COMMENTARIES
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Red Affairs
Naxalism: The Insufficiency of a Force-Centric Approach
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 19 May, 2014 · #4445 · Commentary · Column
In the first week of May 2014, security forces launched a fresh anti-Naxal operation at the Saranda forests in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. The operation was started following intelligence inputs that a squad of armed Maoists had ent...
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South Asian Dialectic
India-Pakistan Relations: Modi’s Options
PR Chari · 19 May, 2014 · #4444 · Commentary · Column
How will Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi deal with Pakistan? He made a passing reference to China when he visited Arunachal Pradesh during the election campaign. An uncomplimentary mention of Bangladesh was also made as the major originat...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Part of its Grand Strategy?
Simi Mehta · 16 May, 2014 · #4443 · Commentary
In order to bolster the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific, the Obama administration has identified the region as part of its geostrategic priority by announcing its ‘pivot to Asia’ strategy. The ‘pivot to Asia’ was annou...
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J&K
Competing poll narratives
Shujaat Bukhari · 14 May, 2014 · #4442 · Commentary
The decades old distances that exist between New Delhi and Srinagar have again been reflected in the just concluded elections for the Lok Sabha. While the battle in rest of India was about managing more seats to come to power apart from the insi...
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Modi: Perspectives from Europe
Kai Fürstenberg · 16 May, 2014 · #4441 · Commentary
The recently-concluded general election in India was the largest democratic election in history. However, it isn’t the size of the electorate that makes this election interesting. Instead, it is Narendra Modi, the controversial lead candid...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: A Complex Triangle
Kimberley Anne Nazareth · 14 May, 2014 · #4440 · Commentary
The recent crises that have engulfed the international community such as in Syria and now Crimea have raised questions regarding the US commitment to its rebalance in the Asia-Pacific. The visits of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and President...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Australia's Middle Way Approach
Obja Borah Hazarika · 14 May, 2014 · #4439 · Commentary
The US...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: China’s Concerns and Responses
Gaurav Kumar Jha · 14 May, 2014 · #4438 · Commentary
The US, which is currently winding up its operations from Afghanistan, calls the restructuring and reallocation of its resources towards the Asia Pacific as the ...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Nature of New Alliances
Amrita Banerjee · 14 May, 2014 · #4437 · Commentary
The post-War order in Asia has rested on the presence and predictability of the US power anchored in a network of military alliances and partnerships. While the countries in the region welcomed this originally, today, these equations have drasti...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: An Instrument of Economic Diplomacy
Urbi Das · 14 May, 2014 · #4436 · Commentary
After prolonged engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US has finally made a move to renew its commitment towards Asia, which has always been an arena of US strategic and economic interest. The Asian rebalancing strategy highlights the current...
