COMMENTARIES
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IPCS Special Commentary
US and Vietnam: Emerging Security Architecture in Southeast & East Asia
Rajaram Panda · 09 Aug, 2013 · #4082 · Commentary
On an invitation from President Barack Obama, the Vietnamese President Truong Tan Song visited the US from July 23-26, 2013. Though President Tan Song was accompanied by a large delegation ranging from economics, trade and defence and even a sen...
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US and Pakistan: The Unlikelihood of a Civil Nuclear Deal
Iranga Kahangama · 09 Aug, 2013 · #4081 · Commentary
Despite US Secretary of State John Kerry’s reinvigorated foreign policy approach to Pakistan, the likelihood of a recently mentioned potential civilian nuclear deal remains doubtful.
Talks of a nuclear deal with Pakistan are often me...
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IPCS Special Commentary
India & Vietnam: Defence Cooperation, Economic Ties and a Strategic Partnership
Rajaram Panda · 09 Aug, 2013 · #4080 · Commentary
The Foreign Minister of Vietnam, Pham Binh Minh, visited India in mid-July to participate in the 15th Vietnam-India Commission meeting and to review bilateral ties. Surprisingly, as compared with the Chinese media, the Indian media did not give ...
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Pakistan and the Killings across the LoC: Tactical Offensive or a Strategic Defensive?
Lt. Gen. Arvinder S Lamba · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4079 · Commentary
The recent killing of five soldiers in Poonch has reverberated the calculated and tested strategy of the Pakistan Army once again. Pakistan’s dubious track record of such events since the killing of ...
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Half Yearly Review
J&K: Declining Violence, But Challenges Galore
Ashok Bhan · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4078 · Commentary
The first half of the year 2013 in Jammu and Kashmir was marked by continued ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts from across, targeting by terrorists of security forces and police personnel, targeted attacks on civilians including Pan...
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Half Yearly Review
Sri Lanka: Tough Questions, Slow Answers
Thiranjala Weerasinghe · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4077 · Commentary
Introduction
All throughout the three decades of armed hostilities in Sri Lanka, many believed that the end of war will necessarily bring a lasting solution to the ethnic tension erupted specifically during the post-independence era. Basically ...
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IPCS Debate
India, Sri Lanka & Maldives: Regaining India's Strategic Space
T.C Karthikeyan · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4076 · Commentary
The second Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation meeting between India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka was held in Colombo last month. A roadmap for future cooperation was confirmed in the Outcome Document and some important aspects of the agreem...
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IPCS Special Commentary
Iran's New President: Domestic Challenges for Rohani
Kai Fürstenberg · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4075 · Commentary
The presidential elections in Iran on 14 June 2013 presented external observers with two major surprises: The peacefulness of the campaigns and the near-landslide victory of the moderate-reformist Hassan Rohani.
Domestically this huge turnou...
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The Challenge of/for Iran: New President, Old Issues
D Suba Chandran · 08 Aug, 2013 · #4074 · Commentary
Hassan Rouhani took over the as the new President of Iran early this week. Perhaps the real challenge for Rouhani starts only now, after winning the elections, especially in terms of dealing with the rest of the region and the larger internation...
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Iran's New President: Foreign Policy Challenges for Rohani
Kai Fürstenberg · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4073 · Commentary
The presidential elections in Iran on 14 June 2013 brought Hassan Rohani, a moderate candidate, to power. The issue of Iran’s nuclear policy is the main issue standing between the western community and Iran. Rohani’s biggest challeng...
