COMMENTARIES
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Special Commentary
Mineral-Rich, Productivity-Poor?: An Overview of India's Mining Sector
Arun Kumar · 09 Mar, 2020 · #5655 · Commentary
India occupies a significant position in the
production of many minerals across the globe, while for some, there is acute
shortage. There continues to be a huge demand for minerals in view of rapid
urbanisation and the growth in the country's m...
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COVID-19 and its Disruption of the Chinese Economy
Kamal Madishetty · 05 Mar, 2020 · #5654 · Commentary
The damaging
outbreak of COVID-19 that began in the city of Wuhan—a major logistics and
industrial hub—has serious economic implications for China as well as the wider
region. The most significant impact is the disruption to manufacturing s...
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East Asia Compass
US, South Korea, and Japan: Recognising the Value of Alliances
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 28 Feb, 2020 · #5653 · Commentary · Column
On 24 February 2020, South Korean Defence Minister Jeong
Kyeong-doo met his American counterpart, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, in
Washington. The meeting did not result in a breakthrough on the issue of
cost-sharing for US troop presence in...
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Tracing Strategy in China’s Militarisation of Space
Saman Ayesha Kidwai · 27 Feb, 2020 · #5652 · Commentary
The pace of China’s advancements
in its space-based capabilities has been rising since the break in Sino-US relations
in the post-Cold War era. However, instead of trying to match the US toe-to-toe
as the erstwhile Soviet Union had done, Chin...
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Research of Canadian Industry Statistics
Research of Canadian Industry Statistics
Siddharth Anil Nair · 27 Feb, 2020 · #5651 · Commentary
The online gambling industry in Canada is a rapidly growing and flourishing industry - we came over these experts as a fact proof. In fact, at present, there are more than 100 licensed gambling venues that accept players in Canada. This certai...
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India-Sri Lanka
Mahinda’s India Visit: Reading between the Lines
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan · 17 Feb, 2020 · #5650 · Commentary
Between 7 and 11 February, Sri Lanka’s new Prime
Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR), travelled to India on his maiden foreign
visit since assuming office. This visit marked the fifth high-profile bilateral
exchange since his brother, Gotabaya R...
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Is the Doomsday Clock Still Relevant?
Tanvi Kulkarni. · 11 Feb, 2020 · #5649 · Commentary
On
23 January 2020, the Doomsday Clock struck 11:58:20 PM – that is, 100 seconds
away from midnight. The clock’s time is meant to symbolically indicate how
close humanity is to a global catastrophe. And, the current time suggests that
we a...
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India: The Politics and Economics of Soft Power
Muneer Ahmed · 31 Jan, 2020 · #5648 · Commentary
Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar, at
the 4th
Ramnath Goenka lecture on 14 November 2019, gave a rundown of
India's foreign relations, and highlighted critical milestones. His key thrust
was on the need for an Indian forei...
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The Strategist
The Chanciness of Squirming Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 31 Jan, 2020 · #5647 · Commentary · Column
Stanislav
Yefgrafovich Petrov, Colonel Second Rank of the Soviet Strategic Air Defence
Forces, stood as watch-in-charge at the Oko nuclear early warning surveillance
system at the top secret Serpukhov-15 complex in a South Moscow suburb. His
d...
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East Asia Compass
A New Phase in US-North Korean Denuclearisation Talks?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 Jan, 2020 · #5646 · Commentary · Column
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, by recently replacing his foreign and defence ministers, has indicated his
intent to take a tough stand on the issue of denuclearisation. On 18 and 22
January 2020, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho was replaced by Ri ...
