COMMENTARIES
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Transboundary River Management
India-Bangladesh Basin-wide Management: An Ecological Approach for Economic Growth
Joost Fidder · 25 Nov, 2019 · #5633 · Commentary
On 5 October
2019, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, visited India to engage
with India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on a range of topics, including
boosting land, water and air connectivity. The Joint Statement issued post...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beyond the Presidential Elections
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan · 21 Nov, 2019 · #5632 · Commentary
The result of the 2019 Sri
Lankan presidential election was on expected lines because of the nature of the
captive vote-bank of the frontrunners, Sajith Premadasa, and the winner and now
President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The campaign and the poll,...
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East Asia Compass
South Korea’s Strategic Move on GSOMIA
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 19 Nov, 2019 · #5631 · Commentary · Column
The military
intelligence-sharing pact between South Korea and Japan, called the General
Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), was given ‘provisional’ extension
by South Korea only hours before it was to expire on 23 November...
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IPCS Discussion
A Mid-Term Assessment of Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy
Discussion Report · 15 Nov, 2019 · #5630 · Commentary
On 11 September
2019, IPCS hosted Dr Amit Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Strategy
and International Security Studies, USAF Air War College, for a talk on US
foreign policy under President Donald Trump. This is a summary report of the...
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The Strategist
India-China and the Sometime Pickle of Civilisational Connects
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 14 Nov, 2019 · #5629 · Commentary · Column
The
Peloponnesian War (431- 404 BCE), was a significant event of the ancients as it
reshaped the Hellenic world. A hegemonistic Athens and its trading vassals was
challenged by Sparta backed by the xenophobic Peloponnesian League. In the end,
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Trump’s Abandonment of Syria’s Kurds: A Catalyst for Division in Europe?
Pieter-jan Dockx · 14 Nov, 2019 · #5628 · Commentary
On 6 October, after a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, US
President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of US forces from Kurdish-held
areas in Syria. The move allowed Turkish President Erdogan to launch his long sought-after
military o...
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Red Affairs
Debates within the Counter-LWE Policy
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 28 Oct, 2019 · #5627 · Commentary · Column
On 14 October,
India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, speaking at the inaugural
session of the National Conference of Chiefs of Anti-Terror Squads/Special Task
Force organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seemed to sugg...
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Special Commentary
Japan-South Korea: Choking Global Technology Markets through a Bilateral Trade War
Prakash Panneerselvam and Sourina Bej · 22 Oct, 2019 · #5626 · Commentary
The
economic consequences of the 2019 Japan-South Korea trade dispute are already
becoming apparent. S&P Global Ratings has warned that it will disrupt
global supply chains, leading to potential global economic damage. However, both
countr...
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East Asia Compass
Japan's 2019 Defence White Paper and the Contest for Southeast Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 16 Oct, 2019 · #5625 · Commentary · Column
In Japan’s annual Defence White Paper released on 26
September, China’s growing military might has been given priority over North
Korea’s belligerence as the country's main security threat. This is the first
time Japan has so explicitly i...
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Left Wing Extremism
Urban Maoism: Concerns and Cautions
Rajat Kumar Kujur · 15 Oct, 2019 · #5624 · Commentary
On 10 September
2019, the residence of an Associate Professor at Delhi University, Dr Hany
Babu MT, was raided by the Pune police for over six hours in connection with
the Bhima Koregaon violence case. His laptop, cell phones, two booklets ...
