As we move further into 20021, both Middle East and South Asian conflicts are threatening to take the limelight from America's 'War of Terror'. All three have implications for business strategy, increasing risk in some key Asian markets, and affecting such issues as oil prices, security, and trade issues.

It took a high profile "attack against America" to wake up the West to the fact that no nation is an island when it comes to conflict in other regions. Not even the wealthiest most powerful nation on earth, who previously were happy to act as largely "interested bystanders".

It behooves us therefore to keep up with these issues while the traditional press prefers to focus on the more provactive mainstream issue that has already affected the US at home.

Such an issue is the continuing Indian/Pakistan conflict over Kashmir.

A Real Video Clip of a debate on the Kashmir Conflict from Rice University (US)

Speakers: B. Raman, Vijay Sazawal, Fred von der Mehden, Mumtaz Wani

Location: Baker Hall, Rice University

Date: February 28, 2002

Topic: Beyond September 11 and Al Qaeda: The Kashmir Conflict

A Real Video Clip of a debate on the Kashmir Conflict from Rice University (US)

Format: Panel discussion

Length: 119 minutes

Abstract: Since 1947 India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir. In recent weeks, the Kashmiris have witnessed the mobilization of these two nations' military forces on the shared border of this disputed region. Invited experts discuss the implications of such tensions between these two nuclear-armed countries towards the U.S. war on terrorism and the efforts to restore normalcy to Kashmir.

Click on the link below to access the clip.

Rice Webcast Archive: "Beyond September 11 and Al Qaeda - The Kashmir Conflict", Rice University, February 28, 2002