COMMENTARIES
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East Asia Compass
An Allied Approach to North Korea?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 15 Apr, 2019 · #5580 · Commentary · Column
South
Korean President Moon Jae-in met US President Donald Trump on 10-11 April 2019 to
bilateral relations as well as the future course of their dealings with North
Korea. Although both these issues are related, their delineation is also
impo...
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IPCS Discussion
Brazil and India in a Multilateral World
Discussion Report · 15 Apr, 2019 · #5579 · Commentary
On
26 February 2019, IPCS hosted H.E. Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, Ambassador
of Brazil to India, who spoke on ‘Brazil
and India in a Multilateral World’. The interaction was held under
the aegis of IPCS’ Ambassador Lecture
Series, and ...
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Myanmar
Decoding the Arakan Army: Understanding the Myanmar State’s Response (Part-3)
Angshuman Choudhury · 12 Apr, 2019 · #5578 · Commentary
The Arakan Army (AA)—an Ethnic Armed Organisation (EAO) fighting for
autonomy of Myanmar’s Rakhine state—has been engaged in intense clashes with
the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) since late 2017. The fighting escalated in
the last quar...
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Saudi Arabia-Pakistan
Mohammad Bin Salman & Imran Khan: An Emerging Alliance of Convenience
Sarral Sharma & Pieter-jan Dockx · 11 Apr, 2019 · #5577 · Commentary
On 17 February, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman (MbS), began his South Asia tour with a two-day visit to Pakistan. He was accompanied by a 1000-member strong high-level delegation comprising members of the Saudi royal fam...
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India and its Neighbourhood
India: The Need to Engage with Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asian Countries Collectively
Niranjan Marjani · 08 Apr, 2019 · #5576 · Commentary
On December 24 2018 India took over the
operations of the Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar, Iran. The
development of this port is considered as an important step for India towards
increasing its economic and strategic outreach in the region. Th...
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IPCS Book Discussion
In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
Discussion Report · 31 Mar, 2019 · #5575 · Commentary
On 13 February 2019, IPCS hosted Dr C
Christine Fair, Associate Professor with Security Studies Programme at Georgetown's
University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, for a discussion on her
book, In Their Own Words: Understanding La...
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Myanmar
Decoding the Arakan Army: Insurgent Strategies and Tactics (Part-2)
Angshuman Choudhury · 27 Mar, 2019 · #5574 · Commentary
Over the past four months, the Arakan Army (AA)—a
Rakhine Ethnic Armed Organisation (EAO)—has emerged as a formidable insurgent
actor in western Myanmar, particularly Chin and Rakhine states. The AA’s
insurgency is based on a mix of conve...
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IPCS Discussion
The Citizenship Amendment Bill and Assam’s Immigration Politics
Discussion Report · 28 Mar, 2019 · #5573 · Commentary
On 17 January 2019, IPCS hosted a
discussion on The Citizenship (Amendment)
Bill and Assam's Immigration Politics. This is a summary report of the
proceedings.
Opening Remarks by the ChairAngshuman ChoudhurySenior Researcher & Coordinato...
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Strategic Space
Hanoi Done: Now What for Trump and Kim?
Manpreet Sethi · 27 Mar, 2019 · #5572 · Commentary · Column
The second Summit between the heads of
government of the US and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ended
earlier than expected on 28 February 2019. With both countries maintaining
intransigent positions on how to handle the issue of...
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Forced Labour and the Impact of History on Japan-South Korea Relations
Sourina Bej & Prakash Pannerselvam · 27 Mar, 2019 · #5571 · Commentary
The
issue of forced labour has long been a major source of tension between Japan
and the Republic of Korea (ROK). On 30 October 2018, the ROK Supreme
Court upheld the lower court verdict that “the right to compensation for forced
labour is n...
