COMMENTARIES
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India's Air Power Crisis
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra · 11 Apr, 2016 · #5017 · Commentary
Troubles, They come in Battalions is the latest report by the Carnegie Endowment for Peace on the Indian Air Force (IAF). The substance of the report is divided into five sections, dealing with the supposedly aggravating threat environment, a wo...
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China’s Nepal Game: Oli’s Visit and Thereafter
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 11 Apr, 2016 · #5016 · Commentary
It is not economic but strategic considerations that propel China’s policy towards Nepal. This hypothesis was reaffirmed when Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli visited Beijing recently between 20-27 March 2016. During the visit, although ...
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Ashton Carter’s India Visit: What is the Agenda?
Vivek Mishra · 11 Apr, 2016 · #5015 · Commentary
An enviable consistency has come to characterise Indo-US relations for some time now, with the bilateral defence relationship spearheading other areas of cooperation between the two countries. The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's three-d...
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Lahore Attack: An Expansion of the TTP's Target Profile?
Riffath Khaji · 11 Apr, 2016 · #5014 · Commentary
On 27 March 2016, a suicide attack by the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) faction, at Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park in Lahore killed 70 people and injured 250, The JuA spokesperson, Ehsanullah Ehsan, reportedly claimed that the tar...
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Role of Airpower and Enhanced Jointry in the Indian Defence Forces
Murli Menon · 07 Apr, 2016 · #5013 · Commentary
The announcement by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar in Goa that the government was about to clear the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian armed forces is a very welcome one indeed. Besides this indicating a maturity in...
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Dateline Colombo
Politics of Promise: Between Sirisena and Rajapaksa
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 07 Apr, 2016 · #5012 · Commentary · Column
“Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
On Easter Day, a day of rejoicing and celebration for Christians, shrapnel and ball bearings p...
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Pakistan and the Nuclear Security Summit Process
Muhammad Faisal · 05 Apr, 2016 · #5011 · Commentary
The fourth nuclear security summit - the biennial conclave of heads of governments from around the world - concluded recently in Washington, DC. The final summit focused on securing nuclear materials, preventing nuclear terrorism, strengthening ...
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Forecast 2016: Higher Risks Likely to Shape Global Responses
Kapil Narula · 05 Apr, 2016 · #5010 · Commentary
The World Economic Forum released the 11th edition of ‘The Global Risks Report 2016’ recently. The report highlights the key ‘risks’ that the world faces in terms of the ‘likelihood’ and the ‘i...
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East Asia Compass
Japan’s New Security Laws: Context and Implications
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 04 Apr, 2016 · #5009 · Commentary · Column
On 29 March 2016, Japan’s new security laws came into effect. The laws were passed in September 2015 despite not being favoured by the opposition parties and many Japanese people. The new laws allow the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) t...
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China-Iran: Common Grounds for Cooperation
Tapan Bharadwaj · 30 Mar, 2016 · #5008 · Commentary
Given the recent 'mainstreaming' of Iran, it is important to consider its foreign relations, and especially relevant in this context is its relationship with China and the future prospects of this bilateral, with particular focus on its ec...
