandwiched between the ‘Golden Triangle’ and ‘Golden Crescent,’ the major global producers of psychotropic drugs, the South Asian region is the principal transit route for psychotropic drugs. The trafficking of heroin that i ...
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Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: From Promised Land to Presumed Land
D Suba Chandran. · 26 Jul, 2003 · #1085 · Commentary
In South Asia, three countries have been the principal victims of suicide terrorism:
Sri Lanka, India ? in Jammu and Kashmir,
and Pakistan. While Sri Lanka has been witnessing suicide attacks by the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ever since ...
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Reaping the Whirlwind – III: Not America vs Army, but America and Army
D Suba Chandran. · 18 Jul, 2003 · #1084 · Commentary
(Article Review: Stephen Cohen, "The Jihadist threat to Pakistan," The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2003, 26;3, pp.7-25.)
Cohen addresses another important fear, which plagues both India and the US. How far is the military unde ...
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Reaping the Whirlwind – II: Allah vs Army
D Suba Chandran. · 18 Jul, 2003 · #1083 · Commentary
(Article Review: Stephen Cohen, "The Jihadist threat to Pakistan," The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2003, 26;3, pp.7-25.)
Elsewhere, Cohen emphasizes that "unless Pakistan is defeated in a war or undergoes an internal split of a ...
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Reaping the Whirlwind – I: Jihadis vs Pakistan
D Suba Chandran. · 18 Jul, 2003 · #1082 · Commentary
(Article Review: Stephen Cohen, "The Jihadist threat to Pakistan," The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2003, 26;3, pp.7-25.)
One of the major concerns in both India and elsewhere about Pakistan has been the increasing role p ...
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Rendezvous at Camp David: Disappointment or Euphoria?
S Sasikumar & M Saravanan. · 16 Jul, 2003 · #1078 · Commentary
The US has made a definitive statement regarding its overall approach/intentions towards Pakistan. The red carpet treatment meted out to General Musharraf, including the visit to Camp David is lost on no one. It became obvious that the renewal of t ...
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Pakistan and Terrorism: High time the US calls a Spade a Spade
Parama Sinha Palit. · 16 Jun, 2003 · #1051 · Commentary
The US President’s triumphant affirmation - “Al Qaida is on the run… they are not a problem any longer…we have seen the turning of the tide in ...
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Musharraf – Powerful, but not safe (Pakistan though global lens: 19-25 August 2002)
D Suba Chandran. · 31 Aug, 2002 · #847 · Commentary
There has been a great deal of focus at the global level over the recent legal and constitutional efforts made by the military regime to organize the elections in October. In the process, General Musharraf could not escape ...
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Is Al-Qaeda present in Pakistan? (Pak Media Survey 19-25 Aug 2002)
D Suba Chandran. · 31 Aug, 2002 · #846 · Commentary
Is al-Qaeda present in Pakistan? The debate was initiated by Lieutenant General Dan McNeill, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan making an affirmative statement, which was denied by Moinuddin Haider, the Interior M ...
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