COMMENTARIES
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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...
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From Cybercrime to National Security Priority: Biden’s War on Ransomware
Pieter-jan Dockx · 15 Dec, 2021 · #5800 · Commentary
When President Biden took office in January 2021, the
US was in the midst of one of the largest government breaches in its history.
The Russian cyberespionage campaign, known as the SolarWinds hack, was expected
to dominate the new president’...
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Strategic Space
From Bangladesh to Balakot: The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on India-Pakistan Dynamics
Manpreet Sethi · 14 Dec, 2021 · #5799 · Commentary · Column
Swarnim Vijay Varsh was celebrated throughout 2021 to mark 50 years of India’s
victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war. The three services commemorated their
successes: the Indian Air Force’s achievement of complete air superiority, its ext...
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A Message for Taiwan in the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Prashant Kumar Singh · 12 Dec, 2021 · #5798 · Commentary
In
August 2021, the Global Times
declared the US “abandonment” of Afghanistan a lesson for Taiwan. It warned that it was
“Afghanistan today” and will be “Taiwan tomorrow.” Separate headlines in the
the Global Times’ online editio...
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The Strategist
Quad and AUKUS: Compacts to Collar China
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 30 Nov, 2021 · #5797 · Commentary · Column
A historical analogy may be necessary
to fully understand the looming conflict between Chinese authoritarianism and
the uneasy democracies of the world. In the run up to the First World War,
Germany pursued a combination of militarism, overbear...
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East Asia Compass
Three Observations on a Declaration to End the Korean War
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 29 Nov, 2021 · #5796 · Commentary · Column
South
Korean President Moon Jae-in’s efforts towards an end-of-war declaration on the
Korean War appears to be moving ahead despite apprehensions. Moon has appealed
for such a declaration several times during his tenure, with the most
recent...
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Biden’s Democracy Summit
Ashutosh Nagda · 28 Nov, 2021 · #5795 · Commentary
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to host the first
(virtual) edition of ‘The Summit for Democracy’ on 9-10 December 2021. This
will be followed by year-long initiatives leading to an in-person summit in
2022. According to the State Depar...
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Red Affairs
Left-Wing Extremism in India: Lessons from Gadchiroli
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 26 Nov, 2021 · #5794 · Commentary · Column
Counter-insurgency literature puts the limit on
the effective functionality of an insurgent group to about a decade. Globally, the optimum possibility of an
insurgency achieving its desired result has been within the first decade of its
origin....
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East Asia Compass
North Korea’s Missile Tests: Addressing vs Normalising
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 Oct, 2021 · #5793 · Commentary · Column
On 19 October 2021, North Korea tested another ballistic missile. It
was reportedly a submarine-launched
ballistic missile (SLBM). Sinpo is a port city in North Korea’s South Hamgyong Province,
on the coast of the East Sea. The city is known ...
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What does the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Mean for China?
Cherry Hitkari · 13 Oct, 2021 · #5792 · Commentary
The return of the Taliban in Afghanistan marks the
commencement of a new chapter in Asian geopolitics. China, as an aspiring
superpower and Kabul's largest neighbour, sees both opportunities to be seized
and risks to be staved off on the Afghan...
