CIAO DATE: 06/01

World Affairs

Vol. 5, Number 1 (Jan-March, 2001)

• Letter from the Executive Editor

Globalisation

• The rising tide of dissent against globalisation is catalysing serious tensions worldwide. These statements by Mikhail Gorbachev, John J Sweeney and George Soros were made at the State of the World Forum Millennium meeting 2000, in New York, USA

 

Russia In Focus:

• In the decade since the end of the Cold War, Russia has gone through a difficult process of reconciling its own needs and priorities with the compulsions of the market place. This created a strong sense of insecurity and disorientation of the socio-economic processes. Felix N Yurlov, Victor Konstantinovitch Levashov, Sergey Glaziev, and Andrei Kortunov and Sergei Lounev reflect on various aspects of the socio-politico-economic and security situation in the Russian Federation.

 

Articles:

• Chinese Perspective On Nation, State And The World

  The ethnic and political factors that condition the Chinese perspectives on the nation, state and the world. Chang Pao-Min presents a comprehensive analysis on the subject.

• China, India, Russia Why A Strategic Triangle
  

  Collectively China, India and Russia constitute about two fifths of the world's population and substantial proportion of its resources and power. What are the growing international compulsions to forge these three large independent nations into a strategic alliance towards a new multipolar world. Alexandr Salitsky, underlines the potential for such cooperation.

 

Review Essay:

• History Making, Personal Troubles And Public Issues
  

  David Drucker illustrates the great confusion regarding the transition and how personal troubles raise public issues which will determine the shape of Eastern European history.

 

Reviews:

• C V Ranganathan

• J C Kapur

 

Documents:

1. Declaration on Strategic Partnership between Republic of India and the Russian Federation, October 3, 2000

2. Address of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Indian Parliament, October 4, 2000

3. Russia-India Joint Statement, October 5, 2000

4. Deepening Understanding, Fostering Friendship and Strengthening Cooperation between India and China: Speech by Chairman Li Peng, January 13, 2001