COMMENTARIES
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Nepal: The Baidhya Faction and the Elusive Political Consensus
Pratima Koirala · 02 Aug, 2013 · #4066 · Commentary
The second constituent assembly elections are scheduled for 19 November 19 2013. However, due to the absence of a political consensus, the November elections remain elusive at present. The alliance of 33 political parties led by the Communist Pa...
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IPCS Debate
India, Sri Lanka & Maldives: A Maritime Troika Leads the Way
Vijay Sakhuja · 02 Aug, 2013 · #4065 · Commentary
India, Maldives and Sri Lanka have recently signed an agreement on Trilateral Cooperation on Maritime Security (TCMS) to address common maritime security threats and challenges and enhance security through cooperative measures.
The Out...
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India, Sri Lanka and the IPKF Debacle: Remembering 29 July 1987
PR Chari · 02 Aug, 2013 · #4064 · Commentary
South Block is littered with official histories of India’s conflicts since Independence. Prepared with great exertion and expense, they have not seen the light of the day. At least officially. Amazingly, the official history of the first I...
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IPCS Review
Failed State Index Fails Sri Lanka
Kaushalya Ruwanthika Ariyathilaka · 01 Aug, 2013 · #4063 · Commentary
Sri Lanka has slipped down to the 28th position in the 9th Failed States Index (FSI) after being identified as the 29th state in the 2012 Index. This year’s drop owes to Sri Lanka’s poor performance in seven of the categories: ...
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Cross-LoC interactions in J&K: So Far, Yet Much More
D Suba Chandran · 01 Aug, 2013 · #4062 · Commentary
In the recent years, no initiative between India and Pakistan, especially between the two parts of J&K evoked so much of enthusiasm, expectation along with dismay and disappointment, as the cross-LoC interactions have. The bus service for th...
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J&K Bank: Credibility at stake
Shujaat Bukhari · 31 Jul, 2013 · #4061 · Commentary
“Rs 1,00000 Crore business”, this self-speaking hoarding in the premises of Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s zonal office on Moulana Azad Road stands out in the business highlights of the state. Being a banker to the state government, ...
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IPCS Discussion
Bhutan Elections 2013
Roomana Hukil · 30 Jul, 2013 · #4060 · Commentary
Ms. Medha Bisht
Bhutan Elections have been interesting, controversial and conflicting to a certain degree. The wild card that triggered responses in the media was due to an announcement by the ministry of external affairs on the withdrawal of s...
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IPCS Review
Nepal and the Failed States Index
Yelisha Sharma · 30 Jul, 2013 · #4059 · Commentary
The Fund for Peace has been developing a Failed State Index since 2005. The most interesting feature of this index are the indicators it takes into account. The position of various states all over the world is analysed on the basis of...
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IPCS Debate
India, Sri Lanka and Maldives: The Tripartite Maritime Security Agreement and the Growing Chinese Influence
Iranga Kahangama · 30 Jul, 2013 · #4058 · Commentary
China and India continue to vie for maritime influence, as influence over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) remains both commercially and strategically advantageous. However, India’s recent strategy includes developing regional cooperative mar...
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Af-Pak Diary
Talks with the Taliban: A Post Mortem
D Suba Chandran · 28 Jul, 2013 · #4057 · Commentary · Column
What was touted as the Doha process – negotiations with the Afghan Taliban -- appears to be dead now. There was a parallel initiative within Pakistan, between the government and the Teherik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which also appear...
