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  • East Asia Compass
    On the 10th Anniversary of the East Asian Summit
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   08 Jul, 2015    ·    #4897    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    In November 2015, the tenth anniversary of the East Asian Summit (EAS) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The last ten years of the EAS has been less than satisfactory in bringing together the 18 member countries on important issues of regi...
  • Dateline Colombo
    Sri Lanka: Toward a Diaspora Re-Engagement Plan
    Asanga Abeyagoonasekera    ·   06 Jul, 2015    ·    #4896    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    “There is an unofficial leader of the opposition. What we have is confusion; there are MPs of the same party in government as well as in the opposition.” Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, JVP Leader With the parliament of Sri Lanka in ...
  • China's Defence Expenditure: Has the Debate Ended?
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   03 Jul, 2015    ·    #4895    ·    Commentary    
    China’s defence expenditure has been quite controversial. Conservative figures by Beijing in the past had little takers. Washington has traditionally alleged that China’s actual defence expenditure is at least three times its officia...
  • Afghanistan
    What is the Afghan Taliban Up To?
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   25 Jun, 2015    ·    #4894    ·    Commentary    
    On 22 June 2015, the Afghan Taliban claimed a suicide bombing attack by seven militants on the Afghan parliament that killed two and injured several. The attack, dramatic even for Afghanistan standards, took place as the Wolesi Jirga was about t...
  • India-Bangladesh
    Modi in Bangladesh: Developments and Disappointments
    Harun ur Rashid    ·   23 Jun, 2015    ·    #4893    ·    Commentary    
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bangladesh has ushered in a new era not only for New Delhi-Dhaka relations but for the sub-region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) in a significant way. This was made possible via ...
  • US-China
    China’s Wu-14: Racking Tensions in the South China Sea
    Hugo Chene    ·   22 Jun, 2015    ·    #4892    ·    Commentary    
    On 7 June 2015, China tested its supersonic nuclear delivery vehicle, the Wu-14, for the fourth time in less than 18 months. Beijing appears to be willing to expand its military capacity by quickly developing new military devices. The Wu-14 has ...
  • Russia-Iran: Why is the S-300 Sale Significant?
    Debalina Ghoshal    ·   19 Jun, 2015    ·    #4891    ·    Commentary    
    In April 2015, soon after the negotiations in Lausanne, Russia decided to supply Iran with the sophisticated defence system, the S-300, a deal due since 2010. The deal had been struck in 2007 but owing to pressure from the West and thereafter, t...
  • India, China and the Indo-Pacific
    Rini Babu    ·   19 Jun, 2015    ·    #4890    ·    Commentary    
    The phrase ‘Indo-Pacific’, which has been drawing significant attention of late, was first officially articulated in Australia’s Defence White Paper in 2013. In addition to being a geographical construct, the Indo-Pacific can als...
  • Looking East
    Modi-fying India-Bangladesh Ties
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   15 Jun, 2015    ·    #4889    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    His oratory might have wowed the Bangladeshis, but rhetoric aside, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also demonstrated his intent to consolidate New Delhi-Dhaka ties and take it to a high point from where there would be no looking back. During hi...
  • Radicalism in the Maldives: Should India be worried?
    Roshni Thomas    ·   15 Jun, 2015    ·    #4888    ·    Commentary    
    In March 2015, Mohamed Nasheed the man who led the fight for democracy in the Maldives was sentenced to 13 years in prison. There has been a pattern of regular accusations of corruption against the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) since the now ...
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