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  • Japan & China: Room for Rapproachment?
    Angana Guha Roy    ·   07 Nov, 2013    ·    #4167    ·    Commentary    
    fJapan and China commemorated the 35th anniversary of their Bilateral Treaty of Peace and Friendship in a low key symposium in October this year. The commemoration coincided with the pessimism that marked their recent row over Senkaku Island and...
  • After Hakeemullah Mehsud: Peace Process, American Drones and TTP’s Future
    D Suba Chandran    ·   07 Nov, 2013    ·    #4166    ·    Commentary    
    Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban, perceived as Pakistan’s public enemy number one, was killed last week in his own stronghold by an American drone fired from the other side of the Durand Line. More than solving primary qu...
  • India-Pakistan: Afghan End-Game
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   07 Nov, 2013    ·    #4165    ·    Commentary    
    Post International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) withdrawal from Afghanistan is a scenario that has thrown up more than one concern for the bigger players in the game. Whatever the fate of Afghanistan and its people, the issue which is being pa...
  • Pakistan: The Hakimullah Mehsud Killing
    Rana Banerji    ·   04 Nov, 2013    ·    #4164    ·    Commentary    
    The elimination of Hakimullah Mehsud through another pinpointed US drone attack on his newly built, lavish farmhouse at Danday Darpakhel, near Miramshah on 01 November evening indicates that his recently arrested cousin, Latif Mehsud must have s...
  • China’s NGO Sector: Reality or Illusion?
    Namrata Hasija    ·   04 Nov, 2013    ·    #4163    ·    Commentary    
    Post the reform era in 1978, the NGO sector in China mushroomed greatly. According to the official statistics of the Ministry of Civil Society, the number of NGOs rose from 6,000 before 1978, to 186,000 by 2006. Private NGOs that had previously ...
  • Bangladesh Elections: The ‘Hifazat’ Factor and its Implications for India
    Wasbir Hussain    ·   01 Nov, 2013    ·    #4162    ·    Commentary    
    The serving Bangladesh Army Colonel and one of his former bosses, a retired Major General, hold a common view—the rise of Hifazat-e-Islam, the new radical Islamist force in the country, will definitely impact the impending national electio...
  • Iran: Nuclear Negotiations
    Ruhee Neog    ·   31 Oct, 2013    ·    #4161    ·    Commentary    
    Ever since Hasan Rouhani assumed the presidency of Iran earlier this year, there has been great speculation about the reorientation of Iranian foreign policy. This article will look at why popular opinion widely supposes that his arrival hails a...
  • Making Sense of LoC: Internal Politics & Bilateral Firings
    D Suba Chandran    ·   31 Oct, 2013    ·    #4160    ·    Commentary    
    Why have our Line of Control (LoC) and the international border in J&K has suddenly become violent? After ceasing fire for almost a decade, what has substantially changed between India and Pakistan that is echoing along the LoC/IB in J&K...
  • Nepal Elections 2013
    Misjudged Challenges Ahead
    Sisir Devkota    ·   31 Oct, 2013    ·    #4159    ·    Commentary    
    According to the Election Commission of Nepal, there has been a drop in the number of registered voters from 17.5 million in 2008 elections to 12.3 million this year. Apart from this, the general belief is that the polls will take place. The bel...
  • Iran: Different Perceptions on the End of Isolation
    Ayesha Khanyari    ·   31 Oct, 2013    ·    #4158    ·    Commentary    
    There is great buzz in the international community with respect to the recent developments to resume diplomatic relations between the great powers and Iran for reaching a deal on Iranian nuclear programme. Expectations are high, as Iran is now pre...
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