COMMENTARIES
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FDI in Indian Defence: Implications of Raise in the Cap
Radhakrishna Rao · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4558 · Commentary
The May 2014 change in the Indian leadership where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge signalled a vastly stepped-up commitment to India’s crisis prone defence sector with parti...
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India-Bangladesh: UNCLOS and the Sea Boundary Dispute
Harun ur Rashid · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4557 · Commentary
Bangladesh went to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague on 08 October 2009 seeking judgment under the dispute clause of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The submission of documents and oral hearings from both In...
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The Strategist
Strife on the Global Commons
Vijay Shankar · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4556 · Commentary · Column
The run up to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was marked by a debate held in Sparta amongst the Peloponnesian allies to determine whether war against the aggressive seapower Athens and the maritime Delian League was to be waged. The lea...
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Eagle Eye
US in South Asia: Declining Influence
Chintamani Mahapatra · 14 Jul, 2014 · #4555 · Commentary · Column
The US’ influence in South Asia is fast diminishing and this trend is likely to continue deep into the future. In the aftermath of World War II, South Asia was considered a strategic backwater by the US policymakers. Additionally, South As...
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The Henderson Brooks Report
India-China 1962 War: An Open Secret
Wasbir Hussain · 11 Jul, 2014 · #4554 · Commentary
Fifty two years after India suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of the Chinese along the Himalayan heights in the present Arunachal Pradesh sector, one is amazed at the attempts by successive Governments in New Delhi to keep the war repo...
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J&K
Ignoring political realities of Kashmir
Shujaat Bukhari · 09 Jul, 2014 · #4553 · Commentary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on July 4 by referring to the auspiciousness of the holy month of Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra saying that there could not have been a better atmosphere for his maiden visit...
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Af-Pak Diary
Mullah Fazlullah: Challenges to the “Eliminate or Extradite” Approach
D Suba Chandran · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4552 · Commentary · Column
Hundreds of militants have been killed ever since the military in Pakistan launched an offensive against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in June 2014. There have also been num...
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Dateline Colombo
Sri Lanka: A New Melody for Nation-building
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4551 · Commentary · Column
The month of June marked the first International Seminar on South Asia Development organised by the Xinhua news agency in Hong Kong, where this author was invited to speak on the topic of Sri Lanka at the centre of the Maritime Silk Road (MSR). ...
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IPCS Discussion
Contemporary Developments in Syria and Iraq
Report · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4550 · Commentary
Initial Remarks
Dr D Suba Chandran
Director, IPCS
• If the international community had addressed the Syrian insurgency at the right time with the right amount of force, would the current situation in Iraq be taking place?
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Maritime Matters
India-EU: Exploring Maritime Convergences
Vijay Sakhuja · 07 Jul, 2014 · #4549 · Commentary · Column
The much awaited European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) was approved last month by the General Affairs Council of the European Union (EU). The document builds on the European Commission’s Joint Communication, titled ‘for a...
