COMMENTARIES
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Maritime Matters
IPCS Forecast: The Indian Ocean in 2015
Vijay Sakhuja · 06 Jan, 2015 · #4797 · Commentary · Column
This edition of the IPCS Column, 'Maritime Matters', is the precis of a larger document titled 'The Indian Ocean in 2015', published under the IPCS Forecast 2015 series.
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East Asia Compass
China-North Korea: Reasons for Reconciliation
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 06 Jan, 2015 · #4796 · Commentary · Column
On the occasion of the third death anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on 17 December 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special message to the North Korean embassy in Beijing. The Chinese President underlined the significance ...
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Voice from America
Obama’s Rapprochement with Cuba
Amit Gupta · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4795 · Commentary
For the first six years of his presidency President Obama played nice with the Republicans in the hope that they would enact significant domestic policy reforms. Instead, he was met with obstruction and efforts to derail his most significant dom...
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Spotlight West Asia
IPCS Forecast: West Asia in 2015
Ranjit Gupta · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4794 · Commentary · Column
This edition of the IPCS Column, 'Spotlight West Asia', is the precis of a larger document titled 'West Asia in 2015', published under the IPCS Forecast 2015 series.
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Dateline Colombo
Sri Lanka: Stability in 2015
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4793 · Commentary · Column
“Heroes are our guides in our journey towards freedom. Their lives and history are what makes our goal firm….let us light the fire of ambition in our hearts on this holy day,” said Prabhakaran, the ruthless terrorist leader of...
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Looking East
India’s Northeast: Need for a New Anti-Terror Policy
Wasbir Hussain · 05 Jan, 2015 · #4792 · Commentary · Column
The Christmas-eve massacre in Assam of more than 75 Adivasi men, women and children by rebels belonging to the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) has made two things clear - that it was a pure act of terroris...
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From Kashmir to Kabul
D Suba Chandran · 02 Jan, 2015 · #4791 · Commentary
The year that just got ended, despite what critics would find faults with, was not all that bad. Despite the multiple negative developments in the region, there were still some visible positive outputs, that provides for optimism in 2015.
Let u...
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J&K Government Formation: Tight Rope Walk
Shujaat Bukhari · 31 Dec, 2014 · #4790 · Commentary
Jammu and Kashmir state is witnessing a confusing situation in the aftermath of Assembly elections that threw up a fractured mandate. A record high turnout, notwithstanding, no party is in a position to form a government. Even the game of cobbli...
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IPCS Discussion
Securing India's Interests in the Indian Ocean: New Strategies and Approaches
Teshu Singh · 29 Dec, 2014 · #4789 · Commentary
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), in collaboration with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), has been conducting a series of discussions on the Indian Ocean Region. Based on the insights generated via the discussions, the IP...
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Jammu & Kashmir State Elections
A Fractured Mandate: The Big Picture
D Suba Chandran · 24 Dec, 2014 · #4788 · Commentary
Most of the immediate reaction to the just concluded J&K Assembly election has been on its nature and the outcome. True, the verdict is fractured. But what caused it? Is the divided mandate a manifestation of a deeper issue that we have to f...
