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  • North Korea: Domestic and International Politics of Satellite/ Missile Launches
    Radhakrishna Rao    ·   03 Dec, 2012    ·    #3772    ·    Commentary    
    North Korea, branded as a “rogue state,” seems to have perfected the art of making occasional announcements of missile and satellite launches that stir concern and controversy as well as draw hostile reactions from across the world. ...
  • North Korea: Another Rocket Launch?
    Rajaram Panda    ·   03 Dec, 2012    ·    #3771    ·    Commentary    
    Is North Korea preparing for another rocket launch? What does this mean, especially after a failed bid last April? Will this strain its relations with South Korea which is currently preparing for its Presidential elections? A satellite imager...
  • Af-Pak Diary: A Region-Led, Region-Owned Solution for Afghanistan
    D Suba Chandran    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3770    ·    Commentary    
    Much emphasis has been put on the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned solution; but with the 2014 deadline approaching; will there be a stable Afghan government that would be able to stand on its own by 2015? Perhaps, instead of looking for alternatives...
  • Obama – II and the Global Nuclear Disarmament: Will There Be a Revival?
    Shubhra Chaturvedi    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3769    ·    Commentary    
    The American Presidential debate is a projection of the different policies that the United States as a state would follow when different candidates come to power. The 2012 debates, in this regard, were definitely a clear indication of the issues...
  • India: How Credible is its Ballistic Missile Defence?
    Debak Das    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3768    ·    Commentary    
    The strategic implications of an operational Ballistic Missile Defence System are grave and potentially dangerous. The DRDO’s successful test of the indigenously built Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor on 23rd November 2012 in a &lsqu...
  • China: Reasons for being a Top FDI Destination
    Teshu Singh    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3767    ·    Commentary    
    Within three decades of reform and opening up China has become a top destination of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The United Nation Conference of Trade and Development released a report on 23 October 2012, stating that China replaced the US a...
  • IPCS Discussion: Sino-Indian and Sino-South Korean Relations
    Teshu Singh    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3766    ·    Commentary    
    The report is a summary of the Sino-Indian and Sino-South Korean Relations: Compulsions, Comparisons and Contrasts event held at the IPCS on 22 November 2012 Amb. Sudhir Devare It is a comprehensive manuscript including several perspectives ...
  • IPCS Discussion: China's Role in North Korea's Stability and Regional Security
    Teshu Singh    ·   29 Nov, 2012    ·    #3765    ·    Commentary    
    The report is a summary of the North Korea's Stability and Regional Security: China's Role event held at the IPCS on 15 November 2012 Dr. Rajaram Panda For its own ideological and strategic reasons, China has assumed t...
  • IPCS Discussion: Will the India-Pakistan Dispute Last for Hundred Years?
    Roomana Hukil    ·   26 Nov, 2012    ·    #3764    ·    Commentary    
    The report is a summary of the Indo-Pak Dispute: Will it Last for Hundred Years? event held at the IPCS on 12 October 2012 The  book, Shooting for a Century - A Hundred Years of India-Pakistan Conflict, largely builds on the ap...
  • India-Japan Strategic Partnership: An Agenda
    Mohammed Badrul Alam    ·   26 Nov, 2012    ·    #3763    ·    Commentary    
    “Japan and India enjoy deep mutual understanding and are fully committed to enhance the strategic and global partnership for peace and prosperity.” -Prime Ministers, Yoshihiko Noda and Dr.Manmohan Singh, Joint Statement, Decemb...
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