COMMENTARIES
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The Impact of Cross-Strait Relations on Local Politics in Taiwan
Kamal Madishetty · 20 Oct, 2022 · #5835 · Commentary
Taiwan is in the eye of a
geopolitical storm, with increased military activity in its neighbourhood,
primarily Chinese. This follows a rare high-level visit of US officials on 2 August, led by
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of US House of Representa...
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Does the US Actually Stand with Taiwan?
Siddharth Anil Nair · 20 Oct, 2022 · #5834 · Commentary
In July 2022, US House of
Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional delegation (CODEL) of
House Democrats to the Western Pacific. The official itinerary included Malaysia, Singapore, South
Korea, and Japan. On 2 August, the CODEL...
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The Legal Ramifications of Political Rhetoric: Genocide in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Shivangi Seth · 30 Sep, 2022 · #5833 · Commentary
Few words
in the realm of international politics are more loaded than ‘genocide’. Six
months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evidence of mass killings,
executions, and rape have poured out of the country. These have sparked allegations...
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East Asia Compass
Global Upheaval as Opportunity: North Korea Rebuilding Ties with Russia and China
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 30 Sep, 2022 · #5832 · Commentary · Column
The Ukraine crisis, US-China contestation, and COVID-19
pandemic have been challenging for most countries across the
globe as it has led to energy and other supply-related issues, and its
prolongation is seen as problematic by one and all. Howe...
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Strategic Space
Observing 26 September in the Shadow of Nuclear Risks
Manpreet Sethi · 26 Sep, 2022 · #5831 · Commentary · Column
26 September is observed every year as UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear
Weapons. The tradition has continued for nine years since the UN General
Assembly passed Resolution 68/32 as a
follow-up to its high-level meeting ...
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What the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Is and Isn’t
Riya Shah · 15 Sep, 2022 · #5830 · Commentary
In May 2022, US President Joe Biden
unveiled the much-awaited Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity (IPEF). Launched on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Tokyo, Biden
was joined in-person by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ja...
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The Strategist
Counterforce Strategies are a Threat to Nuclear Deterrence Stability
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 15 Sep, 2022 · #5829 · Commentary · Column
Early
atomic bombs were crude city-annihilators. Their ability to bring enormous and
horrific civilian destruction was demonstrated by the US in 1945. The two bombs
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused 2,14,000 primary
fatalities to a comb...
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Special Commentary
How to Read al-Zawahiri’s Killing
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy. · 31 Aug, 2022 · #5828 · Commentary
On 1 August 2022, the
US announced
that it had killed al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in “a precise, tailored airstrike” on a safe house in Kabul. In his remarks, US
President Joe Biden said al-Zawahiri had moved to downtown Kabul to “re...
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Strategic Space
India’s G20 Presidency in a Time of Global Political Fracture
Manpreet Sethi · 26 Aug, 2022 · #5827 · Commentary · Column
In December this year, India
will assume presidency of the economic grouping, G20, which comprises major
developed and developing economies. For one year thereafter, New Delhi will be
in the driver’s seat. It is not expected to be an easy rid...
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Book Review
A Practitioner’s Expert View of India’s Relationship with Pakistan
Rana Banerji · 25 Aug, 2022 · #5826 · Commentary
It
is heartening to see Indian career diplomats of recent vintage penning their
understanding of the complex India-Pakistan relationship. Soon after The People Next Door (Harper Collins, 2017) by T.C.A. Raghavan, India’s high
commissioner in ...