COMMENTARIES
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Russia: Navigating New Geopolitical Waters
P S Raghavan · 30 Jun, 2017 · #5315 · Commentary
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in New Delhi inherited some wrinkles in the traditionally smooth India-Russia strategic partnership.
Russia saw the enhanced nuclear and defence cooper...
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The Strategist
Nuclear Crises in the Time of Orwellian Wars
Vijay Shankar · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5314 · Commentary · Column
"…the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival."
George Orwell, 1984 &...
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NSG Membership: Pakistan's Past and Nuclear South Asia's Future
Allyson Rimmer · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5313 · Commentary
Since 2016, India and Pakistan have both lobbied for comprehensive membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) without success. Key parties like China have called for bilateral entrance for both India and Pakistan or none at all. While China...
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Second 21CPC and Myanmar’s Stuttering Peace Process
Angshuman Choudhury · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5312 · Commentary
On 28 May 2017, the second iteration of Myanmar's flagship Union Peace Conference, alternatively known as the 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC), concluded. Held after a delay of almost three months, the six-day long multi-stakeholder ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Maldives Relations: A Tale of Two Concerns
N Manoharan · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5311 · Commentary
Though small, the Maldives is an important Indian neighbour. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Maldives “a valued partner in the Indian Ocean neighbourhood” and said that India-Maldives “ties are built on a ve...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Sri Lanka: Reorienting the Relationship?
Husanjot Chahal · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5310 · Commentary
In May 2014, the newly elected Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi kickstarted his tenure by inviting the heads of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for his swearing-in ceremony, suggesting that contact ...
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Unpacking Recent Violence against Egypt's Copts
Derek Verbakel · 27 Jun, 2017 · #5309 · Commentary
On 26 May, the Islamic State (IS) murdered 29 Coptic Christians on a bus in Minya, the latest targeting of Egypt's largest minority community. Three church bombings since December, also claimed by IS, have killed over 70 Copts. The governmen...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
Maritime Issues: Proactive Initiatives
Vijay Sakhuja · 27 Jun, 2017 · #5308 · Commentary
During the last three years since the incumbent government led by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi came to power, ‘matters maritime’ have gained ascendency, clearly suggesting that India’s political and ruling elite hav...
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Seizing ‘The Belt and Road’ Opportunity: Challenges for Nepal
Pramod Jaiswal · 23 Jun, 2017 · #5307 · Commentary
Nepal signed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) before the BRI Summit. During the BRI summit held in Beijing, the Nepalese Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport proposed to the Chinese Transport Minister to link Nepal&rsqu...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Bhutan: Furthering Common Interests
VP Haran · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5306 · Commentary
Bhutan, like other neighbours, watched with interest and some anxiety as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the polls in May 2014. Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was an enigma to them. They were unsure of what the Modi government...
