COMMENTARIES
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Red Affairs
Six Thousand Plus Killed: The Naxal Ideology of Violence
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 15 Sep, 2014 · #4657 · Commentary · Column
How does one analyse the killings of 6105 civilians and security forces in incidents related to left-wing extremism between 2005 and 2013?
Given that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), since its formation in 2004,...
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Al Qaeda in South Asia: Zawahiri will Fail in India
Saneya Arif · 13 Sep, 2014 · #4656 · Commentary
Ayman al-Zawahiri leader of the al Qaeda (AQ) has recently announced his intention to “raise the flag of jihad” in the Indian sub- continent. Will Zawahiri succeed in establishing AQ roots in India?
Muslims con...
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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...
