COMMENTARIES
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Ebola: Concerns for India
N Manoharan · 13 Aug, 2014 · #4604 · Commentary
Should India be worried about the outbreak of Ebola virus in Western Africa that is more than 9000 km away? Is the situation so alarming? What it Ebola all about? What are the counter-measures required?
In an increasingly globalised world, n...
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Obama’s Russian Dilemma
Amit Gupta · 12 Aug, 2014 · #4603 · Commentary
Has the shooting down of MH-17 heralded the start of a new Cold War? Observers in the west have likened the situation in Europe to 1914 and the hawks in Western Europe and North America have been calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. Caugh...
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Dateline Islamabad
Pakistan: Of Messiahs and Marches
Salma Malik · 11 Aug, 2014 · #4602 · Commentary · Column
It is both tragic and funny how the poor Pakistanis take anyone and everyone for the political messiah. All this proverbial messiah needs to do is say the right things with passion and fervour. Interestingly, the way Pakistani decision-makers ru...
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Eagle Eye
Obama Administration: Re-engaging India
Chintamani Mahapatra · 11 Aug, 2014 · #4601 · Commentary · Column
After months of downgrading its engagement with the Indian government, US President Barack Obama’s administration has woken up to the new reality of a transformed political profile in New Delhi, and has managed to alter its diplomatic cour...
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The Strategist
A Covenant Sans Sword
Vijay Shankar · 11 Aug, 2014 · #4600 · Commentary · Column
Power and Self-Preservation
Hobbes underscored the need to establish an aura of awe and visible power in order that men do not degenerate to their natural anarchic passions. He said, “And covenants without the sword are but words and are...
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The BRICS Development Bank: A Game-Changer?
Sonia Hukil · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4599 · Commentary
At the 2014 BRICS summit held in Brazil from 14-16 July, the five member countries agreed to the creation of a New Development Bank (NDB) and Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). Will this move enhance the BRICS’ economic clout by counter...
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IPCS Discussion
J&K: An Agenda for the New Government
Report · 07 Aug, 2014 · #4598 · Commentary
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, organised a discussion with Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain on an agenda for the new Government of India with regard to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. This discussion is part of a larger series ...
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Afghanistan: The Fragile Future of Democracy
Matthew Porges · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4597 · Commentary
Afghanistan’s ongoing presidential election, if successful, will mark the first transfer of power via an election in that country's history. Election does not necessarily imply democracy. Afghanistan's previous two presidential ele...
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Nuclear Use: Need for Thinking on Political-Level Considerations
Ali Ahmed · 05 Aug, 2014 · #4596 · Commentary
In a recent op-ed, 'Counter Pak Nuke Tactics', nuclear strategy expert Manpreet Sethi rightly states in the conclusion that “The purpose of the Indian nuclear weapon is narrow and limited to safeguarding the country against nuclear...
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Dateline Colombo
India-Sri Lanka: Strengthening Regional Cooperation
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 04 Aug, 2014 · #4595 · Commentary · Column
August marks the death anniversary of the late Lakshman Kadirgamar, a remarkable Foreign Minister brutally assassinated by the LTTE. He once said, “India and Sri Lanka relationship is lost in the mist of time,” which signifies the de...
