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EU Arms Embargo on China: The German debate

The move by the European Union (EU) to lift the 15-year old arms embargo on China seems at present to have been set aside till the end of 2005. An...

The sky is no limit: Rivalry between Boeing and Airbus goes back a long way

It's a strange coincidence that Air India approved the purchase of up to 50 long-range Boeing aircraft at a cost of about Rs 300 billion and at the same time...

Ajey Lele |
April 29, 2005 |
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UNSC: let India’s track record speak for itself

The visit of UN secretary- general Kofi Annan to Delhi has generated predictable interest in the nature of the relationship that India currently has with this apex global body and...

C Uday Bhaskar |
April 26, 2005 |
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Redefining the ties

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India would be noted for three landmark steps: The establishment of a strategic and cooperative partnership, the agreement on the political parameters and guidelines...

Sujit Dutta |
April 26, 2005 |
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Trade bloc: Can we trust China?

Globalisation and regionalisation of trade and investment are drawing in all countries and becoming an irresistible trend in Asia. China is at the centre of this new structure. Since 1992...

Sujit Dutta |
April 25, 2005 |
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The Changing Definition of Kashmir

If the attack on the district collector’s office in Srinagar in January and the attack on the Jammu and Kashmir tourist office on the eve of the inauguration of the...

Ashutosh Misra |
April 15, 2005 |
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Sino-Indian Ties Critical for Emerging Strategic Systemic

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's visit to New Delhi on April 11-12 comes soon after that of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (March 16) and will be followed by...

C Uday Bhaskar |
April 11, 2005 |
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Global Oil Politics and the Energy Security in the Asian region

The oil price in the international energy market appears set to remain high for the rest of this year despite the attempt of the oil giants to increase production. The...

J Nandakumar |
April 11, 2005 |
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Major Shift in U.S. Policy to South Asia: Democracy in Pakistan More Critical Than F 16s

The visit of US Secretary of State Ms. Condi Rice to Delhi on March 16 had generated considerable optimism about where India-US ties are headed and this was highlighted in...

C Uday Bhaskar |
April 05, 2005 |
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Tug-of-possible-war over Taiwan

On March 7, China unveiled a new Anti-Secession Law in its third session of the 10th National People’s Congress meeting. The law legalizes China to take military action against the...

Abanti Bhattacharya |
April 05, 2005 |
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F-16s: Can we trust Uncle Sam?

The US offer to sell F16s and F18s to India, announced on March 25, has to be seen in context. True, this initiative is linked to the White House decision...

C Uday Bhaskar |
April 05, 2005 |
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The rise of fiscal terror

By targetting the IT industry, terrorists are revealing that the Indian economy may increasingly be their target

Sudhir Saxena |
March 25, 2005 |
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Condi Rice visit to Delhi: Landmark in India-US Ties

The just concluded visit to India (March 16) by Ms. Condi Rice, the US Secretary of State may be deemed a landmark pointing to a deeper strategic underpinning between the...

C Uday Bhaskar |
March 24, 2005 |
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Manmohan Doctrine and India’s External Relations

The next four weeks will be very eventful for advancing India's relations with the major powers as Delhi prepares to receive US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (March 16), Japanese...

C Uday Bhaskar |
March 16, 2005 |
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Till the Dragon spits fire

Putting an end to all speculations, protests from the media and other quarters and hectic Chinese diplomatic parleys in Brussels before the EU-China Summit in December 2004, the EU finally...

Troubled Road to SAFTA

The proposal to reconvene the 13th SAARC Summit soon has rekindled the hopes of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) coming into force on schedule on 01 Jan 2006. It...

Alok Bansal |
March 10, 2005 |
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Indo-Pak Peace Process: Keep the Process Afloat

India-Pakistan interaction, in recent days, is fast losing its familiar flavour of distrust and bitterness. This is not to deny, however, that one can still identify the inertial sense of...

Ashok K. Behuria |
March 10, 2005 |
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Defence outlay-modest increase but shades of gray

The defence expenditure (DE) announced today is Rs. 83,000 crores and this is a modest increase of Rs 6,000 crores or 7.7% over last year’s budgeted estimate (BE).

C Uday Bhaskar |
March 01, 2005 |
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China : Reactions to Iraq Elections

China has not issued any official statement on the recently concluded elections in Iraq. However, in a Press Conference on February1, 2005, to a question on the elections, the Foreign...

Raviprasad Narayanan |
February 15, 2005 |
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Left-Wing Extremism in 2004: An Assessment

While cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and multiple insurgencies in the Northeast remain the focus of India’s internal security planning, left-wing extremism (LWE) is gradually becoming another major source...

Sanjay K Jha |
February 03, 2005 |
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