COMMENTARIES
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In Context: NA-120 Lahore By-election
Sarral Sharma · 15 Sep, 2017 · #5363 · Commentary
The by-election for Lahore's National Assembly constituency (NA)-120 - previously NA-95 - seat will take place on 17 September. The seat fell vacant after the disqualification of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's on 28 July fo...
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IPCS Discussion
Tibetan Caravans: Journeys from Leh to Lhasa
Report · 15 Sep, 2017 · #5362 · Commentary
Report on 'Tibetan Caravans: Journeys from Leh to Lhasa', a book reading and discussion held on 30 August 2017.
The discussion was chaired by Amb (Retd) Salman Haidar, Patron, IPCS, and former Foreign Secretary of India.
Talking ab...
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IPCS Discussion
Chinese Military Reform, 2013-2030
Report · 15 Sep, 2017 · #5361 · Commentary
Report of the discussion on Chinese Military Reform, 2013-2030, held on 23 August 2017.
Opening Remarks by the Chair
Col (Retd) Ajai Shukla
Columnist, Business Standard
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has not fought any sizable ...
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Myanmar: Contextualising the Violence In Northern Rakhine
Angshuman Choudhury · 08 Sep, 2017 · #5360 · Commentary
At midnight on 25 August, hundreds of assailants launched coordinated attacks on close to 30 security installations, including police stations, border posts, and a military base, in northern Rakhine, Myanmar. The attacks left 110 dead, including...
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IPCS Discussion
Dominant Narratives in Kashmir: Evolving Security Dynamics
Report · 08 Sep, 2017 · #5359 · Commentary
Report on 'Dominant Narratives in Kashmir: Evolving Security Dynamics', a discussion held on 17 August 2017.
Remarks by the Chair
KM Singh
Member, Governing Council, IPCS; former DGP, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF); for...
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Pakistan: Census Complexities
Rana Banerji · 07 Sep, 2017 · #5358 · Commentary
After a hiatus of 19 years, Pakistan has been able to undertake its sixth census enumeration only with the help of the army, which guaranteed security not only in difficult terrorism-hit areas of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but ...
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East Asia Compass
North Korea: Testing the Limits of US-South Korea Relations
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 06 Sep, 2017 · #5357 · Commentary · Column
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un must be the happiest to see the state of South Korea-US relations. One of his fundamental desires is to create a rift between the US and South Korea, and he has been trying to achieve it consistently for ye...
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China's Indian Ocean Strategy
Tapan Bharadwaj · 06 Sep, 2017 · #5356 · Commentary
China is a regional maritime power in East Asian waters, and is increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This rising presence depicts a pattern that is aimed to achieve its immediate maritime goal of multi-regional power project...
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Maritime Matters
Marine Mammal Stranding: Myth, Mystery and Facts
Vijay Sakhuja · 05 Sep, 2017 · #5355 · Commentary · Column
The stranding of marine mammals along India’s east coast astride the Bay of Bengal and west coast overlooking the Arabian Sea has been a recurring phenomenon. In 2016, 80 short-finned pilot whales were found stranded on the sand along the ...
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Doklam Dispute: Part-II
Understanding the Tri-Junction Question
VP Haran · 05 Sep, 2017 · #5354 · Commentary
Bhutan’s 470 km-long border with China has been mostly agreed upon with the exception of 2 sectors which together measure 764 sq km. In the north, there is disagreement over 495 sq km in the Jakarlung and Pasamlung areas. The remaining 269 s...
