COMMENTARIES
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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 ...
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India-ASEAN FTA: Gap Between Expectation and Reality
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 05 Sep, 2014 · #4644 · Commentary
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s maiden official visits to Southeast Asian countries have highlighted India’s increasing thrust towards its Look East Policy (LEP). During her visit to Vietnam, she emphasised that Indi...
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Impending or Embedded Coup in Pakistan?
The Military’s Script and Endgame
D Suba Chandran · 04 Sep, 2014 · #4643 · Commentary
Is there a coup imminent in Pakistan? Or has it already taken place behind the scenes and the military is well embedded?
Javed Hashmi, the President of the PTI who has now distanced from Imran Khan has made few important statements hintin...
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India and Nepal: Let There Be Light
Saneya Arif · 03 Sep, 2014 · #4642 · Commentary
The recent landmark visit of Narendra Modi to Nepal, the first by an Indian prime minister in 17 years is seen as a ray of hope for New Delhi-Kathmandu bilateral relations. Will the new Indian government be able to address the growing distrust b...
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J&K
Balraj Puri: Loss of a Liberal voice
Shujaat Bukhari · 03 Sep, 2014 · #4641 · Commentary
In the death of Balraj Puri, Jammu and Kashmir has lost a liberal voice, human rights defender, thinker and a democrat par excellence. The 86-year old Puri had emerged as a full-grown institution in himself that canopied a vast area of diversiti...
