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  • IPCS Discussion
    The People Next Door: The Curious History of India's Relations With Pakistan
    Report    ·   25 Sep, 2017    ·    #5368    ·    Commentary    
    Report on 'The People Next Door: The Curious History of India's Relations With Pakistan', a book reading and discussion held on 14th September 2017. The interaction was chaired by Ambassador (Retd) Salman Haidar, Patron, IPCS, and...
  • A Looming Nuclear Arms Race In East Asia?
    Nopur Siingh    ·   21 Sep, 2017    ·    #5367    ·    Commentary    
    The current East Asian security dynamics have two determinants. The first is the challenge posed by North Korea...
  • India-Japan Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Contextualising Abe's Visit
    Shivani Singh    ·   21 Sep, 2017    ·    #5366    ·    Commentary    
    The strong Indo-Japanese bilateral relationship is a testament to the growing economic, cultural and strategic exchanges that both countries have shared in the past, and this dynamic has continued to flourish under the respective regimes of PM ...
  • Russia-Turkey: Implications of the New Arms Deal
    Monish Gulati    ·   21 Sep, 2017    ·    #5365    ·    Commentary    
    Recently, Turkey signed an agreement with Russia to purchase the S-400 Triumf air defence system. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the Turkish media that Ankara has put down a deposit of US$2.5 billion on the sale after it found...
  • Strategic Space
    The Bomb Banned: By and For the NNWS, For Now
    Manpreet Sethi    ·   18 Sep, 2017    ·    #5364    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), popularly referred to as the Ban Treaty, opens for signature on 20 September 2017, it is most likely that it will garner the 50 endorsements that are necessary for its entry into force. A...
  • In Context: NA-120 Lahore By-election
    Sarral Sharma    ·   15 Sep, 2017    ·    #5363    ·    Commentary    
    The by-election for Lahore's National Assembly constituency (NA)-120 - previously NA-95 - seat will take place on 17 September. The seat fell vacant after the disqualification of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's on 28 July fo...
  • IPCS Discussion
    Tibetan Caravans: Journeys from Leh to Lhasa
    Report    ·   15 Sep, 2017    ·    #5362    ·    Commentary    
    Report on 'Tibetan Caravans: Journeys from Leh to Lhasa', a book reading and discussion held on 30 August 2017. The discussion was chaired by Amb (Retd) Salman Haidar, Patron, IPCS, and former Foreign Secretary of India. Talking ab...
  • IPCS Discussion
    Chinese Military Reform, 2013-2030
    Report    ·   15 Sep, 2017    ·    #5361    ·    Commentary    
    Report of the discussion on Chinese Military Reform, 2013-2030, held on 23 August 2017. Opening Remarks by the Chair Col (Retd) Ajai Shukla Columnist, Business Standard The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has not fought any sizable ...
  • Myanmar: Contextualising the Violence In Northern Rakhine
    Angshuman Choudhury    ·   08 Sep, 2017    ·    #5360    ·    Commentary    
    At midnight on 25 August, hundreds of assailants launched coordinated attacks on close to 30 security installations, including police stations, border posts, and a military base, in northern Rakhine, Myanmar. The attacks left 110 dead, including...
  • IPCS Discussion
    Dominant Narratives in Kashmir: Evolving Security Dynamics
    Report    ·   08 Sep, 2017    ·    #5359    ·    Commentary    
    Report on 'Dominant Narratives in Kashmir: Evolving Security Dynamics', a discussion held on 17 August 2017. Remarks by the Chair KM Singh Member, Governing Council, IPCS; former DGP, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF); for...
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