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  • East Asia Compass
    Park Geun-hye's Impeachment and South Korean Foreign Policy
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   04 Apr, 2017    ·    #5260    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    South Korean President Park Geun-hye was impeached by the National Assembly on 9 December 2016. There were thirteen charges against her; these included bribery, influence peddling, and dereliction of duty. On 10 March 2017, the Constitutional Co...
  • Forecast 2017: Nepal
    Pramod Jaiswal    ·   04 Apr, 2017    ·    #5259    ·    Commentary    
    2016 began with difficult start for Nepal. Shortly after the massive earthquake and the disaster that followed, there was a shortage of fuel and essential supplies due to the ‘economic blockade’ imposed by Madhesis to pressurise the ...
  • Sino-Indian Strategic Dialogue: Differences in Strategic Thinking
    Siwei Liu    ·   03 Apr, 2017    ·    #5258    ·    Commentary    
    China and India reopened a new round of strategic dialogue in Beijing February. Admittedly, the dialogue has important implications for maintaining strategic stability in a changing regional security environment. But it has also revealed the dif...
  • India-Bangladesh: What to Expect During Prime Minister Hasina's Visit?
    Amit Ranjan    ·   29 Mar, 2017    ·    #5257    ·    Commentary    
    After a long delay of seven years and some postponements, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will finally pay an official visit to India. This visit - scheduled for 7-10 April 2017 - will have a long-term impact on South Asian regi...
  • The Strategist
    The CPEC: Corridor to Chinese Coffers
    Vijay Shankar    ·   28 Mar, 2017    ·    #5256    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Misshapen Marshall Analogy  Deceptive arguments are current that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) finds historic equivalence in the ‘Marshall Plan’. The Plan was an American Congressional Act legislated on 3 Apri...
  • Manipur: Uncertainty Remains Despite End to the Economic Blockade
    Nehginpao Kipgen    ·   28 Mar, 2017    ·    #5255    ·    Commentary    
    One of the major promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the recently held assembly elections in Manipur was to end the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) within 48 hours. After taking oath as the new Chi...
  • IPCS Discussion
    2017 Indian Assembly Elections: How Did the States Vote?
    Report    ·   22 Mar, 2017    ·    #5254    ·    Commentary    
    On 21 March 2017, IPCS hosted a discussion on the recently concluded legislative assembly elections in India. The speakers were Manoj Joshi, senior journalist, & Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF); and Ajay Vir Jakhar, ...
  • 2017 Indian Assembly Elections
    Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand: A Clear Mandate
    Prerana Priyadarshi and Sarral Sharma    ·   22 Mar, 2017    ·    #5253    ·    Commentary    
    On 11 March, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a clear mandate in the legislative assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand. In UP, the BJP single-handedly won 311 of 403 seats, and with allies, Apna Dal (Soneylal) and Suheldev...
  • 2017 Indian Assembly Elections
    Punjab: Congress and Strong Regional Leaders
    Niharika Tagotra    ·   22 Mar, 2017    ·    #5252    ·    Commentary    
    The Punjab state assembly election results, declared on 11 March, gave a clear mandate to the Congress. Congress secured 77 of the 117 available seats, emerging as the single largest party in this crucial border state. The Shiromani Akali Dal (S...
  • 2017 Indian Assembly Elections
    Manipur: A Turning Point
    Angshuman Choudhury    ·   22 Mar, 2017    ·    #5251    ·    Commentary    
    On 15 March, Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath as the Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, the first from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As a political entity that had zero presence in the state till just a year ago, the BJP raked a sizeable manda...
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