COMMENTARIES
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East Asia Compass
Confronting an “Assertive” China: Nearly All Roads Lead to Taiwan
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 28 Dec, 2020 · #5748 · Commentary · Column
China’s disruptive behaviour
through 2020 has increasingly led the international community to become more
vocal about the difficulty of coexisting with a Beijing that is “assertive,”
“irresponsible,’’ and “opaque.” This sentimen...
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India: The Economic Fallout of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women
Akanksha Khullar · 18 Dec, 2020 · #5747 · Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic
induced restrictions has plunged the Indian economy into a severe
downturn with disruptions to markets and supply chains, closure of
businesses, limited travel facilities, and constricted international trade. This
has res...
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In Context: India’s Renewed IOR Outreach
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan · 17 Dec, 2020 · #5746 · Commentary
The simultaneous November 2020 visits by India’s
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishakar and National Security Advisor
(NSA) Ajit Doval to island-states in the
Indian Ocean Region (IOR) took place in the backdrop of the recently-conclu...
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The Strategist
China and the Geopolitical Impact of COVID-19
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 09 Dec, 2020 · #5745 · Commentary · Column
China’s
dazzling growth story has been rudely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and
the consequent chaos it has brought down on global economic systems.
Ironically, in the past, its growth trajectory was able to brush aside the fallout
of t...
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Maritime Matters
Bangladesh Boosts Bay of Bengal Blue Economy
Vijay Sakhuja · 01 Dec, 2020 · #5744 · Commentary · Column
The stage is set for the development of
the deep
sea Matarbari Port Development Project (MPDP) in Bangladesh. The Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to provide
US$ 25.4 million in financial assistance for the project and ...
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East Asia Compass
RCEP: An Indian Miscalculation?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 Nov, 2020 · #5743 · Commentary · Column
The
conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) between
China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, and 10 Southeast Asian
countries is an important development in the Indo-Pacific’s economic
arc...
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Strategic Space
Another Date-Change for the NPT RevCon: Fresh Opportunity to Shape its Success
Manpreet Sethi · 25 Nov, 2020 · #5742 · Commentary · Column
The Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT) that conducts a review conference (RevCon) every five years was due to
hold one in April-May 2020. This RevCon had special significance as it was to mark
the 50th anniversary of the NPT, as also the 25th
anni...
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Neighbourhood First Series
Nepal-India Relations: A View from Kathmandu
Yubaraj Ghimire · 16 Nov, 2020 · #5741 · Commentary
A somewhat long meeting between Nepal’s Prime
Minister KP Oli and Secretary of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW),
Samant Goel, on 21 October 2020 continues to trigger a debate in
Nepal’s political circles about openness—or l...
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Neighbourhood First Series
India-Nepal Relations: A View from New Delhi
Sangeeta Thapliyal · 16 Nov, 2020 · #5740 · Commentary
India-Nepal relations have been on a
downward slope. Many have blamed the border blockade as the turning point;
others have pointed to China’s increasing influence. Many more have highlighted
Nepal’s domestic politics as being primarily res...
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Maritime Matters
Indian Navy: Time to Expand the Geographical Scope of Mission Based Deployments
Vijay Sakhuja · 10 Nov, 2020 · #5739 · Commentary · Column
The
Indian Navy has added a new acronym—TIDE—to its lexicon, which stands for
Trust; Interoperability; Domain Awareness; and Enhanced Engagements. In his online address, titled “SAGAR - Charting
India’s Maritime Security,” to the Nati...
