COMMENTARIES
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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...
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J&K: The Classic Fight
Shujaat Bukhari · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4072 · Commentary
In Jammu and Kashmir, a fight has been taking place to seek classical language status for Kashmiri. It is a tough challenge to convince the Government of India to grant it, though Kashmiri is undoubtedly an old language in the subcontinent. Hist...
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Sri Lanka: Challenges of Rehabilitation and Reintegration
Aaranya Rajasingam · 07 Aug, 2013 · #4071 · Commentary
In May 2009, Sri Lanka ended its three decade long civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The cessation of fighting resulted in the urgent need to rehabilitate and reintegrate thousands of former militants of the LTTE. The M...
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IPCS Special Commentary
India’s Growing Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Will it Clash with China?
Abanti Bhattacharya · 06 Aug, 2013 · #4070 · Commentary
India has some two thousand years of association with Southeast Asia. Its Hindu influence touched all parts of Southeast Asia except few pockets of North Vietnam, Philippines, inland of Borneo and Indonesian Islands east of Bali. Hinduism was st...
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RIP: Jasjit Singh (1934-2013)
Gurmeet Kanwal · 05 Aug, 2013 · #4069 · Commentary
Air Cmde Jasjit Singh AVSM, VrC, VM (Retd)
(1934-2013)
Air Cmde Jasjit Singh, AVSM, VrC, VM (Retd), Director, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, passed away on August 4, 2013 after a brief illness.
He spe...
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IPCS Special Commentary
The Failed State Index and South Asia: Revisiting the White Man’s Burden
Salma Malik · 05 Aug, 2013 · #4068 · Commentary
The failed state phenomenon is much like the proverbial Humpty Dumpty, which once it falls off the wall becomes pretty difficult for the king’s men to pick up off the floor and put back together again. Thus making the global community wear...
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US and Pakistan after Kerry's Visit: Strategic Dialogue, Afghan Exit and a Nuclear Deal
D Suba Chandran · 05 Aug, 2013 · #4067 · Commentary
The much awaited strategic dialogue between the US and Pakistan has now resumed after the visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry. Resuming the dialogue is important for both countries, for different reasons. More than the visit by Kerry (and ...
