COMMENTARIES
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Spotlight West Asia
The Arab World: Trying Times Ahead
Ranjit Gupta · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4253 · Commentary · Column
Though the spotlight on West Asia is understandably focused currently on the unquestionably exciting prospect of a welcome and desirable reconciliation between the US and Iran, which is more than likely to happen, contemporary ground realities a...
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Year in Review
Japan 2013: Abenomics
Angana Guha Roy · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4252 · Commentary
2013 turned out to be one of the most eventful years for Japan. Under Abe’s leadership, and with a revised security policy and an engaging foreign policy, Japan remained prominent in international diplomacy. It marked the completion of a y...
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South Asia’s 2013: A Time for Elections
Roomana Hukil · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4251 · Commentary
South Asia underwent a political wave that overpowered the other strategic discourses of the entire region in 2013. As most countries experienced grave political shifts with elections doing the rounds; others witnessed roadblocks in the form of ...
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Year in Review
China 2013: New Leadership
Teshu Singh · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4250 · Commentary
The change in Chinese leadership was the major event of the year 2013. With the articulation of new terms such as ‘Chinese dream’, ‘maritime silk road’, ‘new pattern of great-power relations’ the foreign polic...
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US-Afghanistan Relations 2013: BSA and Taliban Negotiations
Athul Athul · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4249 · Commentary
The bilateral security agreement (BSA) and negotiations with the Taliban were the main issues between the US and Afghanistan in 2013. The future of the US-Afghan relationship is heavily reliant on the bilateral agreement and the evolving securit...
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Year in Review
Iran 2013: Was Change the Buzzword?
Ruhee Neog · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4248 · Commentary
2013 was a year of change for Iran, most of which started roughly half way through the year. There was a change in leadership and a change in the conduct of diplomacy, both of which are of particular relevance to nuclear matters. If the West wer...
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Jammu and Kashmir 2013: Missed Opportunities
Ayesha Khanyari · 13 Jan, 2014 · #4247 · Commentary
Missed opportunities, lack of political initiatives in addressing internal problems, rise in separatist tendencies, an increase in infiltration attempts and the debate on empowering the Panchayats were the major trends in J&K during 2013.
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Southeast Asia: Elections, Instability and Reconciliation
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 12 Jan, 2014 · #4246 · Commentary
Elections, national and political reconciliation within, Myanmar becoming the next ASEAN Chair, growing Chinese influences and the American pivot were the major issues of debate in Southeast Asia during 2013. To understand the changes that are e...
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Pakistan 2013: Civil-Military Relations
Rana Banerji · 10 Jan, 2014 · #4245 · Commentary
Though the May 2013 elections marked a significant watershed, bringing in a successful civilian transition, civil-military relations in Pakistan remained fraught during the last year and are likely to remain troubled in the foreseeable future.
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Year in Review
Afghanistan 2013: Security Transition
M. Farshid Hakimyar · 10 Jan, 2014 · #4244 · Commentary
Afghanistan went through very challenging processes of political stabilizing, economic development and security transition in 2013. The security transition, BSA and the preparation for Presidential elections in 2014 could be identified as three ...
