COMMENTARIES
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On Balance: Offensive and Defensive Missile Capabilities on the Korean Peninsula
Viraj Lohia · 14 Jul, 2023 · #5856 · Commentary
On
31 May 2023, North Korea launched
Pyongyang’s first spy satellite. The launch failed when the rocket crashed into
the Yellow Sea, after veering towards South Korea. Seoul called the exercise a
“grave provocation.” Washington and Tokyo...
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The Strategist
The Shanghai Communiqué and China’s Road to a Not-So-Harmonious Rise
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 13 Jul, 2023 · #5855 · Commentary · Column
With the landmark 1972 US-China Shanghai Communiqué, the world expected China
to transform from a repressive communist state to a benign, capitalist one.
However, half-century later, we find a rich, expansionist, and militaristic Beijing
that ...
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Red Affairs
Breaking Down ‘Statelessness’ in Manipur
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 04 Jul, 2023 · #5854 · Commentary · Column
A dangerous and
unimaginable situation has gripped Manipur since May 2023, with armed mobs
defying security forces by trying to kill people, and setting fire to civilian
and commercial properties, religious institutions, and politicians’ resi...
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East Asia Compass
US-South Korea: Old Allies; New Commitments
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 22 Jun, 2023 · #5853 · Commentary · Column
South
Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made a six-day state visit to the US in April
2023, to mark the 70th anniversary of South Korea’s alliance with
the US. The Mutual Defense Treaty between the two countries has been the
backbone of South K...
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Rohingya Repatriation: Caught between State Failure and Armed Resistance
Krishna Kumar Saha · 07 Jun, 2023 · #5852 · Commentary
Bangladesh and Myanmar have recently
initiated a repatriation programme
to return Rohingya refugees to their homeland—of whom over a million live in
overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. These initiatives have drawn support from
other countries i...
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The China-Russia Challenge to India-EU Relations
Siddharth Anil Nair · 31 May, 2023 · #5851 · Commentary
India’s
relations with the EU and its members have intensified over the past few years.
These relationships are a critical element of contemporary Indian foreign
policy—but they aren’t without their challenges. China and Russia, individua...
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Demonetisation 2023: How it’s Different from (and the Same as) 2016
Prerana Priyadarshi · 26 May, 2023 · #5850 · Commentary
The 19 May 2023 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular on demonetising the Rs. 2000 banknote is reflective of the central government’s learning from the 2016 demonetisation. It also shows the RBI’s preparedness to implement the discontinuation a...
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Strategic Space
25 Years of Nuclear India and Pakistan: Crisis Communications Must be Made a Priority
Manpreet Sethi · 25 May, 2023 · #5849 · Commentary · Column
In May 1998, two
countries, India and Pakistan, emerged as states with nuclear weapons. They
also happened to be neighbours with disputed territorial claims. International
reactions not only criticised and imposed sanctions on both, but also ex...
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Red Affairs
Chhattisgarh’s Maoist Challenge: Is Over-reliance on ‘Local’ Forces a Mistake?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 09 May, 2023 · #5848 · Commentary · Column
The explosion
of an improvised explosive device (IED), possibly weighing 50 kg—which killed
10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and a civilian driver—in
Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on 28 April brings back national attention to...
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East Asia Compass
South Korea-Japan Rapprochement: A Net Positive for Bilateral Relations and Regional Stability
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 05 May, 2023 · #5847 · Commentary · Column
South Korea, Japan,
and the US appear to be strengthening their trilateral ties, and the main
catalyst of this possibility is South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who initiated
a diplomatic move in this direction by visiting
Japan on 16 March...