COMMENTARIES
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Strategic Space
North Korea and the US Disembark from a Summit Train Going Nowhere
Manpreet Sethi · 23 Jun, 2020 · #5698 · Commentary · Column
China
has dominated headlines across the world in June 2020. This is not just because
of the global fight against COVID-19, whose virus originated in China, but also
because the country has simultaneously activated prickly issues with India, th...
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Red Affairs
COVID-19 and its ‘Low’ Impact on the LWE Movement
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 22 Jun, 2020 · #5697 · Commentary · Column
As
the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks widespread socio-economic disruption across India,
what could be its impact on the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE-affected) theatres?
Would the pandemic affect the fighting potential of the extremists? Would it aid
th...
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A History of Prejudice: COVID-19 and Domestic Work in India
Akanksha Khullar · 18 Jun, 2020 · #5696 · Commentary
Domestic workers in India have
historically struggled
for visibility and formal recognition of their service category. While the
challenges they face are long-standing, the COVID-19-related lockdown has
brought these into sharper focus.
Amb...
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The China Factor in Pakistan’s Media Landscape
Nowmay Opalinski · 31 May, 2020 · #5695 · Commentary
Chinese inroads into Pakistan’s mainstream media, and state-level
bilateral cooperation on telecommunications infrastructure and surveillance is growing.
These developments are taking place against a backdrop of Pakistani state’s growing
at...
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An India-Japan- Korea Emergency Communications Network for Current and Future Pandemics
Siddharth Anil Nair · 30 May, 2020 · #5694 · Commentary
An Emergency
Communications Network (ECN) is a dedicated system to support unhindered
communication and coordination between actors in an emergency. ECNs come into
play during any form of environmental, military, or health emergency. These
net...
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East Asia Compass
What the Pandemic Looks Like in North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 May, 2020 · #5693 · Commentary · Column
At a time when even the most resourceful
countries have failed to keep themselves safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, North
Korea, despite its resource-scarcity, has reported no infections. Foreign
nationals who work in the country have said that ...
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Strategic Space
Early Adulthood: 22 Years of Nuclear India and Pakistan
Manpreet Sethi · 26 May, 2020 · #5692 · Commentary · Column
This month saw the 22nd
anniversary of the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests. In May 1998, India chose
to announce its nuclear weapons capability by conducting five tests on 11 and
13 May. Pakistan followed about two weeks later with six nucle...
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The Indian Army’s ‘Tour of Duty’ Proposal: A Review (Part-II)
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 21 May, 2020 · #5691 · Commentary
Read
Part-I here.At the
outset, a misnomer must be set aside: that the entire Indian Army will be
manned on the proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) terms and conditions. Some analysts
have even interpreted it as conscription; but that is not pos...
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The Indian Army’s ‘Tour of Duty’ Proposal: A Review (Part-I)
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 21 May, 2020 · #5690 · Commentary
Recently, the
Indian Army proposed a ‘Tour
of Duty’ (ToD) system, which involves a changed format of recruitment with
amended terms and conditions for a few officers and personnel below officer
rank. A highly manpower intensive organisatio...
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BeiDou and BRI: Dependence Masked as Independence?
Saman Ayesha Kidwai · 15 May, 2020 · #5689 · Commentary
One core component of the Belt and road Initiative (BRI) is the BeiDou Navigation
Satellite System (BDS). BDS, while largely a benign satellite navigation system, has a key
component of entrapment for economically weaker countries. What exactly ...
