COMMENTARIES
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Anti-Rohingya and Anti-Muslim Sentiments in Myanmar: Mutually Reinforcing?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 24 Sep, 2014 · #4671 · Commentary
Is there a cause and effect between the anti-Muslim sentiments and anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar? Is the latter an expression of the former?
The violence against the Rohingyas appears to be a part of larger Islamophobia within Mya...
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Big Picture
Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons: The Inevitability of Instability
Varun Sahni · 22 Sep, 2014 · #4670 · Commentary · Column
Hatf IX (Nasr) is a Pakistani ballistic missile which can deliver a sub-kiloton nuclear warhead over a range of 60 km, or 37.3 miles. It is supposed to have entered service in 2013 and is believed to be fully integrated into Pakistan’s C3I...
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Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping: Building a Closer Developmental Partnership
Srikanth Kondapalli · 22 Sep, 2014 · #4669 · Commentary
President Xi Jinping’s visit to India from September 17-19 provided a chance for both the leaderships to know each other’s concerns and aspirations better and made incremental progress in the bilateral relations, specifically in the ...
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India-China Relations
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping: Strong Leaders, Hard Issues
D Suba Chandran · 20 Sep, 2014 · #4668 · Commentary
The visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping to India is over. A series of bilateral agreements and a new bonhomie at the highest level between Jinping and Modi are the highlights, along with border clashes in Ladakh during the same time.
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Floods in J&K: Hatred, Alienation and Relief Measures
Ashok Bhan · 19 Sep, 2014 · #4667 · Commentary
The visit to India of Chinese President Xi Jinping has provided the Indian media with a God sent opportunity to wriggle out of an erroneous belief that the flood rescue and relief in Jammu and Kashmir can be made into a turning point in conflict...
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Failed Nuclear Deal with Japan: Will it affect Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation?
Vivek Mishra · 19 Sep, 2014 · #4666 · Commentary
While Modi’s visit to Japan in early September yielded dividends in other sectors, it failed to accomplish on the nuclear deal between the two countries. Reactions (or the lack of them) from Washington DC are important and warrant analysis...
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Sri Lanka: A New Base for ISI against India?
N Manoharan · 18 Sep, 2014 · #4665 · Commentary
The recent arrest of Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan in Chennai by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for spying on behalf of Pakistan’s ISI is concerning. He is the third Sri Lankan arrested for spying in the past over one year. ...
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Bangladesh, China and Japan: Dhaka’s Delicate Balancing
Harun ur Rashid · 17 Sep, 2014 · #4664 · Commentary
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited China and Japan during the second quarter of this year. These visits were fruitful as both countries pledged financial support and investment in Bangladesh. Japanese PM visited Dhaka early this mon...
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Neither Azadi nor Inquilab
Pakistan: The Coup that didn’t take
D Suba Chandran · 15 Sep, 2014 · #4663 · Commentary
Almost after a month of intense politicking in Islamabad and the multiple calls to Azadi and Inquilab with few thousand men and women, why have Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri failed to achieve their primary objectives? And why did the Khakis back ...
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Xi Jinping and the Maritime Silk Road: The Indian Dilemma
Vijay Sakhuja · 15 Sep, 2014 · #4662 · Commentary
New Delhi is abuzz with speculation that President Xi Jinping could raise the issue of Maritime Silk Road (MSR) during his visit to India this week and explore business, investments and trade opportunities for China in India. At least three reas...
