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World Affairs

Vol. 4, Number 2 (Apr.–Jun. 2000)

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• Letter from the Executive Editor

Interview:

• India in a Changing World
  

  In an exclusive interview with World Affairs, India’s External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh, provides an overview of some of the major issues that India is faced with in its foreign policy.

 

Comment:

• Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era

  Vasant Kumar Bawa analyses the ramifications of India’s nuclear option in the military sector, while Shri Prakash ponders over the implications of India’s membership in the World Trade Organisation.

 

Articles:

• Russia: Problems of Security in the Post-Cold War World
  

  Felix Yurlov argues that Russia cannot afford to stand aside while NATO is expanding into Eastern Europe and the West is moving into Asia.

• Kashmir: Realising the Dream of an Islamic Caliphate
  

  The ethno-cultural identity of Kashmiris is increasingly being jeopardised by Islamic fundamentalists who are determined to establish a vast Islamic Caliphate with Kashmir as an integral part, notes Riyaz Punjabi.

• The Crimean Problem: Post-Independence Ukraine’s Regional Instability
  

  Bohdan Fediw considers that the Crimean ethnic Russians’ demand for independence, and the Crimean Tatars’ demand for self-government, compounded with the Ukraine-Russian Federation dispute about the Black Sea Fleet, is generating regional instability.

• Sustainable Development: The Role of International Institutions and NGOs

  Sumit Roy highlights the crucial importance of non- governmental organisations in sustainable development in the developing world.

 

Review Essay:

• Money and the Power of Knowledge
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  John McMurtry has done us a signal service, says Jerzy A Wojciechowski, in writing Unequal Freedoms which analyses the role and power of knowledge in the human quest for money.

 

Documents:

1. India-US Relations: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century, March 21, 2000

2. The Second Oslo Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons, December 6-7, 1999

3. Vilamoura Declaration: IX Institutionalised Ministerial Meeting between the European Union and the Rio Group, February 24, 2000