Shamshad A. Khan
India-Pakistan Talks: Media’s Role Crucial for Normalisation of Relations
The success of high-level talks between India and Pakistan would depend on how the media shape popular opinion in the two countries and popular support to take the relationship forward.
Punjabi Taliban by Mujahid Hussein (Urdu)
Nigareshat Publishers, Lahore, 2010, pp. 272, Rs350
Why Culture Matters?
While earthquake resistant buildings and safety of dams and nuclear plants are important, orderly public behaviour under stress, as demonstrated by the Japanese people, is also vital.
Japan debates the viability of nuclear power plants
As Japan grapples with a “nuclear emergency situation” a domestic debate has begun about whether a quake -prone country should rely on nuclear power.
No Solution in Sight for Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute
Russia has renewed its efforts to reconfirm its territorial claim over the southern Kuril Islands, also claimed by Japan and known as the Northern Territories..
China threat propels a new defence thinking in Japan
Japan’s adoption of a new defence Guidelines to secure its southern “outlaying islands” closer to China suggests major shift in Japan’s Cold War security policy.
China, Japan spat in East China Sea
If the China-Japan maritime dispute in the East China Sea is not tackled and left to linger, it would have a serious impact on regional security.
As Dragon flexes muscle, the Rising Sun goes defensive
China’s rise has become a matter of concern throughout Asia and led to changes in the strategic postures of its neighbours. Japan has begun to rethink its own defence strategy and security policy in response to China’s military modernization.
