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  • The Logic of Nuclear Redlines
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   17 Sep, 2002    ·    #867    ·    Commentary    
       India and Pakistan have divergent nuclear doctrines. India’s declaratory doctrine threatens assured retaliation and inflicting unacceptable damage in the wake of a nuclear attack on its territory or military forces, Pakistan reli ...
  • The Impetus behind Limited War
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   24 Jul, 2002    ·    #800    ·    Commentary    
    In his article 'Limited War in a Nuclear Backdrop' PR Chari hints that the armed forces are the constituency behind recent Limited War theorizing and the current impetus to waging Limited War. This is not entirely exceptionable given that the ...
  • Lessons from India’s Kashmir Engagement
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   28 Dec, 2002    ·    #924    ·    Commentary    
    P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-parent: "" } The Nanavaty proposals are reported to include an intention to conduct ‘people friendly’ operations. This indicates that there has been ...
  • The General Did Not Bite!
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   01 Jan, 2003    ·    #937    ·    Commentary    
    P.MsoBodyText { FONT-SIZE: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } That India is a status quo power is evident from the indubitable fact that it has Kashmir and has the strength to keep it indefinitely. Should there be any ...
  • Preparing for ‘Limited Nuclear War’
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   07 Mar, 2003    ·    #982    ·    Commentary    
    Competitive rhetoric that currently substitutes for Indo-Pak dialogue heralded the turn of the year. In the dying moments of the previous year, President Musharraf let on that he had contemplated “unconventional” war had India made good ...
  • For a Return to Clausewitz
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   15 Mar, 2003    ·    #986    ·    Commentary    
    In mobilizing its armed forces and thereby extracting from Pakistan a promise to back off from supporting jehadi groups in Kashmir, India claims to have called Pakistan’s bluff. On the other hand, ...
  • Muslim India as ‘Threat’
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   15 Apr, 2003    ·    #1014    ·    Commentary    
    It has been repeated often enough to acquire the status of a ‘given’ that Muslim pockets all over India are potentially subversive enclaves. In this perspective, at least a few sections of Indian Muslims are being exploited by the ubiqu ...
  • The Sole ‘Lesson’ of the Iraq War
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   01 May, 2003    ·    #1023    ·    Commentary    
    With the fall of Baghdad, military pundits in India will no doubt busy themselves in riding their hobby-horses, presenting these as ‘lessons’ for India and the Indian military. At least of a few of these can be anticipated: India must q ...
  • The ‘Peace Initiative’: A Tactical Gambit
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   08 May, 2003    ·    #1030    ·    Commentary    
    The roots of the peace initiative launched by Mr Vajpayee have been variously attributed to the impending visit of Mr Armitage to the poet within Mr Vajpayee. Either way, there is hope that Mr Vajpayee proves third time lucky. The reservation is th ...
  • Lessons from the Present Crisis
    Firdaus Ahmed   ·   25 Jul, 2002    ·    #805    ·    Commentary    
         Since the current crisis is not quite over yet, drawing conclusive lessons may be trifle premature. Nevertheless, it does appear that, thankfully, the culminating point of the crisis is behind us. Both, Gen Musharraf and Pr ...