World Affairs

Vol. 4, Number 1 (Jan.–Mar. 2000)

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• Letter from the Executive Editor

Essay:

• Farewell to the Millennium: Reflections of a European
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  The glories of Western progress and scientific achievement have been much celebrated, but Western civilisation is also marred by centuries of self-serving arrogance and intolerance. What redeems it is its artistic legacy says Henryk Skolimowski.

 

Comment:

• Germany and India: Contrasting Views on Foreign Policy in a New Era

  Kishan S Rana, former Indian ambassador to Germany, and Hans-Eberhard Dingels, adviser to the President of the Socialist International based in London, present different views on India’s foreign policy and its relations with Germany.

 

Articles:

• The Challenge of Managing Global Capital Flows
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  As financial markets become increasingly globalised, a resilient and transparent financial system is crucial for stable global capital flows, argues Ismail Shariff.

• Where is Pakistan Heading? Implications of the Coup D´etat
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  Pakistan’s latest military coup d´etat is different from the preceding ones in so far as overall pluralist political system has been left intact, writes Moonis Ahmar.

• India and China: Growing Economies, Growing Interaction

  Sino-Indian economic cooperation has expanded rapidly, so much so that India has become China’s biggest South-Asian trade partner, writes Swaran Singh.

 

Review Essay:

• From Marginality to Centrality: Vajpayee’s Political Journey
  

 

Documents:

1. Address to the nation by the President of India, January 25, 2000

2. Statement by Shamshad Ahmad, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, September 7, 1999

3. Joint Chinese-Russian Statement, December 10, 1999

4. Common Position on Afghanistan by the EU Council, January 24, 2000