COMMENTARIES
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Big Picture: India and the US-Maldives Defence Agreement
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan · 23 Sep, 2020 · #5726 · Commentary
On 10 September 2020, Washington and Malé signed
the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence
Defense and Security Relationship.” This agreement ostensibly intends to deepen
bilateral efforts towards maintaini...
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Neighbourhood First Series
Bangladesh: Foreign Policy and Public Opinion on the Delhi-Dhaka Relationship
Shahab Enam Khan · 15 Sep, 2020 · #5725 · Commentary
Indian media analysis of Bangladesh-India
relations tends to be hyperbolic, reductive, and misleading. Such coverage
usually dilutes its complexity and sets an unrealistic bar for the
relationship. What the Indian public remains deprived of as ...
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Neighbourhood First Series
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla's Visit and India-Bangladesh Relations
Smruti Pattanaik · 15 Sep, 2020 · #5724 · Commentary
India and Bangladesh share a very
close relationship. India played an important role in Bangladesh's liberation,
and hosted 10 million refugees who escaped Pakistani brutality and took refuge
in India. The relationship is based on strong people...
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Of Guarantees and Stalemates: An Assessment of Myanmar’s Fourth 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference
Angshuman Choudhury · 14 Sep, 2020 · #5723 · Commentary
On 21 August,
Myanmar drew the curtains on the fourth iteration of its flagship union
dialogue forum, Union Peace Conference (UPC), also known as 21st Century
Panglong Conference. The three-day conference was held in Naypyidaw with
COVID-19 pr...
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What Motivated Chinese Military Drills Near the Taiwan Strait?
Jack Kai Yui Wong · 11 Sep, 2020 · #5722 · Commentary
President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan continues to reject Beijing’s sovereignty
claims as well as the offer of “one country, two
systems.” In response, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called
the possibility of Taiwanese independence a "dead-e...
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Hong Kong: Why New Delhi Must Do More
Kamal Madishetty · 09 Sep, 2020 · #5721 · Commentary
China—amidst
widespread international criticism and no letting up of protests on the streets
of Hong Kong—implemented the draconian National Security Law (NSL) on June 30.
This was done within weeks of the country’s rubber stamp legislatu...
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COVID-19 in Iran: The Impact of Sanctions
Sanaa Alvira · 04 Sep, 2020 · #5720 · Commentary
The US reinstated sanctions
against Iran in November 2018, after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
The imposition of new sanctions under the Trump administration’s “maximum
pressure” campaign has left the Iranian economy reeling. Th...
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UAE-Israel Abraham Accord: The Iran Context
Majid Izadpanahi · 03 Sep, 2020 · #5719 · Commentary
On
13 August 2020, US President Donald Trump announced the signing of the United
Arab Emirates (UAE)-Israel deal, also known as the Abraham Accord. The UAE is
the third Arab state (after Egypt and Jordan), and the first Arab state in the
Persi...
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The Abraham Accord and UAE-Israel Relations: Winners and Losers
Muneer Ahmed · 03 Sep, 2020 · #5718 · Commentary
On 13 August 2020, the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) and Israel signed the watershed Abraham Accord—the peace agreement to formalise bilateral diplomatic
relations. It marks a major turn of events in West Asia. Washington announced
the deal with...
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More than a Bargaining Chip: Health Diplomacy and India-Taiwan Relations
Ashutosh Nagda · 31 Aug, 2020 · #5717 · Commentary
With
487 confirmed cases and seven deaths as of 24 August, Taiwan has been a global
success in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This success has invited praise and attention
to the country’s robust healthcare system, and foregrounded health as...
