COMMENTARIES
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Pakistan: Why is the Military not opening a front in North-Waziristan?
Sander Ruben Aarten · 15 Nov, 2012 · #3757 · Commentary
Over the years, North-Waziristan (NWA) has become the center of Taliban-affiliated terrorism. Concurrently, Pakistan has met heavy international pressure to launch an attack on terrorist safe havens inside NWA. Pakistan has announced and s...
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China: Strategic Implications of Second Stealth Fighter
Radhakrishna Rao · 14 Nov, 2012 · #3756 · Commentary
The recent maiden flight of China’s second stealth fighter twin engine J-31 Falcon Eagle, which claimed to feature fifth generation combat aircraft technologies, was not a wholly unexpected event. The test flight, which coincided with the ...
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Fragile Cities: Karachi and Detroit
Lidia Leoni · 12 Nov, 2012 · #3755 · Commentary
The definition of the concept of “Fragile City” encounters certain challenges. Just as the term “Fragile State”, “Fragile City” lacks an authoritative and commonly accepted definition and terminology; contrary...
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Obama-II and the Indo-US Relationship: Old Issues, New Opportunities
PR Chari · 09 Nov, 2012 · #3754 · Commentary
Informed opinion ascribes President Obama’s victory to his dedicated supporters among women, Hispanics, African Americans, young persons and working class Whites revealing the changed demographics in the most powerful country in the world....
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Obama-II and the Korean Peninsula: The Road Ahead
Rajaram Panda · 09 Nov, 2012 · #3753 · Commentary
Will newly re-elected US President Barack Obama’s Korean strategy in his second administration undergo any major change, given North Korea’s continued belligerence and attitude of non-cooperation on the matter of resolving the nuclea...
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Obama-II and the Asia Pacific: Macro Strategic Trends in Rebalancing
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra · 08 Nov, 2012 · #3752 · Commentary
As Obama’s conversation with Medvedev in Seoul – accidentally overheard - conveyed, he now has “more flexibility” and “room for manoeuvre”. At a micro level, this referred to the Ballistic Missile Defences tha...
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Obama-II and the Af-Pak: Worst is Yet to Come?
D Suba Chandran · 08 Nov, 2012 · #3751 · Commentary
Immediately after his re-election, Obama was quoted saying the best is yet to come, during his second term as the President. Is it true, for the Af-Pak region? Or will it get worse, as the US is preparing for its exit from Afghanistan in 2014?
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Iran and the US Presidential Debate
Shubhra Chaturvedi · 02 Nov, 2012 · #3750 · Commentary
With the American Presidential election scheduled for 6 November 2012, it is important to critically analyse the stand taken on Iran during the final presidential debate. Is Iran the permanent engagement tool for the US in domestic and internati...
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Pakistan's Military: Infiltration by the Hizbut Tahrir?
Rana Banerji · 01 Nov, 2012 · #3749 · Commentary
Recent disclosures in the Pakistani media indicate that the penetration of Hizbut Tahrir (HuT) within Pakistani Defence services may be more extensive than hitherto believed. In August 2012, a Military Tribunal convicted Brig Ali Khan, who belon...
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China’s Wukan Uprising: Is the Honeymoon Over?
Namrata Hasija · 31 Oct, 2012 · #3748 · Commentary
The author’s last article analyzed the Wukan uprising in September 2011 over land grabs. The villagers were able to win extraordinary concessions including their right to elect a new village committee on 3 and 4 March 2012. In his speech a...
