COMMENTARIES
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Three Years of the Modi Government
Dealing with Left Wing Extremism: No Permanent Solution?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 16 Jun, 2017 · #5298 · Commentary
On 3 June 2017, India's Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, summed up his government's performance in the past three years with regard to the challenge of Left Wing Extremism (LWE), and said "...there has been a decline of 25% in LWE rela...
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Responsibility to Protect: Quo Vadis?
John Schabedoth · 16 Jun, 2017 · #5297 · Commentary
The concept of responsibility to protect (R2P) intends limit state sovereignty in favour of a more effective protection of human rights. It does not have a legal effect that goes beyond the existing norms of public international law (PIL). Rathe...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-ASEAN Relations: Progress and Possibilities
Rajiv Bhatia · 15 Jun, 2017 · #5296 · Commentary
Assessing the state of India's relations with ASEAN as the Modi government completed three years in office makes sense. But the task is not easy, for the governments are in a mode of self-congratulation. Whereas celebrations of the silver an...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-West Asia: With Relations Boosted, Consolidation Must Follow
Ranjit Gupta · 12 Jun, 2017 · #5295 · Commentary
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra
Modi has invested more personal energy and enthusiasm in the conduct and
stewardship of India’s external relations than any prime minister
since the first decade of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s pre...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Bangladesh: Engagement with More Stakeholders Required
Amit Ranjan · 12 Jun, 2017 · #5294 · Commentary
Unless there is a change in the form of government or there occurs a marked shift in global or regional political order, the foreign policy of any ‘normal’ country maintains continuity with its past. However, certain adjustments are ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Pakistan: Three Years of Wasted Effort?
Rana Banerji · 09 Jun, 2017 · #5293 · Commentary
Despite flash in the pan initiatives like the May 2014 invitation to SAARC heads of government at its inauguration and the `out of the box’ Lahore visit in December 2015, the incumbent Indian government’s relations with Pakistan rema...
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J&K Focus
Evolving Situation in J&K: Summer 2017 (Part I)
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 07 Jun, 2017 · #5292 · Commentary · Column
Since
the turn of the millennium, most military experts have advised the Indian government
and the Indian Army to view J&K related issues with a
longer and wider perspective. The longer perspective is needed because the year-on-year
revi...
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East Asia Compass
South Korea-North Korea: A New Version of Engagement
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 06 Jun, 2017 · #5291 · Commentary · Column
On 9 May 2017, Moon Jae-in was elected as the new President of South Korea. The elections happened after the impeachment of the previous conservative President Park Geun-hye. It was almost certain that the Democratic Party candidate would have a...
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IPCS Discussion
The Roles and Dimensions of Science and Technology in India’s Foreign Policy
Report · 05 Jun, 2017 · #5290 · Commentary
The Roles and Dimensions of Science and Technology in India’s Foreign Policy
Dr V Siddhartha
Emeritus Scientist (Retd), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Government of India; Adjunct Faculty, National Institute of ...
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IPCS Discussion
Maldives: Contextualising Freedom of Speech in the Murder of Yameen Rasheed
Report · 01 Jun, 2017 · #5289 · Commentary
On 19 May 2017, IPCS hosted Hussain Rasheed and Shauna Aminath for an interaction to discuss 'Maldives: Contextualising Freedom of Speech in the Murder of Yameen Rasheed'. Rasheed is the father of the slain Maldivian blogger, Yameen Rash...
