COMMENTARIES
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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...
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Nepal Elections 2013
The Terai Politics and Madheshi Votes
Sohan Prasad Sha · 12 Aug, 2013 · #4086 · Commentary
Elections in Nepal are a time for politicians to embark on tours and visits. No sooner are they announced than leaders of all stripes make a beeline to New Delhi, to curry favour, cut deals, and carry back home evidence of their skills in negoti...
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IPCS Review
Nepal: Failure of the Failed States Index
Pramod Jaiswal · 12 Aug, 2013 · #4085 · Commentary
The Fund for Peace’s ninth annual Failed States Index (FSI) has been released. The index looks at four Social Indicators (Demographic Pressures, Refugees and IDPS, Group Grievance, Human Flight), two Economic Indicators (Uneven Development...
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IPCS Discussion
China, Japan & South Korea: Emerging Security Architecture in East Asia
Shresht Jain · 12 Aug, 2013 · #4084 · Commentary
Session-I: Park's Visit to Beijing and China-South Korea Relations
Dr. Sandip Mishra
In her recent visit to China, South Korean President Park Geun-hyu emphasised the pivotal role of China in determining the security a...
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Half Yearly Review
India and the Peace Process in Sri Lanka: So Close, Yet So Far
N Manoharan · 11 Aug, 2013 · #4083 · Commentary
During the first half of 2013, there was no forward movement on the peace process front in Sri Lanka. Instead, some of the measures taken by the Sri Lankan government under Mahinda Rajapaksa have put things in the opposite direction. India was c...
