COMMENTARIES
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The Myth of Home-Grown Terror-I
Mapping out the Dhaka Gulshan Attack
Angshuman Choudhury · 19 Jul, 2016 · #5087 · Commentary
The current narrative of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) surrounding the 1 July terror attack at Dhaka’s Gulshan area is premised on the assumption that there is no presence of the Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh. The attack was direct...
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Red Affairs
Maoists Vs Former Maoists: A Peep into Jharkhand's Counter-LWE Policy
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 20 Jul, 2016 · #5086 · Commentary · Column
Given that a force-centric policy, in which the states are inclined to use vigilante groups and former Maoists against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is largely seen to have taken precedence over the other identified component...
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The Strategist
South China Sea: China’s Double Speak and Verdict at The Hague
Vijay Shankar · 19 Jul, 2016 · #5085 · Commentary · Column
When Premier Xi rubbished the 12 July 2016 verdict of the International Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague on China’s claims over most of the South China Sea, what exactly was meant? For no international justice system had thus fa...
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Rising Radicalism in Bangladesh
Assessing Bangladesh’s Ground Reality
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 18 Jul, 2016 · #5084 · Commentary
Walking down the streets of Gulshan and Mohakhali in the central business district of Dhaka, one can sense a curious mix of chaos and order. Various government offices, private and international donor agencies, conference centres, embassies, sho...
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Strategic Space
JCPOA’s First Anniversary: Significance and Future Challenges
Manpreet Sethi · 18 Jul, 2016 · #5083 · Commentary · Column
Provocations, sobered by abundant caution, were the hallmark of the first year of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), simply called the Iran deal. For now, the supporters of the agreement can breathe easy that it has lived to celebra...
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Regional Economy
Brexit Consequences: Complexities and Uncertainties
Amita Batra · 13 Jul, 2016 · #5082 · Commentary · Column
Brexit, that is, Britain’s decision to leave the European
Union was announced on the 23rd of June. The announcement led to an immediate
and sharp decline in the value of the British Pound (GBP). The stock markets in
Britain and around t...
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Eagle Eye
US: “Losing Respect” Abroad
Chintamani Mahapatra · 13 Jul, 2016 · #5081 · Commentary · Column
The qualified deterioration of the US’ global influence has been debated for long, but the US leadership seems worried that the country is fast losing respect in the world as well. Of course, when some Americans keep repeating that the US ...
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Spotlight West Asia
Countering IS: Should India be More Assertively Involved in West Asia?
Ranjit Gupta · 12 Jul, 2016 · #5080 · Commentary · Column
In the context of conflicts raging across West Asia, a region of vital importance to India, many in India’s strategic community and media have criticised India's utterly passive hands off attitude. Suggestions have been made that India...
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Rising Radicalism in Bangladesh
Terror Attacks in Dhaka: The Way Ahead for India
Souvik Chatterji · 11 Jul, 2016 · #5079 · Commentary
On 1 July 2016, suspected Islamic State (IS) militants mounted an attack in
Holey Artisan café in Gulshan, Dhaka. There are indications of Jamaat-e-Islami
groups being involved in the alleged terror attack.The Bangladeshi security
forc...
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J&K Focus
Burhan Wani and a State on Tenterhooks
Syed Ata Hasnain · 11 Jul, 2016 · #5078 · Commentary · Column
That the summer of 2016 in the Valley would be ‘hot’ was well predicted a couple of months ago. It is not an unusual phenomenon - only the nature of events is different, year on year. This season commenced with the Handwara incident ...
