COMMENTARIES
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Bangladesh Elections: Would the Shahbagh Upsurge Bring the Awami League Back?
Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3982 · Commentary
According to Article 123 of the Bangladeshi Constitution, it is mandatory that general elections should be held within ninety days of the dissolution of the National Assembly. This implies that the nation is set to go to polls no later than 24 J...
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Pakistan’s Power Crisis: A Bridge Too Far?
Somya Chhabra · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3981 · Commentary
The acute power crisis in Pakistan, which has accelerated in the last five years under the PPP government, is indicative of the institutional failure of the state. In the light of the massive load-shedding, varying from 6-20 hours a day, the pub...
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IPCS Discussion: Pakistan Elections 2013
Portia B. Conrad · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3980 · Commentary
Theme I: Election Results - An Introduction and Performance of Political Parties
D. Suba Chandran
Whether the Pakistan elections 2013 were free and fair is questionable. The victory of the PML-N signifies the return of the Sharifs into the ...
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India, China and the Brahmaputra River: Beyond the Flood Data Agreement
Roomana Hukil · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3979 · Commentary
The recent breakthrough between India and China as regards the flood data agreement, wherein China has complied to provide hydrological information at three Indian hydro stations twice a day between June and October has probed more scepticism th...
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China: A Source of Cyber Attacks?
Namrata Hasija · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3978 · Commentary
For the first time, a report released by the Pentagon in May has directly linked the Chinese government to cyber attacks on American diplomatic, economic and defence sectors. Also in the last week of May 2013, the Australian Broadcasting Corpora...
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Talking to the Taliban: With Whom, On What and for How Long?
D Suba Chandran · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3977 · Commentary
For the last two weeks, especially after the elections are over, there have been increased discussions within Pakistan, on talking to the Taliban. While a section, especially the liberal one is unhappy with such an initiative, the leading politi...
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India and China: What did the Salman Khurshid and Li Keqiang Visits Achieve?
Teshu Singh · 06 Jun, 2013 · #3976 · Commentary
Amid the incursion of 19.5 km in the Daulat Beg Oldi sector of the Depsang Valley in Ladakh by the PLA; Indian Foreign Minister; Salman Khurshid visited Beijing. This was followed by Li Keqiang’s three day visit to India. Although the two ...
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China’s Defence Policy: Major Projections and Missing Links
Gurmeet Kanwal · 05 Jun, 2013 · #3975 · Commentary
As part of its efforts to appear transparent about its intentions, to dispel its image of a reclusive regime shrouded in secrecy and to foster confidence among its neighbours, the Chinese government has been issuing White Papers on national defe...
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J&K: Treading a Dangerous Path
Shujaat Bukhari · 05 Jun, 2013 · #3974 · Commentary
Past two weeks have seen a few encounters between militants and the forces in different areas of Kashmir. Though the encounters have been a routine affair in Kashmir valley for the last over 21 years now, but the resurgence in militant activitie...
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Sri Lanka and China: The India Factor
Prof. V. Suryanarayan · 05 Jun, 2013 · #3973 · Commentary
Addressing the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in New Delhi recently Amb. Prasad Kariawasam, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, stated that Sri Lanka’s relations with India and China are “not a zero sum game”. He conside...
