21 May 2004

The New Indian Govt. & National Security: Likely Policies
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
A five-part series of analyses "The New Indian Govt. & National Security: Likely Policies" written by B. Raman between 15th and 21 May 2004:
Part I (15 May 04) http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1000.html
Part II (17 May 04) http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1001.html
Part III (18 May 04) http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1003.html
Part IV (20 May 04) http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1004.html
Part V & Last (21 May 04) http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1005.html
[Extract: "Shri K.Natwar Singh, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Shri M.K.Rasgotra, former Indian Ambassador to France and Nepal, former Indian High Commissioner to the UK and former Indian Foreign Secretary, Shri J.N.Dixit, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, former Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan and former Indian Foreign Secretary, Shri Mani Shankara Iyer, former Indian Consul-General in Karachi [...], and Shri M.K.Narayanan, former Director, Intelligence Bureau, are expected to play an important role in the evolution and implementation of the foreign and national security policies of the new Government led by the Congress (I). [...] Whatever posts they may occupy in the new Government, they would bring to them an unparalleled wealth of expertise and experience the like of which the outgoing Government headed by Shri A.B.Vajpayee did not have." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1000.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde[use"@"]vsnl.com)
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