COMMENTARIES
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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...
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East Asia Compass
China’s Strategic Silence on the Hanoi Summit
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 22 Mar, 2019 · #5570 · Commentary · Column
An abrupt end of the
Hanoi summit between the leaders of the US and North Korea on 28 February 2019
was disappointing for many. But for many others, it was unsurprising because the
two parties did not have enough exchanges and understanding at ...
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Red Affairs
Is ‘Human Rights’ Making a Comeback to Chhattisgarh’s Counter-Naxal Doctrine?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 22 Mar, 2019 · #5569 · Commentary · Column
Regime changes often are
harbingers of major policy shifts. The Congress party which ended the Bharatiya
Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh state in the elections to the
legislative assembly held in November 2018 has the abilit...
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Book Review
Pakistan and its Army of the Pure
Rana Banerji · 21 Mar, 2019 · #5568 · Commentary
In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
C. Christine Fair
C. Hurst & Co. London, 2018
This book
on the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) is the culmination of years of painstaking
research by renowned Georgetown University academi...
