CIAO DATE: 02/01

World Affairs

Vol. 4, Number 4 (Oct.–Dec. 2000)

• Letter from the Executive Editor

 

Interview:

• Pakistan In a Changing World
  

  While underlining Pakistan’s firm commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Abdul Sattar, stresses that Pakistan’s foreign policies have not changed, since foreign policy that is "rooted in state interests does not change with the change of government".

 

Comment:

• South Asia: a Search for Solutions

  For nations separated by major intractable issues, small beginnings and a search for solutions of minor disputes could eventually facilitate the resolution of these major issues. L Ramdas, Moonis Ahmar and Yunas Samad attempt to look at this aspect of Indo-Pakistan relations.

 

Articles:

• The United States and The Imperatives Of The Global Economy In The 21st Century
  

  Ismail Shariff underlines the imperative urgency for the United States to listen to global voices while designing its foreign policy in the post-Clinton era.

• Dialogue With Marcu Aurelius: On The Past Informing The Future
  

  In an imaginary dialogue with the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, Henryk Skolimowski seeks out Aurelius’ perception of the present.

• Water: An Agenda For Change
  

  The growing demand for water, in the view of Rajeswari S Raina, needs a radical change in the concept of democracy as applied to natural resource use and sustainability.

• The Demographic Dynamic In The Twenty-First Century

  Vinod Saighal reflects on the unprecedented demographic growth in the twenty-first century and its egregious ramifications on the planet.

 

Review Essay:

• Age of Global: Problems and Prospects
  

  Prabhu Guptara highlights the intellectual substance and factual validity of the critiques of globalisation.

 

Reviews:

• Ansar Fayyazuddin       Sumit Roy

• Saira Mohamed       Ton That Thien

• S A M Pasha       René Wadlow

• S M V Ramana       Georg Wiessala

 

Documents:

1. I The X111 Ministerial Meeting of the Movement of Non- aligned Countries in Cartegena, Columbia. April 8-9, 2000

2. II Joint Statement of the Presidents of the United States and of the Russian Federation. September 6, 2000

3. Millennium Declaration adopted at the UN Millennium Summit, New York. September 6-8, 2000