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  • Myanmar's Ashin Wirathu: Five Reasons for His Rise
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   29 Oct, 2014    ·    #4717    ·    Commentary    
    U Ashin Wirathu, the Buddhist monk, is seen as the face of Buddhist extremism in Myanmar by the world. The 969 movement led by him aims to save Myanmar from the perceived threat of the rising number of Muslims within the country. Both Wirathu an...
  • IPCS Discussion
    India, Australia and Indo-Pacific: Regional Interpretations
    Report    ·   29 Oct, 2014    ·    #4716    ·    Commentary    
    The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in collaboration with the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, organised a panel discussion on “India, Australia and Indo-Pacific: Regional Interpretations” ...
  • Islamic State and Foreign Fighters: Jihadists from Central Asia
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   27 Oct, 2014    ·    #4715    ·    Commentary    
    As violent jihadist activities in Syria and Iraq intensify, the number of foreign nationals enrolling to fight for the Islamic State (IS) is witnessing an exponential growth. The case of Central Asian jihadists - fighters who are nationals of Ta...
  • Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Buddhist Radical Groups: New Alignments?
    Roomana Hukil    ·   22 Oct, 2014    ·    #4714    ·    Commentary    
    Recently, hard-line Buddhist clerics in Myanmar and Sri Lanka stated that Buddhist associations from both countries will work together to protect Buddhism against the threat from the Muslim extremists around the globe. Last month, Myanmar’...
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    India's Nuclear Capable Cruise Missile: The Nirbhay Test
    Sheel kant Sharma    ·   22 Oct, 2014    ·    #4713    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    India’s test of the nuclear capable cruise missile Nirbhay last week was immensely significant in two ways. First, it marked the culmination of DRDO’s efforts of not only the past decade but also the ambitions of its heads. It was in...
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    Pakistan: The Futility of Internationalising Kashmir
    Sushant Sareen    ·   22 Oct, 2014    ·    #4712    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Ideally, Pakistani efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue should draw big yawns, not just from India but also the international community. After all this is a script that has played out before, and except for a short period in the early 1...
  • North Korea: Kim Jong-un and Myth Making
    Ruhee Neog    ·   22 Oct, 2014    ·    #4711    ·    Commentary    
    The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, disappeared from the public eye for six weeks beginning September 2014, which created an uproar in the international community. Apparently, regular sightings of Jong-un going about his usual busine...
  • Indian Mujahideen: A Vehicle for Hire for Al Qaeda?
    Saneya Arif    ·   22 Oct, 2014    ·    #4710    ·    Commentary    
    The video message circulated by al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in early September 2014 announcing his intention to raise the flag of jihad in the Indian subcontinent raised several questions regarding the capacity of the organisation, independ...
  • Islamic State: What is Drawing the European Muslims?
    Tuva Julie Engebrethsen Smith    ·   21 Oct, 2014    ·    #4709    ·    Commentary    
    The Islamic State (IS) has demonstrated a remarkable capability in enticing young Muslims from a variety of European countries into the battlefields of Iraq and Syria. These foreign fighters (FFs) have made numerous headlines, with pictures of t...
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    China's End Game in Hong Kong
    Teshu Singh    ·   21 Oct, 2014    ·    #4708    ·    Commentary    
    China has two Special Administrative Regions (SAR) - Hong Kong and Macau - that were reunified with the mainland in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Both SARs are a part of China under a unique system famously known as ‘one country, two systems...
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