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  • Child Soldiers I: A Factual Overview
    N Manoharan.    ·   25 Sep, 2003    ·    #1160    ·    Commentary    
    Definition A child soldier is any person under the age of 18 (it was 15 before 2000 as per international norms) engaged in deadly violence (non-criminal) or “combat support” as part of a state armed force or non-state armed group b ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Cross-country left-wing extremist network is real
    P V Ramana.    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #833    ·    Commentary    
       As Nepal heads towards elections, analysts are busy studying the alignments and realignments among political parties in Nepal. One possible development is the joining of forces by the Communist Party of Nepal-United-Marxist-Leninist (C ...
  • Nepal Overview: July 2002
    Mallika Joseph.    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #831    ·    Commentary    
         July 2002 was a foreign policy month for Nepal. The King undertook two visits: to India, in end June, and, China in mid-July. The King’s visits took place against the background of political instability â ...
  • King’s China Visit: A Renewal of Trust
    Nishchal N Pandey.    ·   15 Aug, 2002    ·    #827    ·    Commentary    
         Sino-Nepal relations are characterized by a remarkable continuity and stability both during the 30 years of the Panchayat system and in the last 12 years since the peoples’ movement succeeded in 1990. Despite politica ...
  • MCC and Maoists: Expanding Naxal Violence in Bihar
    Sanjay K Jha.    ·   15 Mar, 2003    ·    #991    ·    Commentary    
    In the last week of February 2003, security agencies in Bihar unearthed a well-entrenched network of Nepalese Maoists in Patna. Five Maoists were arrested when a hideout of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) was busted in Patrakar colony on 25 Febru ...
  • Nepal: Give Peace a Chance
    Praveen Kumar.    ·   13 Feb, 2003    ·    #969    ·    Commentary    
    The Maoists and the Government of Nepal announced a ceasefire recently that was welcomed by the whole community. The reason behind the Maoist peace offer was obvious. In the post September 11 period, they were seen as terrorists and the American and ...
  • Nepal: The Citizenship Bill and its Implications
    Brig Chandra B Khanduri.    ·   11 Aug, 2001    ·    #535    ·    Commentary    
    On July 21, 2001, the Nepalese Supreme Court issued what can easily be called a destabilising historic landmark decision in Indo-Nepalese relations. For, on this day, the Nepalese apex court declared that "no foreigner of any gender would be eli ...
  • Nepal after the Regicide: Maoist Threat Increases
    Brig Chandra B Khanduri.    ·   05 Jul, 2001    ·    #516    ·    Commentary    
    This article is the continuation of Nepal under Maoist Threat written by Brig.C.B.Khanduri     The Communists seized the opportunity provided by the Royal massacre to bring to the fore their de ...
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