COMMENTARIES
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India-South Korea: President Park Geun-hye and ‘Sales Diplomacy’
Angana Guha Roy · 31 Jan, 2014 · #4277 · Commentary
India hosted South Korean President Park Geun-hye in the second week of January 2014; weeks after India hosted Japan’s emperor, and also readied to host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the guest of honour at the Republic Day celebrat...
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Bangladesh: Implications of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Indictment
Rupak Bhattacharjee · 30 Jan, 2014 · #4276 · Commentary
The trial of Bangladeshi war criminals that began on 21 November 2011 has generated many controversies. In March 2010, the Awami League (AL) government constituted the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for the trial of persons accused of commi...
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Dateline Kabul
Afghanistan, US and the Peace Process: A Deal with the Taliban in 2014?
Mariam Safi · 28 Jan, 2014 · #4275 · Commentary
If the rise in violence this month is any mark of the year that is to be, then we can conclude that 2014 will turn out be an ominous year for Afghans. The winter season in Afghanistan, which tends to witness a reduction in fighting, has in fact ...
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Targeting Minorities: Emerging Trend in Bangladesh and Pakistan
C Uday Bhaskar · 27 Jan, 2014 · #4274 · Commentary
Even as India celebrated its Republic Day to reiterate its commitment to the Constitution and the equality of all its citizens irrespective of religion, caste, language and ethnicity – a dangerous trend is emerging in South Asia ...
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Year in Review
Left-wing Extremism 2013: The Threat Continues
N Manoharan · 26 Jan, 2014 · #4273 · Commentary
Left-wing Extremism (LWE) continued to remain as one of the major challenges to India’s internal security in 2013. Its intensity persisted especially in three states – Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa – apart from significant...
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IPCS Debate
Federalism and Foreign Policy: Do National Political Parties have ‘Regional Outlooks’?
Wasbir Hussain · 24 Jan, 2014 · #4272 · Commentary
Mr PR Chari appears to be happy with the ‘federalisation of India’s polity,’ which, he says, has ‘enabled its conversion into a true democracy’. One can understand his point of view given that federalisation has ren...
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Year in Review
Maldives 2013: End of Political Stalemate
N Manoharan · 23 Jan, 2014 · #4271 · Commentary
A small atoll state, Maldives witnessed numerous events in 2013 on the political, socio-economic and diplomatic fronts.
The political issues revolved around the long-delayed presidential polls. The second multi-party presidential elections t...
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Dateline Islamabad
The Musharraf Trial & Beyond
Salma Malik · 20 Jan, 2014 · #4270 · Commentary · Column
On January 2, General Musharraf ended up at the Armed forces institute of cardiology in Rawalpindi, a rather long detour from his residence to the court, which had made a third unsuccessful attempt to summon the ex-president on charges of treaso...
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IPCS Debate
Expanse of Federalism: South Asia Sui Generis?
D Suba Chandran · 20 Jan, 2014 · #4269 · Commentary
PR Chari, in his commentary titled ‘Limits of Federalism' in South Asia, makes several important assertions on the nature of federalism evolving in the region. Both his assertions and the nature of evolution need larger debate and unde...
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Year in Review
Northeast 2013: A Year of Peace and Violence
Rani P Das · 20 Jan, 2014 · #4268 · Commentary
India’s Northeast saw new twists and turns in so far as its conflicts and peace processes were concerned. If peace appeared to be knocking at the doors with most of the major rebel groups coming to truce mode, the emergence of many smaller...
