COMMENTARIES
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Dhaka Discourse
Bangladesh: Domestic Politics and External Actors
Delwar Hossain · 17 Feb, 2014 · #4313 · Commentary · Column
A new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started functioning in Bangladesh following the general elections held on 5 January 2014. The new cabinet has received positive responses from different groups in Bangladesh for inducting ...
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Dateline Islamabad
Pakistan and TTP: Dialogue or Military Action?
Salma Malik · 17 Feb, 2014 · #4312 · Commentary · Column
The verdict is out: instead of supporting decisive military action to break the back of insurgents, the government chose to dialogue, with umpteenth committees to name, shame, blame and footdrag. Interestingly, where the dialogue option has halted...
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Strategic Space
US, China and the South Asian Nuclear Construct
Manpreet Sethi · 17 Feb, 2014 · #4311 · Commentary · Column
Most Western writings/conferences on India-Pakistan nuclear deterrence tend to try and understand this dyad in a narrow regional box of South Asia. This is not only stifling and restricting but also not a useful formulation. Rather, the India-Paki...
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India, China and the US in Indian Ocean
The Maritime Silk Route and the Chinese Charm Offensive
Vijay Sakhuja · 17 Feb, 2014 · #4310 · Commentary
China appears to be in an overdrive to charm India. At the recently concluded 17th Annual Dialogue of the Special Representatives of India and China, state councilor Yang Jeichi proposed a dialogue between the two naives on freedom of navi...
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Contemporary East Asia
The Yasukini Controversy: Global Implications
PR Chari · 15 Feb, 2014 · #4309 · Commentary
By definition a war memorial is a building or monument to celebrate a war or victory or, as in present times, to remember those who died or were injured in war. Several regiments in the British Army have constructed monuments to their comrades w...
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Taliban Tracker
TTP under Mullah Fazlullah: What Next for the Pakistani Taliban?
D Suba Chandran · 14 Feb, 2014 · #4308 · Commentary
Almost two months after the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, the former head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), by a drone attack in the Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas, where does the TTP stand today? Is it demoralised, o...
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India and Defence Exports: Silver Lining to a Dark Cloud
C Uday Bhaskar · 13 Feb, 2014 · #4307 · Commentary
Defexpo India, held in New Delhi in February, showcased a wide range of land, naval and internal security systems with as many as 624 companies participating - both foreign and Indian. The 368 foreign companies were drawn from 30 different n...
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Connecting Asia: South Asia as a Strategic Bridge
D Suba Chandran · 13 Feb, 2014 · #4306 · Commentary
So much is happening around South Asia today; if the region is smart in understanding the nature of these changes and makes use of its potential and geographic location, it could become a strategic bridge between four huge land masses – We...
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J&K
Pakistan’s Kashmir dilemma
Shujaat Bukhari · 12 Feb, 2014 · #4305 · Commentary
When Pakistan officially observed February 5 as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ Wednesday last, the atmosphere was more euphoric this time. The main reason could be the transition of power from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to Pakista...
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Assessing Japan-India Relations: A Chinese Perspective
Bo Zhen · 11 Feb, 2014 · #4304 · Commentary
On 27 January 2014, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended his three-day visit to India. The visit was important particularly in light of the strenuous ties between Asia’s two top economies over a dispute over islands in the East China S...
