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  • Rehabilitating Surrendered Militants in J&K: Lessons from Past Experiences
    Shivangi Seth    ·   09 Mar, 2020    ·    #5657    ·    Commentary    
    In 2018, New Delhi directed the then Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Governor, Satya Pal Malik, to formulate a new surrender and rehabilitation policy for ex-militants to J&K, a draft of which was floated in 2019. Post the state’s reorganisa...
  • The Gendered Impact of the NRC in Assam
    Akanksha Khullar    ·   09 Mar, 2020    ·    #5656    ·    Commentary    
    The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a mammoth exercise requiring individuals to prove their Indian citizenship through admissible documentation. So far, it has been conducted in Assam. The experience has demonstrated inherent structural...
  • Special Commentary
    Mineral-Rich, Productivity-Poor?: An Overview of India's Mining Sector
    Arun Kumar    ·   09 Mar, 2020    ·    #5655    ·    Commentary    
    India occupies a significant position in the production of many minerals across the globe, while for some, there is acute shortage. There continues to be a huge demand for minerals in view of rapid urbanisation and the growth in the country's m...
  • COVID-19 and its Disruption of the Chinese Economy
    Kamal Madishetty    ·   05 Mar, 2020    ·    #5654    ·    Commentary    
    The damaging outbreak of COVID-19 that began in the city of Wuhan—a major logistics and industrial hub—has serious economic implications for China as well as the wider region. The most significant impact is the disruption to manufacturing s...
  • East Asia Compass
    US, South Korea, and Japan: Recognising the Value of Alliances
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   28 Feb, 2020    ·    #5653    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    On 24 February 2020, South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo met his American counterpart, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, in Washington. The meeting did not result in a breakthrough on the issue of cost-sharing for US troop presence in...
  • Tracing Strategy in China’s Militarisation of Space
    Saman Ayesha Kidwai    ·   27 Feb, 2020    ·    #5652    ·    Commentary    
    The pace of China’s advancements in its space-based capabilities has been rising since the break in Sino-US relations in the post-Cold War era. However, instead of trying to match the US toe-to-toe as the erstwhile Soviet Union had done, Chin...
  • Research of Canadian Industry Statistics
    Research of Canadian Industry Statistics
    Siddharth Anil Nair    ·   27 Feb, 2020    ·    #5651    ·    Commentary    
    The online gambling industry in Canada is a rapidly growing and flourishing industry - we came over these experts as a fact proof. In fact, at present, there are more than 100 licensed gambling venues that accept players in Canada. This certai...
  • India-Sri Lanka
    Mahinda’s India Visit: Reading between the Lines
    Dr. Sripathi Narayanan    ·   17 Feb, 2020    ·    #5650    ·    Commentary    
    Between 7 and 11 February, Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR), travelled to India on his maiden foreign visit since assuming office. This visit marked the fifth high-profile bilateral exchange since his brother, Gotabaya R...
  • Is the Doomsday Clock Still Relevant?
    Tanvi Kulkarni.    ·   11 Feb, 2020    ·    #5649    ·    Commentary    
    On 23 January 2020, the Doomsday Clock struck 11:58:20 PM – that is, 100 seconds away from midnight. The clock’s time is meant to symbolically indicate how close humanity is to a global catastrophe. And, the current time suggests that we a...
  • India: The Politics and Economics of Soft Power
    Muneer Ahmed    ·   31 Jan, 2020    ·    #5648    ·    Commentary    
    Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar, at the 4th Ramnath Goenka lecture on 14 November 2019, gave a rundown of India's foreign relations, and highlighted critical milestones. His key thrust was on the need for an Indian forei...
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