COMMENTARIES
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India: Acting East after the End of the TPP
Roshan Iyer · 31 Jan, 2017 · #5228 · Commentary
As the new US President Donald Trump signed his first set of executive orders on 23 January 2017, the world heard the final nail in (at least this iteration of) the Trans Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) coffin.
The proposed TPP would ha...
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Red Affairs
Forecast 2017: LWE Still Holding On
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 31 Jan, 2017 · #5227 · Commentary · Column
Insurgency is a long drawn out affair and often defies attempts to bring it to a quick conclusion, whether by force, coercion, or strategies that are primarily geared at gaining fame for individual politicians or the leaders of security forces. 20...
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IPCS Discussion
'Faith, Unity, Discipline: The ISI of Pakistan'
Report · 29 Jan, 2017 · #5226 · Commentary
On 18 January 2017, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) hosted an interaction with historian and political scientist Dr Hein Kiessling, who spoke on the issues covered in his latest book, titled 'Faith, Unity, Discipline: The ...
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Strategic Space
Forecast 2017: Unclear Nuclear Pathways
Manpreet Sethi · 27 Jan, 2017 · #5225 · Commentary · Column
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the US has just taken place. A lot of what happens in the nuclear domain in the coming 12 months will be dependent on the direction that is adopted by the new president as he settles in. ...
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Spotlight West Asia
West Asia Six Years After the ‘Arab Spring’: Prognosis for 2017
Ranjit Gupta · 19 Jan, 2017 · #5224 · Commentary · Column
All Arab countries have autocratic governments. Six years ago, in the winter of 2010-2011 a spontaneous and exhilarating surge of massive protest demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands of common people swept across the Arab world, swiftl...
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US Policy Orientation
Donald Trump's Counter-Terrorism Policy
Angshuman Choudhury & Husanjot Chahal · 18 Jan, 2017 · #5223 · Commentary
US President-elect Donald Trump's proposed counter-terrorism (CT) policy is as vociferous in its tone as it is imprecise in its content. On this, Trump’s orientation and preferences can be drawn from his own statements and those of his...
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India: Crises in Command?
Murli Menon · 12 Jan, 2017 · #5222 · Commentary
The controversial nature of the new Indian army chief’s appointment and the corruption scandal involving a former air chief has brought the Indian military leadership in the media spotlight once again. In India, traditionally, military lea...
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East Asia Compass
Japan-China Contestation in 2017
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 10 Jan, 2017 · #5221 · Commentary · Column
2017 is set to be a consequential year for East Asia in general and Japan-China contests in particular. Beijing and Tokyo's growing assertive postures would continue in 2017 and it is likely that the Japan-China contestation in the region wo...
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India and Vietnam: Strengthening Bilateral Relations
Amruta Karambelkar · 09 Jan, 2017 · #5220 · Commentary
2016 has been an important year in India-Vietnam relations, characterised by several high-level bilateral visits. Prime Minister Modi paid a visit to Vietnam in September 2016, preceded Defence Minister Parrikar's visit in June 2016. New Del...
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India-Pakistan
Line (Out) of Control?
Joy Mitra · 06 Jan, 2017 · #5219 · Commentary
The Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan is witnessing a fresh spiral of violence post the Indian “surgical” strikes of 29 September 2016. The spike in violence seems to suggest that the ceasefire agreement of 2003 betwee...
