COMMENTARIES
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Nepal Elections 2013
Five Things that Went Wrong
Sisir Devkota · 13 Dec, 2013 · #4217 · Commentary
The CA-II election in Nepal was held successfully, gathering many accolades within the country and among the international community as well. The Election Commission of Nepal and civil society, with the exception of losing parties like Maoists, ...
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Special Commentary
Iran Nuclear Deal: Why would Iran want to Weaponise?
Rajeev Agarwal · 13 Dec, 2013 · #4216 · Commentary
The interim nuclear deal signed with Iran and the final resolutions are likely to focus on the core issue of Iran and the possibility of it developing nuclear weapons. Other issues could then form concentric circles around this core issue. While...
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Purge in North Korea: Domestic and China Factors
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 13 Dec, 2013 · #4215 · Commentary
It seems to be the beginning of a decisive twist in North Korean domestic politics as well as North Korea’s relations with China with the ouster of Jang Song-thaek, Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission and uncle of the North Ko...
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IPCS Debate
China and Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ): Assertive Unilateralism?
Angana Guha Roy · 10 Dec, 2013 · #4214 · Commentary
A day after China launched its first Stealth Drone ‘Lijan’, it also announced its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in East China Sea, overlapping with the existing ADIZ by Japan and South Korea. Does this demonstrate China&rsqu...
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IPCS Debate
China and Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ): Cold Confrontation with the US?
Chintamani Mahapatra · 10 Dec, 2013 · #4213 · Commentary
In recent years, Asia-Pacific region has caught global attention more for periodic political upheavals than for its economic dynamism. Most of the political turmoil, significantly, has been caused by the fastest growing economy—the people&...
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China: First Stealth Drone
Angana Guha Roy · 09 Dec, 2013 · #4212 · Commentary
The test flight of China’s first stealth drone, Lijan, in November 2013, makes China leap from drones to combat drones. It demonstrates China’s enormous military expenditure towards building a world class level of military power. Lij...
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Seminar Report
Iran Nuclear Deal
Ayesha Khanyari · 09 Dec, 2013 · #4211 · Commentary
Amb Sheel Kant Sharma
Former Permanent Representative of India to all international organisations in Vienna
A lot of hard work has gone into putting the interim deal together. Rouhani represents the generational change that Iran has gone thr...
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Seminar Report
Nepal Elections 2013: Return of NC and UML, and the Fall of Maoists and Madhes Parties
Sisir Devkota · 09 Dec, 2013 · #4210 · Commentary
Sisir Devkota
Research Intern, IPCS
The second round of Constituent Assembly elections took place on 19 November 2013 with 122 political parties contesting in 240 election constituencies. The election was carried out for 601 seats in the par...
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TAPI Pipeline: Will 2013-14 be the Tipping Point?
D Suba Chandran · 06 Dec, 2013 · #4209 · Commentary
The idea of constructing a 1,700 km long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Indian pipeline, which was in limbo for more than ten years, suddenly seems to be picking up in the recent months. Where does this enthusiasm come from? Will the project ...
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Bangladesh Elections 2013
Can the President Resolve the Political Crisis?
Harun ur Rashid · 03 Dec, 2013 · #4208 · Commentary
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on 19 November 2013 met President Abdul Hamid and urged him to take steps towards a consensus between the ruling and the opposition parties for holding a free, fair and participatory election under a non-party governm...
