The
Role of Indian Military
in South Asian Democracies
Columnist
TAUQEER H. TAKI SIRGANA argues that democracy
in India
is just a facade.
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Abstract
From the last many decades the world of
academics is encountering new aspects
of South Asian politics where the stage
of Indian military involvement in internal
affairs of South Asian states is becoming
more visible, which has its dimensions
ranging from politics to economic manipulations
particularly backed with strategic vision
under the concept of ‘Shining India’.
What is the reality behind such an impressive
political exploitation from a state which
calls itself a democratic and secular
state in the international affairs of
world politics? Is that the new dual face
of emerging democracies? Or is it simply
the inevitable strategic requirements
are pushing states to opt for dual policies
like India? One can argue that the Indian
strategic vision which is cleverly camouflaged
under the democratic slogan is more inspired
by the United States of America. Why?
The answer is obvious and simple to me
and that points to the ongoing policies
of the U.S.A in Iraq and Afghanistan being
a champion of democracy.......more
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Swat:
A Crisis and
an Opportunity
Air Vice
Marshal FAAIZ AMIR (Retd) asserts that
the ongoing crisis offers an opportunity
to restore people’s confidence in
the state and to integrate these regions
in the mainstream.
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Once again the people of Pakistan have responded
like a nation. From Karachi to Lahore
and Khyber, they have come together to
help their kin in distress in Swat. So
have the politicians and the Government.
The military has resumed the responsibility
to restore the much needed sense of security.
The media, though acting under restraint,
has demonstrated maturity and responsibility.
In times of extreme distress these are
extremely positive indicators on which
the state needs to build on..........more
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North
Korea
Nuclear Test
Columnist
MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN believes the key
for a solution to
North Korea's nuclear program lies with
China, and to an extent with Russia.
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North
Korea once again stunned the world by
testing another nuclear device on May
25. Afterwards, firing of missiles also
shocked the world community. The Russian
military and South’s Defense Ministry
estimated North Korea’s nuclear
blast yielded 20 kilotons, or roughly
the same as the American atomic bomb
that destroyed the Japanese city of
Nagasaki at the end of World War II
in 1945. The U.S. Geological Survey
said it had detected a 4.7-magnitude
quake in an area close to where the
test site is thought to be. It was the
second test in the last two years. North
Korea has again reaffirmed its global
defiance................more
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