COMMENTARIES
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Border Management in South Asia: Volatile, Violent and Porous
D Suba Chandran · 22 Aug, 2013 · #4096 · Commentary
Ongoing military interactions all along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan from Mendhar to Kargil sectors, once again have brought the attention of the region and the rest of international community. While the current focus is ...
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Half Yearly Review
Afghanistan: Stalled Peace Negotiations
Mayank S Bubna · 22 Aug, 2013 · #4095 · Commentary
The first half of 2013 proved to be ‘old hat’ for Afghanistan in five major domain areas: the lack of substantive progress on a bilateral security arrangement with the US, set backs to peace negotiations, an uncertain security transi...
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Half Yearly Review
Naxal Violence: Progressive Consolidation
Deepak Kumar Nayak · 22 Aug, 2013 · #4094 · Commentary
The Communist Party of India – Maoist has shaken the country since the killing of ten jawans (nine from the Central Reserve Police Force and one from the state’s commando force Jharkhand Jaguars) in an ambush in Latehar District, Jha...
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Naxal Violence: New Structures and Old Woes in Jharkhand
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 21 Aug, 2013 · #4093 · Commentary
In August 2013, Jharkhand police announced the plan to set up an exclusive cell to deal with Maoist activities. The state's Director General of Police, Rajiv Kumar, told the media, “We have already drafted a proposal for the creation o...
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Japan: The Izumo Warship and Regional Security
Rajaram Panda · 19 Aug, 2013 · #4092 · Commentary
On 6 August 2013, Japan launched its largest warship since World War II in a fresh demonstration of Tokyo’s steadily expanding naval capabilities. The unveiling of the destroyer — with a conspicuously large flight deck — has dr...
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Japan & the Yasukuni Shrine: Regional Implications of an Assertive Abe
Annie Tacho · 17 Aug, 2013 · #4091 · Commentary
On 15th August 2013, when South Korea was commemorating its independence from decades of Japanese occupation, three Japanese cabinet ministers visited and paid their respects at the Yasukuni Shrine. Yoshitaka Shindo, Minister of Internal Affairs...
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IPCS Review
The FSI Report: Is Bangladesh a Failing State?
Delwar Hossain · 17 Aug, 2013 · #4090 · Commentary
Since the end of the Cold War, several categories are used to understand the capacity, performance, changes and dynamics of the State – including ‘competition state’, ‘failed state’, ‘crisis state’, &lsq...
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North Korea and South Korea: Will the Reopening of Kaesong Spillover?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 17 Aug, 2013 · #4089 · Commentary
After seven rounds of talks between North and South Korea on the issue of reopening of Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), finally both parties agreed on a five-point agreement. There has been concord to restart the KIC and both have pledged not t...
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J&K: Kishtwar Riots and Surrender before Divisive forces
Shujaat Bukhari · 14 Aug, 2013 · #4088 · Commentary
Jammu and Kashmir is again on edge, but this time for a different reason. The clashes on the day of Eid (August 9) have engulfed almost the entire Jammu province, thus refreshing the sour memories of 2008, when polarization touched its peak in t...
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IPCS Special Commentary
Japan: First-strike Option and the Defense Policy Revision
Rajaram Panda · 13 Aug, 2013 · #4087 · Commentary
Introduction
Since his assumption to office as Prime Minister of Japan in December 2012 following his landslide victory to the Lower House elections, Abe Shinzo, has chosen a course through his Abenomics to restore Japan’s economic h...
