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  • China: Space Program and Strategy
    Narayani Basu    ·   22 Jul, 2013    ·    #4046    ·    Commentary    
    On 11 June 2013, China launched its fifth manned space mission from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. Atop a Long March 2F rocket, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft transported three astronauts to the Tiangong 1,...
  • IPCS Special Commentary
    China and Likonomics: Li Keqiang’s Emerging Economic Strategy
    Narayani Basu    ·   22 Jul, 2013    ·    #4045    ·    Commentary    
    Eponyms for new policies instigated under the aegis of political leaders nearly always become a catchphrase. Recently, the global community saw the emergence of Abenomics in Japan, under the leadership of Shinzo Abe. Now, China appears to be joi...
  • IPCS Debate
    Sri Lanka and the 13th Amendment: The Arithmetic of ‘Plus’ and ‘Minus’
    N Manoharan    ·   18 Jul, 2013    ·    #4044    ·    Commentary    
    Many decades ago, Bertrand Russell remarked, “Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.” The arithmetic revolving around the debate on the...
  • South China Sea: Beijing Likely to Employ Soft Power?
    Shresht Jain    ·   18 Jul, 2013    ·    #4043    ·    Commentary    
    Hitherto, the real challenge for China in the South China Sea has been to safeguard its sovereignty. However, for Beijing to cater to its energy demands and domestic economy, it is expected to lessen its dependency upon hard power and rely more ...
  • Cherishing Malala Yusufzai and Shahid Afridi: Week of the Tribals
    D Suba Chandran    ·   18 Jul, 2013    ·    #4042    ·    Commentary    
    During the last week, two individuals from different Pashtun tribes in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP) province (formerly the North Western Frontier Province) in Pakistan made news at the international level. The first was a young teenage girl - Mala...
  • IPCS Debate
    Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: A Crime Against Humanity
    Aparupa Bhattacherjee    ·   17 Jul, 2013    ·    #4041    ·    Commentary    
    The US State Department’s Report, “Trafficking in Person 2013” elaborates the form of human trafficking in different countries around the world. According to the Report, trafficking involves both men and women, who are either f...
  • J&K
    Shun Seige Mentality
    Shujaat Bukhari    ·   17 Jul, 2013    ·    #4040    ·    Commentary    
    Two important developments are taking place in the month of August vis-a-vis the otherwise “dead” peace process aimed at bringing the stakeholders from both the sides of Line of Control (LoC) at the table and to revive the linkages a...
  • On Custodial Deaths and Fake Encounters
    Ashok Bhan    ·   17 Jul, 2013    ·    #4039    ·    Commentary    
    The Ishrat Jahan case has once again brought into focus inadequacies in handling of terror related cases in the country. Without going into the merits of this particular case, it can safely be stated that “Fake Encounters” lead to al...
  • Indian Military Aid for Afghanistan: Syrian Lessons
    Monish Gulati    ·   16 Jul, 2013    ·    #4038    ·    Commentary    
    There is a growing view amongst certain analysts that India’s reluctance to provide military (lethal) aid to Afghanistan particularly after the recent visit of the Afghan president to India, is indicative of a deficient Indian approach to ...
  • Myanmar: Achieving India’s Economic Interests
    Asma Masood    ·   16 Jul, 2013    ·    #4037    ·    Commentary    
    Myanmar’s economy has witnessed several landmark transitions recently.  The World Economic Forum held here in June 2013 ushered the country’s re-emergence on the international stage.  A plethora of reforms and prospects wer...
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