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  • Iran-P5+1 Nuclear Negotiations: What Is Holding It Up?
    Ruhee Neog    ·   31 Jul, 2014    ·    #4586    ·    Commentary    
    The six-month interim Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) between the P5+1 and Iran expired on 20 July with the negotiating parties failing to reach an understanding on a longer-term comprehensive agreement. This was not a shock ending – there was...
  • Nepal: Flawed Nature of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
    Subin Nepal    ·   23 Jul, 2014    ·    #4585    ·    Commentary    
    Nepal seems to have met another roadblock in its ongoing peace process with the ongoing debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act. The idea of TRC that was conceived in 2006 became a reality on paper in 2013 when the Nepalese C...
  • Jammu & Kashmir: The New Battle
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   30 Jul, 2014    ·    #4584    ·    Commentary    
    With Congress and National Conference deciding to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly elections, the electoral battle in Jammu and Kashmir is poised for an interesting contest. In both the Kashmir and Jammu divisions a triangular contest could ...
  • Look East Policy
    India’s Myanmar Mission
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   29 Jul, 2014    ·    #4583    ·    Commentary    
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's neighbourhood push continues in full steam with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj now set to visit Myanmar within a fortnight, to try and consolidate ties with the leadership in Naypyidaw. H...
  • Indo-Pacific
    Indonesia: 2014 Presidential Election Explained
    Shankari Sundararaman    ·   28 Jul, 2014    ·    #4582    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Indonesia’s presidential election has heralded a change in the old guard, with Joko Widodo emerging as the winner of the mandate that took place on 9 July. The election, that took place 16 years after Indonesia’s transition to democr...
  • US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue: Lessons for India
    Teshu Singh    ·   25 Jul, 2014    ·    #4581    ·    Commentary    
    The Sixth US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was held in Beijing from 9-10 July 2014, amid growing tension between the US and China over the maritime disputes of the South China and the East China Seas. This commentary highlight...
  • India-China: Energy Competition in Nepal
    Prachi Aggarwal    ·   25 Jul, 2014    ·    #4580    ·    Commentary    
    After Bhutan, Nepal is now preparing itself for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. In recent times, a ‘trust deficit’ seems to have developed between India and Nepal, with a gradual erosion of the bonhomie and generosity tha...
  • Jammu & Kashmir: The New Battle
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   22 Jul, 2014    ·    #4579    ·    Commentary    
    With Congress and National Conference deciding to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly elections, the electoral battle in Jammu and Kashmir is poised for an interesting contest. In both the Kashmir and Jammu divisions a triangular contest could ...
  • Revolutions and Million Men Marches
    Rise of Democratic Anarchists
    D Suba Chandran    ·   23 Jul, 2014    ·    #4578    ·    Commentary    
    Democratic anarchists? How can anyone be a democrat, and yet be an anarchist? How else can one explain what Imran Khan is attempting to impose in Pakistan, one year after accepting the election results? How else can one explain what Tahirul Qadr...
  • Sri Lanka: Understanding the Buddhist-Muslim Communal Clashes
    Zarin Ahmad    ·   24 Jul, 2014    ·    #4577    ·    Commentary    
    In June 2014, history repeated itself when three Muslims were killed and over 50 injured in Aluthgama, Sri Lanka. Almost 100 years ago, in May 1915, communal violence erupted between Sinhala Buddhists and Muslims in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The 1915...
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