COMMENTARIES
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Trump's Afghanistan Strategy
Rana Banerji · 22 Aug, 2017 · #5341 · Commentary
After procrastinating for almost five months, US President Donald Trump chose the symbolically significant platform of Fort Myers, Arlington to announce a shift from a “time-based to a conditions-based” strategy to support the Ashraf G...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Afghanistan Relations: Innovating Continuity
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy · 17 Aug, 2017 · #5340 · Commentary
Bilateral relations between India and Afghanistan have been characterised by ‘friendly engagement’ and underscored by positive public perception in both countries; this has continued after the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Al...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
The State and the States: The Northeast in the Centre's Vision
Sanjoy Hazarika and Niyati Singh · 17 Aug, 2017 · #5339 · Commentary
A Google search of the keywords "Prime Minister Narendra Modi" and the "Northeast" throw up various headlines that include the following:
"Narendra Modi wants to make Northeast ‘Gateway to Southeast Asia’&...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Nepal Relations: Mixed Fortunes
Pramod Jaiswal · 16 Aug, 2017 · #5338 · Commentary
Narendra Modi’s electoral victory in May 2014 generated positive vibes throughout the region. His invitation to the heads of governments of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member-states to his swearing-in cerem...
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East Asia Compass
The US' Acrobatic Responses to the North Korean Riddle
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 13 Aug, 2017 · #5337 · Commentary · Column
North Korea has been consistent and uncompromising in its pursuit of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. In 2017, on an average, North Korea carried out missile tests every 2.6 weeks. The North Korean pursuit has brought unimagined success...
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Maritime Matters
Dhow Trade in the North Arabian Sea
Vijay Sakhuja · 07 Aug, 2017 · #5336 · Commentary · Column
The half yearly report on global trends in sea piracy and armed robbery against ships for 2017, published by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), presents a mixed bag of news: the good news is that 87 piracy incidents were recorded across th...
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The Strategist
A Pug, a Terrier and the Doklam Stand Off
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 07 Aug, 2017 · #5335 · Commentary · Column
William Moorcroft, a British veterinary surgeon of the East India Company, set off in 1816 on an expedition to the Kailas region of Tibet to search for that breed of Central Asian horses that would revitalise the blood stock of the Company&rsquo...
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Special Commentary
Pakistan: The Nawaz Ouster
Rana Banerji · 02 Aug, 2017 · #5334 · Commentary
Though not entirely unexpected, the five-nil Supreme Court denouement disqualifying Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as Member of Parliament for an unspecified period came on 28 July 8 2017. It deemed as `assets’ even `un-withdra...
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J&K Focus
Handling J&K: What is Right and What More Needs To Be Done?
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 31 Jul, 2017 · #5333 · Commentary · Column
As the Kashmir Valley stabilises just a bit, there is the lurking fear that the next big negative event may not be very far in the future. In such an environment, it may be good to take stock of trends that may contribute to further improvement ...
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Dateline Colombo
The Forgotten Professions: The Plight of a Nation
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 24 Jul, 2017 · #5332 · Commentary · Column
The Sri Lankan public has become the unfortunate victim of the nation’s health and sanitation crisis. The policymakers are questioned by both the public and the media of their inability to manage the ongoing situation.
One...
