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"Oiling"
the Indo-Pak Peace Process
Siddharth
Srivastava
The just concluded first round of the composite dialogue
process between India and Pakistan witnessed a war of words
stretched to the limits of inimical diplomatic exchange. The foreign
ministers of India Natwar Singh and Pakistan Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri
said everything that one hoped would not be said, in a public
platform. Both the sides highlighted the two issues that the other
does
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Musharraf's Hard line
What others
say..........
One can see several reasons why Musharraf
has started talking tough on Kashmir. And his audience is as
important as the message. He has been talking to officers and ranks
of an army unit in Quetta. The Pakistan President has been watching
with a certain degree of unease when his foreign secretary talked to
his Indian opposite number in tones of peace and the need for
addressing other issues to .......More >>>> |
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Kashmir and the Burden
of Freedom
Aakar
Patel
Secular Muslims have lost control of the struggle
for independence in Kashmir, bringing the talks between India and
Pakistan to a dead end. In a parallel development, the freedom
fighters waging war against India in the name of Kashmiri identity
and self-determination have been eclipsed by religious warriors who
have vetoed the option of ........
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Gandhi's grandson and
Gaza
Gary Fitleberg
Here is a
new one. Imagine Arafat, “Chairman of Terror” and mastermind of
murder and mayhem giving up his evil ways by renouncing his campaign
of ethnic genocide cleansing, hatred, incitement, terrorism and
violence. Imagine Arafat sitting down in a peaceful unarmed
struggle. Maybe he’ll even show us he can go on a hunger strike
rather than .......More >>>> |
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J&K: Status of "Northern Areas"
Afzal
A Shigri
Northern
Areas comprises of five districts namely Gilgit, Ghizer, Diamer,
Skardu and Ghanche. These were independent valleys ruled by the
local Rajas or Mirs. During the nineteenth century, these areas were
subjugated by the Dogra rulers of Kashmir and were integrated in the
State of Jummu and Kashmir. In 1947 when the Indo-Pakistan .....More >>>> |
Of Technology and Terrorism
Siddharth
Srivastava
It is a relentless and
often losing war that Indian security agencies wage against the
rapid advance in technology that allow people and by extension
terrorists and militant ideologues to communicate, whether over the
Internet or the cellular phone. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) which
is responsible for internal security is the nodal ......More >>>> |
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Making the Indo-Pak Peace Work
Siddharth
Srivastava
India’s Army chief N C Vij has said earlier this week
that the level of cross-border infiltration from Pakistan to India
has doubled when compared to the figures last year. While there had
been some decline in infiltration levels till May this year after
the Nov 23, 2003 cease fire between the two countries, these have
increased in June and July with the current figure
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Global War on Terror: A Loss of
Direction
K P S Gill
As the third year since
the catastrophic attacks of September 11, 2001, in USA approaches
completion, with much of the world sliding, once again, slowly but
steadily into a torpor of denial, terrorism has once again issued
multiple reminders over the past weeks that liberal democracies
everywhere are under siege. The worst of shocks were reserved for .....More >>>> |
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J&K: The Bus to Peace remains Stalled
Praveen
Swami
The bus to peace in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) may be
headed to that alternate destination its passengers know so well: a
place called 'impasse'. Last month, Pakistan helped restore Islamist
leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to the centre-stage in J&K politics,
giving both Islamabad and the jihadi groups it backs a voice in
Srinagar. Now, Islamabad seems to be considering what message it
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Olympic Truce and
Torch of Peace
Gary Fitleberg
Arafat has
proclaimed an "Olympic Truce" and "Torch of Peace" in the spirit
of international harmony and peace during the summer games which was
held August 13th through August 29th under the protective eye of
Israel's security team. In yet another international publicity ploy
and stunt, Yasser Arafat out of the goodness and kindness of his
heart has offered an “Olympic” truce in the
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