COMMENTARIES
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Sri Lanka: Reorienting the Relationship?
Husanjot Chahal · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5310 · Commentary
In May 2014, the newly elected Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi kickstarted his tenure by inviting the heads of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for his swearing-in ceremony, suggesting that contact ...
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Unpacking Recent Violence against Egypt's Copts
Derek Verbakel · 27 Jun, 2017 · #5309 · Commentary
On 26 May, the Islamic State (IS) murdered 29 Coptic Christians on a bus in Minya, the latest targeting of Egypt's largest minority community. Three church bombings since December, also claimed by IS, have killed over 70 Copts. The governmen...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
Maritime Issues: Proactive Initiatives
Vijay Sakhuja · 27 Jun, 2017 · #5308 · Commentary
During the last three years since the incumbent government led by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi came to power, ‘matters maritime’ have gained ascendency, clearly suggesting that India’s political and ruling elite hav...
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Seizing ‘The Belt and Road’ Opportunity: Challenges for Nepal
Pramod Jaiswal · 23 Jun, 2017 · #5307 · Commentary
Nepal signed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) before the BRI Summit. During the BRI summit held in Beijing, the Nepalese Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport proposed to the Chinese Transport Minister to link Nepal&rsqu...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Bhutan: Furthering Common Interests
VP Haran · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5306 · Commentary
Bhutan, like other neighbours, watched with interest and some anxiety as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the polls in May 2014. Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was an enigma to them. They were unsure of what the Modi government...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-US: Convergences and Divergences
Chintamani Mahapatra · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5305 · Commentary
Narendra Modi's landslide victory in the 2014 general election raised many eyebrows in relevant circles about the future of India’s relations with the US. The United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA-II) government had already witnesse...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India and the Koreas: Promises and Follow-ups
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5304 · Commentary
From the very beginning of its term in 2014, India's incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government showed decisive intent towards bringing more dynamism in India’s foreign policy. Good examples of this were its policies towar...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
Civil Nuclear Energy Initiatives
Niharika Tagotra · 20 Jun, 2017 · #5303 · Commentary
In July 2014, months after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government returned to power, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai and declared that nuclear power would be an es...
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Crisis and Foresight Analysis
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 20 Jun, 2017 · #5302 · Commentary · Column
The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with the promise of further human advancement. . And yet, while humanity should be aspiring for a better life, disturbing events like the terrorist attacks in Manchester, London, and the Philip...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-China Relations: A Mixed Bag
TCA Rangachari · 19 Jun, 2017 · #5301 · Commentary
“The prospects of the 21st century becoming the Asian century will depend in large measure on what India and China achieve individually and what we do together.”
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