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Terror links

Post-Kandahar, the role of jehadi groups that use Afghanistan and Pakistan as a base to launch terrorist attacks in Kashmir is once again under the sp

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Warning signals

The choice of Kandahar and Lahore as their destinations indicates that the hijackers were sure of protection from the Taliban and Pakistan.

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Souring relations

THE days of lambasting "Indian hegemony" are back. The Lahore process stands undermined as the new Pakistani leadership reverts to a classic anti-Indi

The India factor

PAKISTAN'S policy approach vis-a-vis India has been drawn up with the concurrence of the military for a long time now. It used to be done behind the s

Pakistan's compulsions

PAKISTAN'S decision not to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at this stage comes as no surprise. Linked to this decision is the formal ann

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The Declaration and after

Any attempt by India or Pakistan to score political points has the potential to prevent forward movement in the talks between the two countries.

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Furthering the U.S. agenda

THE United States is driving a hard bargain. The talks U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott has had with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Shamsha

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Buckling under pressure

Pakistan, reeling under a severe economic crisis, is moving closer to signing the CTBT.

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THE SOUTH ASIAN NUCLEAR MESS

Pakistan has responded in kind to India's nuclear tests of May 11 and 13. Where will this competitive jingoism lead the subcontinent?

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A chorus of protests

THE "five plus one" nuclear tests carried out by Pakistan on May 28 and 30 were greeted with a chorus of protests. Although the major world powers had

Pakistan's dilemma

AFTER the initial surprise and shock, Pakistan has devoted all its energies to responding effectively to the nuclear tests conducted by India. If Fore

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The view from Islamabad

Pakistan sees the Vajpayee Government's nuclear policy pronouncement as a serious threat and has warned that it would review its own nuclear policy to

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