COMMENTARIES
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Modi-fying Indo-US Relations
Shreya Upadhyay · 28 May, 2014 · #4466 · Commentary
The UPA’s commitment to transforming Indo-US ties lost steam in its second term due to several economic, defence and diplomatic issues. What impact would Narendra Modi's election as Prime Minister have in altering the strained relation...
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US in Asia Pacific
Southeast Asia: A Three-Pronged US Strategy
Vivek Mishra · 27 May, 2014 · #4465 · Commentary
The intertwined nature of the post-Cold War geopolitics that comprises economics and strategy, rise of a competitive-cum-aggressive China, and a regional involvement riveted on multilateralism has transformed the US’ role in the Southeast ...
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A Neighbourhood Strategy for Modi
Region by Sub-regions
D Suba Chandran · 21 May, 2014 · #4464 · Commentary
Multiple foreign policy inputs have already started pouring in terms of options available or likely strategies that the new Prime Minister could/should pursue. Narendra Modi would have his own foreign policy priorities already in terms of what n...
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India and its Neighbourhood
Foreign Policy Challenges for Modi
Wasbir Hussain · 22 May, 2014 · #4463 · Commentary
The massive mandate that Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has managed to secure for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is certainly a verdict against the status quo in India. The buoyant stock market demonstrated the confidence of the...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Implications of Japan’s Response
Md Farijuddin Khan · 21 May, 2014 · #4462 · Commentary
Unlike the US or other great powers that focus on maintaining the ideological status quo or promoting an alternative world order, Japan’s interests in advancing the rebalancing strategy mainly focuses on the Japanese foreign policy of surv...
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Pakistan
TTP under Mullah Fazlullah: A Profile of Major Attacks
Riffath Khaji · 21 May, 2014 · #4461 · Commentary
On 7 November 2013, following the death of Hakimullah Mehsud by the US’ drone strikes, Mullah Fazlullah, popularly known as Mullah Radio was elected as the new chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The geographic profile of their t...
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South China Sea Dispute: China Unchallenged by ASEAN
Samundeswari N · 21 May, 2014 · #4460 · Commentary
The coincidence of the China-Vietnam tussle and the ASEAN Summit of 2014 re-focused discussions on the South China Sea dispute but failed to create a significant impact. The foreign ministers of the ASEAN countries issued a standalone declaratio...
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Uighur Unrest: Are China’s Policies Working?
Rheanna Mathews · 21 May, 2014 · #4459 · Commentary
The recent bomb and knife attack on 30 April at a railway station in Urumqi, China has refocused the world’s attention on the Uighurs and the unrest in China’s north-western Xinjiang province. The government has blamed “extremi...
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Media in Pakistan
The War Against and Within
D Suba Chandran · 14 May, 2014 · #4458 · Commentary
What had started as an attack against an individual journalist last month has now turned into a full blown war against the media, and unfortunately, also within. The situation is not only likely to worsen what the journalists within Pakistan are...
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J&K
The Poll Message: Loud and Clear
Shujaat Bukhari · 21 May, 2014 · #4457 · Commentary
The results of just concluded elections to six Lok Sabha constituencies have come up with a mix of surprise and concern. While all the three seats in Kashmir valley have gone to opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s kitty, Ladakh and Jammu...
