COMMENTARIES
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Strategic Space
The Bomb Banned: By and For the NNWS, For Now
Manpreet Sethi · 18 Sep, 2017 · #5364 · Commentary · Column
As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), popularly referred to as the Ban Treaty, opens for signature on 20 September 2017, it is most likely that it will garner the 50 endorsements that are necessary for its entry into force. A...
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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 ...
