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  • East Asia Compass
    Modi's Visit to Japan: Gauging Inter-State Relations in Asia
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   01 Sep, 2014    ·    #4634    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    It is remarkable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to visit Japan for his first foreign visit outside the Indian subcontinent. The visit is based on the consistently growing partnership with Japan and as well as the annual summit meet be...
  • Spotlight West Asia
    The Islamic State: No Country for the Old World Order
    Ranjit Gupta    ·   01 Sep, 2014    ·    #4633    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Following spectacular successes in routing government forces and other opponents in both Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced the establishment of an Islamic State (IS) on June 30, 2014 to the absolute astonishmen...
  • Xi Jinping’s Mongolia Tour
    China and Mongolia: Realising a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”
    Abanti Bhattacharya    ·   29 Aug, 2014    ·    #4632    ·    Commentary    
    On 22 August, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day trip to Mongolia, which is noteworthy not just because he signed as many as 26 agreements but because this was his second single country visit since he became President and also a...
  • India, Pakistan and J&K
    Processes at the cost of peace?
    D Suba Chandran    ·   28 Aug, 2014    ·    #4631    ·    Commentary    
    Shujaat Bukhari has just written an interesting commentary in this page yesterday on the calling off of the Foreign Secretaries-level talks by India in the wake of High Commissioner of Pakistan meeting the Hurriyat leaders from Kashmir Valley. W...
  • India and Bangladesh: The Northeast Thrust
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4630    ·    Commentary    
    The Narendra Modi Government appears bent on a new thrust to boost ties with Bangladesh with Northeast India as the key bridgehead from where to launch economic initiatives beneficial to both nations. Sushma Swaraj’s first stand-alone visi...
  • Indian Ocean Region
    The Need for India-Australia Maritime Cooperation
    Teshu Singh    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4629    ·    Commentary    
    Though India and Australia have a long history of interactions and cooperation at various international fora, the potential for cooperation in the Indian Ocean is yet to materialise. What can New Delhi and Canberra do to actualise the potential ...
  • India’s Northeast and the Look East Policy: Challenging Established Notions
    Ruhee Neog    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4628    ·    Commentary    
    Subir Bhaumik, in a June 2014 paper published by the Observer Research Foundation, outlines, in much detail, the challenges and prospects of looking East through the Northeast, i.e. comprehensively locating India’s Northeast in its Look Ea...
  • J&K: Back to square one
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4627    ·    Commentary    
    After New Delhi unilaterally called off the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Islamabad, following the meeting of Hurriyat leaders with Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit, the cross-border shelling has again started with a bang. Few more li...
  • India and the Charm Offensive in Nepal: Modi’s Magic
    Subin Nepal    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4626    ·    Commentary    
    To give a boost to improving India’s relations with its neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nepal for his second official state visit. Making it the first official visit from an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years, Modi was very...
  • Islamic State and South Asia: How Real is the Threat?
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   27 Aug, 2014    ·    #4625    ·    Commentary    
    The rise of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria is a game-changer in international affairs today. Their unprecedented rise and ability to fight in two countries simultaneously without suffering serious losses - while attracting more recruit...
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