COMMENTARIES
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China's 'Peace Ark':
The Navy and Band-Aid Diplomacy
Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri · 09 Jul, 2013 · #4026 · Commentary
An article titled “Peace Ark: From China with Love and Care”, in the English version of the popular ‘People’s Daily’ online on June 19, 2013 conveys a lot in addition to the benign and compassionate tone and t...
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IPCS Debate
Sri Lanka and the 13th Amendment: Reconciling Differing Viewpoints
N Manoharan · 08 Jul, 2013 · #4025 · Commentary
Number 13 is generally considered unlucky. In the Sri Lankan case, it is more than true. The 13th Amendment to the 1978 Sri Lankan Constitution, an offshoot of Indo-Sri Lankan Accord of 1987, has got mired into controversy since day one. It has ...
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IPCS Review
Sri Lanka: Trafficking, Child Sex Trade and Human Security
Thiranjala Weerasinghe · 08 Jul, 2013 · #4024 · Commentary
The ‘Trafficking in Persons Report 2013’ published by the Department of State, United States of America, provides a lucid analysis of initiatives on anti-human trafficking around the globe and characterises the slow progress that has...
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IPCS Social Media Analysis
Myanmar: Unveiling ‘The Face of Buddhist Terror’
Roomana Hukil · 08 Jul, 2013 · #4023 · Commentary
TIME magazine’s recent cover story, ‘The Face of Buddhist Terror’, looked into the Buddhist-Muslim conflict in Myanmar. While the government banned the magazine, it unfurled an extensive campaign across several internet channel...
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IPCS Debate
Sri Lanka and the 13th Amendment: Welcome Changes in India’s Policy
Prof. V. Suryanarayan · 06 Jul, 2013 · #4022 · Commentary
India is committed to achieving a bright future for the Sri Lankan Tamil community in a united Sri Lanka, in which all citizens can live in dignity, equality, and self-respect. In furtherance of this objective, India would work for a durable pol...
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Myanmar: The New Tourism Brand
Aparupa Bhattacherjee · 03 Jul, 2013 · #4021 · Commentary
Recently, the Myanmar government revealed a seven-year master plan in collaboration with Asian Development Bank and Norwegian government, worth USD500 million to help the country upgrade its competiveness in tourism. This plan charts 38 developm...
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Iran: What Does Rouhani Bring to the Table?
Somya Chhabra · 03 Jul, 2013 · #4020 · Commentary
Hassan Rouhani’s election as the seventh president of Iran amongst a host of five other conservative candidates, many of them close to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, has made the 2013 Presidential elections a landmark. Not only has...
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China: The Snowden Advantage
Rana Divyank Chaudhary · 03 Jul, 2013 · #4019 · Commentary
What significance do Edward Snowden’s actions have for China? How opposed in reality, are Beijing’s and Washington’s positions on the issues of whistle-blowing or information security?
A Level Battlefield
Edwa...
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How Peaceful is South Asia: A Review of the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013
Barana Waidyatilake · 02 Jul, 2013 · #4018 · Commentary
The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 identifies South Asia as the least peaceful region in the world. Though the region had, as a whole, displayed a slight increase in peacefulness since 2010 when peacefulness was at its lowest, the current level o...
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IPCS Special Commentary
South Korea and China: Park’s Visit and After
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 02 Jul, 2013 · #4017 · Commentary
In her recent visit to China, South Korean President Park Geun-hyu emphasised the pivotal role of China in determining the security and economic architecture of Northeast Asia and her visit was an apparently successful attempt to connect with Ch...
