COMMENTARIES
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East Asia Compass
A New South Korean President: What Challenges Await Yoon Suk-yeol?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 30 Mar, 2022 · #5810 · Commentary · Column
In an exceptionally close South
Korean presidential election, Yoon Suk-yeol of the opposition People Power
Party (PPP) defeated Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party (DP) by “0.8
percent points.”In his post-election speech, President-elect ...
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East Asia Compass
Does the Biden Administration have ‘Strategic Clarity’ on Taiwan?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 23 Feb, 2022 · #5809 · Commentary · Column
In the first week of
February, the US and Japan held a joint naval exercise—Noble
Fusion 2022—in which around 15,000 US and 1,000 Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF)
personnel participated. The exercise extended through the Luzon Strait to the
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Digital Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Emerging Trends
Angkuran Dey · 22 Feb, 2022 · #5808 · Commentary
In October 2020, as a petition asking for the Thai king to be declared persona non grata in Germany started to gain traction, the Thai government blocked access to the site, Change.org. That same month, the government also asked Internet providers...
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Special Commentary
South Korean Nuclear Insecurities
Chris Gowe · 22 Feb, 2022 · #5807 · Commentary
Recent
domestic public polling has once again drawn attention to the debate over
nuclear armament in South Korea. Survey results released on February 21 by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA)
show that 71 per cent of South Korean ...
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The Strategist
Deciphering Chinese Grand Strategy
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 31 Jan, 2022 · #5806 · Commentary · Column
Grand strategy
refers to state’s plan of action to achieve its major long-term objectives.
Beijing’s grand strategy relies on a combination of leadership declarations,
policies, economic activities, and military means.
Since its incepti...
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Red Affairs
Why is the CPI-Maoist Most Violent in Jharkhand?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 31 Jan, 2022 · #5805 · Commentary · Column
Current assessments indicate that the Communist
Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is a poor caricature of its former self and mostly
operating on survival mode. How is the group adjusting to this reality? Is it making
efforts to revive itself?...
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Strategic Space
Unchecked and Unaffected: North Korea’s Nuclear Capability Marches On
Manpreet Sethi · 26 Jan, 2022 · #5804 · Commentary · Column
The first month of 2022 is not yet over and North
Korea has already conducted four missile test launches of varying ranges and
capabilities. The fireworks appear to have started quite early this year. By contrast, in
2021, Pyongyang’s missile...
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East Asia Compass
Between the US and China: Japan’s Layered Balancing Act Under Kishida
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 30 Dec, 2021 · #5803 · Commentary · Column
On 24 December 2021, after
procrastinating for more than a month, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary,
Hirokazu Matsuno finally announced his country’s
decision to not send a government delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in
February 202...
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Decadal Trends 2010-2020
India in its Neighbourhood
Ashutosh Nagda · 29 Dec, 2021 · #5802 · Commentary
Geographically,
the neighbourhood is typically a country’s first point of diplomacy. India’s
relationship with its neighbouring countries (NCs)—Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka—has simila...
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Decadal Trends 2010-2020
The First Indo-Pacific Decade
Siddharth Anil Nair · 28 Dec, 2021 · #5801 · Commentary
At
different points over the past decade, capitals and blocs around the world
adopted the ‘Indo-Pacific’ discursively and
in policy; essentially foregoing the older Asia-Pacific framework. The
Indo-Pacific is geographically large—close t...
