COMMENTARIES
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India and Australia
Tony Abbott's India Visit: An Assessment
Rahul Mishra · 12 Sep, 2014 · #4655 · Commentary
The successful conclusion of the much-awaited India visit of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is a watershed event in India-Australia relations – that has been under performing for several years. In order to revitalise the bilateral, ...
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Drug Smuggling across the Indian Ocean: Impact of Increasing Interceptions
Vijay Sakhuja · 11 Sep, 2014 · #4654 · Commentary
Is there an increasing cooperation in the Indian Ocean to curb drug smuggling today? After piracy and terrorism, are the drug smugglers and their network being targeted now in the Indian Ocean? What is the nature of counter actions so far, and w...
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The Chinese Dream
Contemporary Foreign Policy of China: Legacy of Deng Xiaoping
Teshu Singh · 10 Sep, 2014 · #4653 · Commentary
Is the new Chinese leadership carrying forward the legacies of Deng Xiaoping? What are the alterations to Deng’s foreign policy legacy that have shaped Chinese foreign policy to be what it is today?
As soon as Chinese President Xi Jinpi...
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Himalayan Frontier
India-Nepal Hydroelectricity Deal: Making it Count
Pramod Jaiswal · 10 Sep, 2014 · #4652 · Commentary · Column
With just two weeks left to seal the deal, the government of Nepal has formed a seven-member task force headed by Energy Secretary of Nepal to finalise the Power Trade Agreement (PTA) with India, and the Project Development Agreement (PDA) with ...
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Indo-Pacific
Myanmar's Political Transition: Challenges of the 2015 Election
Shankari Sundararaman · 08 Sep, 2014 · #4651 · Commentary · Column
Recent changes shaping Myanmar’s transition process have highlighted the tenuousness of the Process in that country. Even as the upcoming 2015 election is set to be one of the most important indicators of this democratic transition, events...
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Nuke Street
India-Australia Nuclear Agreement: Bespeaking of a New Age
Sheel kant Sharma · 08 Sep, 2014 · #4650 · Commentary · Column
The conclusion of a nuclear cooperation agreement between India and Australia last week is indeed a landmark achievement for their bilateral relations. Before leaving for his India visit, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was confident of re...
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Eagle Eye
Changing Global Balance of Power: Obama’s Response
Chintamani Mahapatra · 08 Sep, 2014 · #4649 · Commentary · Column
The term ‘unipolar world order’ has slowly been erased from the lexicon of current debates on world affairs. While the Obama Administration appears determined to keep the flag of Pax Americana flying around the world, events in Latin...
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Dateline Islamabad
Of Inquilab and the Inquilabis
Salma Malik · 08 Sep, 2014 · #4648 · Commentary · Column
Now-a-days, revolutions, like popular reality shows, have begun to appear in all fonts and colors. From the once classic connotation of Mao’s Long March, bloody revolutions such as the Bolshevik or Iranian that left deep imprints on global...
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Al Qaeda in South Asia: The Terror World Championship Begins
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy · 07 Sep, 2014 · #4646 · Commentary
Earlier this week, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a video message, launched an al Qaeda wing in the Indian sub-continent to “raise the flag of jihad.” What does the Al Qaeda in South Asia (AQSA) mean to South Asian security? What are the sign...
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Uighur Unrest
Religious Radicalisation in Xinjiang: Is China’s Game-plan to Blame?
Bhavna Singh · 06 Sep, 2014 · #4645 · Commentary
The execution of Juma Tahir, the Uighur imam of the Id Kah mosque in Kashgar, the largest in China, earlier last month has raised concerns about the nature of religious extremism in Xinjiang. It comes as no surprise since these imams are mostly ...
