COMMENTARIES
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Pakistan and the Killings across the LoC: Tactical Offensive or a Strategic Defensive?
Lt. Gen. Arvinder S Lamba · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4079 · Commentary
The recent killing of five soldiers in Poonch has reverberated the calculated and tested strategy of the Pakistan Army once again. Pakistan’s dubious track record of such events since the killing of ...
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Half Yearly Review
J&K: Declining Violence, But Challenges Galore
Ashok Bhan · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4078 · Commentary
The first half of the year 2013 in Jammu and Kashmir was marked by continued ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts from across, targeting by terrorists of security forces and police personnel, targeted attacks on civilians including Pan...
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Half Yearly Review
Sri Lanka: Tough Questions, Slow Answers
Thiranjala Weerasinghe · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4077 · Commentary
Introduction
All throughout the three decades of armed hostilities in Sri Lanka, many believed that the end of war will necessarily bring a lasting solution to the ethnic tension erupted specifically during the post-independence era. Basically ...
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IPCS Debate
India, Sri Lanka & Maldives: Regaining India's Strategic Space
T.C Karthikeyan · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4076 · Commentary
The second Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation meeting between India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka was held in Colombo last month. A roadmap for future cooperation was confirmed in the Outcome Document and some important aspects of the agreem...
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IPCS Special Commentary
Iran's New President: Domestic Challenges for Rohani
Kai Fürstenberg · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4075 · Commentary
The presidential elections in Iran on 14 June 2013 presented external observers with two major surprises: The peacefulness of the campaigns and the near-landslide victory of the moderate-reformist Hassan Rohani.
Domestically this huge turnou...
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The Challenge of/for Iran: New President, Old Issues
D Suba Chandran · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4074 · Commentary
Hassan Rouhani took over the as the new President of Iran early this week. Perhaps the real challenge for Rouhani starts only now, after winning the elections, especially in terms of dealing with the rest of the region and the larger internation...
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Iran's New President: Foreign Policy Challenges for Rohani
Kai Fürstenberg · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4073 · Commentary
The presidential elections in Iran on 14 June 2013 brought Hassan Rohani, a moderate candidate, to power. The issue of Iran’s nuclear policy is the main issue standing between the western community and Iran. Rohani’s biggest challeng...
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J&K: The Classic Fight
Shujaat Bukhari · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4072 · Commentary
In Jammu and Kashmir, a fight has been taking place to seek classical language status for Kashmiri. It is a tough challenge to convince the Government of India to grant it, though Kashmiri is undoubtedly an old language in the subcontinent. Hist...
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Sri Lanka: Challenges of Rehabilitation and Reintegration
Aaranya Rajasingam · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4071 · Commentary
In May 2009, Sri Lanka ended its three decade long civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The cessation of fighting resulted in the urgent need to rehabilitate and reintegrate thousands of former militants of the LTTE. The M...
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IPCS Special Commentary
India’s Growing Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Will it Clash with China?
Abanti Bhattacharya · 06 Aug, 2013 · #4070 · Commentary
India has some two thousand years of association with Southeast Asia. Its Hindu influence touched all parts of Southeast Asia except few pockets of North Vietnam, Philippines, inland of Borneo and Indonesian Islands east of Bali. Hinduism was st...
