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  • THE FUTURE OF US NUCLEAR POLICY
    Aarti S.    ·   15 Mar, 1998    ·    #67    ·    Commentary    
    A seminar was held by the IPCS with a visiting group from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to discuss their report "The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy". The visiting NAS group included John P.Holdren, Director, Program in Scienc ...
  • Comments on sale of US Light Water Reactors to China
    PK Iyengar.    ·   08 Dec, 1997    ·    #39    ·    Commentary    
    The following are my comments on the China-US agreement for sale of US light water reactors to China :     Chinese motives     The Chinese have their own uranium ore and enrichment facilities. Th ...
  • US-CHINA SUMMIT: INDIA IS TOO PRICKLY
    .    ·   12 Nov, 1997    ·    #28    ·    Commentary    
    Indian commentators have drawn two broad conclusions about Chinese President Jiang Zemin?s recent state visit to the United States .     1.             &n ...
  • Michael Krepon on Indo-US Relations
    .    ·   01 Nov, 1997    ·    #22    ·    Commentary    
    In his presentation on Indo-US relations Michael Krepon perceived the dominant US view of India to be that of a market and not a security threat. This perception has gained strength in President Clinton's second term. His new foreign affairs te ...
  • Indo-US Relations: The Pickering Visit
    PR Chari.    ·   18 Sep, 1997    ·    #15    ·    Commentary    
    The Problem     A "strategic dialogue" on the future of Indo-US relations would be initiated by Thomas Pickering, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, during his forthcoming visit to India .   ...
  • 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 Bill ...
  • The Huntington thesis
    PR Chari.    ·   09 Feb, 1998    ·    #58    ·    Commentary    
    It is beguilingly simple. Samuel Huntington—the Harvard guru of civilizational politics—notes that India has three options in the post-Cold War world. Ally with the United States ; remain neutral following the tradition of ...
  • Huntington’s choice for India
    Dr. Giri Deshingkar.    ·   29 Jan, 1998    ·    #56    ·    Commentary    
    Indians have a weakness for Westerners-any kind-management gurus, economists, and diplomats, giving their opinions on what Indians should do. And Westerns oblige by doing precisely that when they are lecturing in India . The latest is Professor ...
  • The Albright Visit: Jinxed!
    PR Chari.    ·   03 Dec, 1997    ·    #36    ·    Commentary    
    One word describes the US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright’s visit to India . Jinxed. No doubt, the American Embassy in New Delhi and the CIA would have been consulted regarding the timing of her visit. But it is ...
  • Strategic dialogue: What does it mean?
    PR Chari.    ·   03 Nov, 1997    ·    #25    ·    Commentary    
    This has become a much-overworked phrase in the context of Indo-US relations. Ambassador Pickering is believed to have launched a "strategic dialogue" with India during his recent visit. Karl Inderfurth, Assistant Secretary of State ...
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