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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...
  • 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...
  • 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 ...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Maritime Matters
    BRICS: The Oceanic Connections
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   04 Aug, 2014    ·    #4594    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    At the 6th summit at Fortaleza in Brazil, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries announced a seed capital of US$50 billion and US$100 billion Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) for the New Development Bank which wo...
  • Voice from America
    And Then There is the Middle East: The Lack of an End-Game
    Amit Gupta    ·   04 Aug, 2014    ·    #4593    ·    Commentary    
    US’ policy towards the turmoil in the Middle East, or the lack of it, is shaped by three factors: traditional ties and alliances that continue in the post-Cold War era; the complex regional environment that has emerged after the so-called ...
  • East Asia Compass
    North Korea: Seeking New Friends?
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   04 Aug, 2014    ·    #4592    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    North Korea appears to have become increasingly desperate in its behaviour. It executed its number two leader Jang Song-thaek in December 2013, called South Korean President Park Geun-hye a ‘prostitute’ and the US President a ‘...
  • Spotlight West Asia
    India and the Conflict in Gaza
    Ranjit Gupta    ·   04 Aug, 2014    ·    #4591    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    The creation of Israel in Palestine was a Western venture to expiate their guilt for their historical ill treatment of the Jews, and, at the time it was finally done, also to implant a permanent base for safeguarding their own interests for the ...
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