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  • India and the US ‘Pivot’: Brothers in Arms?
    Nayantara Shaunik    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3909    ·    Commentary    
    The US ‘pivot’  and its ‘rebalancing’ towards Asia has been perceived as a strategic attempt to re-engage with the region. As the nuances of the policy continue to roll out, the containment of China dynamic, and the ...
  • Iran, Islam and Nuclear Weapons: Engage Teheran instead of Isolating
    D Suba Chandran    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3908    ·    Commentary    
    Though there has been a plethora of books and commentaries on Pakistan, despite its strategic importance to India, Iran has never received the attention it deserves in New Delhi and the rest of country. In this background, the recently published b...
  • Taiwan and Japan: Fishing in Troubled Waters?
    Narayani Basu    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3907    ·    Commentary    
    The inking of an agreement between Japan and Taiwan on 10 April 2013 could only have come as a shock to the People’s Republic of China. The agreement allows for Taiwanese vessels to fish within twelve miles from the disputed Diaoyu Islands...
  • Book Review: Contextualising Iran
    Manpreet Sethi    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3906    ·    Commentary    
    Troubling Tehran - Reflections on Geopolitics Arun Vishwanathan and Rajaram Nagappa (Eds.) New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2013 Pp: 139, Rs 895/- For little more than a decade now, the international community has been struggling to resolve the ...
  • Brahmaputra River Valley Authority: India and China Redefining their 'Global Commons’
    Roomana Hukil    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3905    ·    Commentary    
    Juxtaposing India’s per capita water availability (1.170 cum/person/year) – i.e. lowering than the global water index vis-à-vis the Chinese geo-political assertiveness against India – to undertake gigantic water resource...
  • Thailand: The story after the Peace Deal
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3904    ·    Commentary    
    The bombings in Narathiwat and Yala in Southern Thailand, immediately after the Peace deal was signed, have raised a pertinent question on how successful the peace deal will be in its further negotiation. The historic peace deal was signed betwe...
  • China: The Outbreak of Bird Flu 2013
    Namrata Hasija    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3903    ·    Commentary    
    After being the epicentre of SARS (2003) which killed hundreds of people worldwide, China has been hit yet again by a deadly bird flu virus; H7N9. So far the virus has mainly affected eastern China, with 20 dead and 98 infections. The virus has ...
  • China: Contextualising the Anti-Access Area-Denial Strategy
    Teshu Singh    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3902    ·    Commentary    
    The Eighteenth Party Congress Work Report has, for the first time, defined China as a “maritime power” that will “firmly uphold its maritime rights and interests.” The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is embarki...
  • IPCS Discussion: Military Confidence Building Measures & India-China Relations
    Narayani Basu    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3901    ·    Commentary    
    The book, Military Confidence-Building and India-China Relations: Fighting Distrust is the result of a collaboration between the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS).  Alka Acharya ...
  • IPCS Discussion: Recent Crisis & Domestic Politics on the Korean Peninsula
    Narayani Basu    ·   30 Apr, 2013    ·    #3900    ·    Commentary    
    Session I Introductory Remarks Prof. P.R. Chari, Visiting Professor, Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies, New Delhi  This discussion comes at a crucial time in East Asian affairs. With the number of global and regional ...
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