Special Commentary
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  • Iran Nuclear Deal: Israeli and Saudi Arabian Objections
    Ruhee Neog and Ayesha Khanyari   ·    31 Dec, 2013   ·    4229
    While the interim nuclear deal signed with Iran has earned praise from many quarters, it also has its share of detractors. Chief among them are Israel and Saudi Arabia, with whom the US has the most firmly held relationships in the region ...
  • China and Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ): An Airman’s Perspective
    Gp Capt (Retd) PI Muralidharan   ·    17 Dec, 2013   ·    4218
    The People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on 23 November 2013 the creation of a new Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea. This, incidentally, includes air space over the ...
  • Iran Nuclear Deal: Why would Iran want to Weaponise?
    Rajeev Agarwal   ·    13 Dec, 2013   ·    4216
    The interim nuclear deal signed with Iran and the final resolutions are likely to focus on the core issue of Iran and the possibility of it developing nuclear weapons. Other issues could then form concentric circles around this core issue ...
  • India and the Gulf: Looking Beyond Energy, Islam and the Diaspora
    Ranjit Gupta   ·    26 Nov, 2013   ·    4193
    Introduction During the past decade, India's relationship with the GCC countries has expanded more rapidly and more satisfyingly both in absolute terms and when compared with India’s relations with any other region in the world ...
  • South Asia: Anti-Trafficking, Flesh Trade and Human Rights
    Roomana Hukil   ·    12 Sep, 2013   ·    4116
    The release of the US State Department’s report, ‘Trafficking in Persons 2013’ (TIP), showcases a premier document that underlines the status of human trafficking in the international community.  The report is a count ...
  • India, Pakistan and the Paradox of Power: Countering Insurgency Across the LoC
    Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar   ·    09 Sep, 2013   ·    4110
    The Inadequacy of Proportional Response The Pakistan army has relentlessly pursued its politico-military-militant strategy of a ‘thousand cuts’ to keep the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on the boil and in consequence ero ...
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