COMMENTARIES
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Managing Differences is the Key to Sino-India Relations
Siwei Liu · 14 Nov, 2016 · #5178 · Commentary
Close on the heels of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Hangzhou, China for the G20 meeting last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping made his second India visit to participate at the Brazil Russia India China and South Afri...
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IPCS Debate
Demonetisation: Potential Benefits for the Indian Economy
Prerana Priyadarshi · 13 Nov, 2016 · #5177 · Commentary
While the world was waiting for the US election results, PM Modi in an unprecedented move on 8 November 2016 demonetised INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes, effective midnight. In the short-term, everyone will be affected and inconvenienced, but there...
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Theresa May in India: Out of Touch with Reality
Harry Roberts · 11 Nov, 2016 · #5175 · Commentary
Ostensibly, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s India visit is about showcasing Britain’s economic potential in a post-Brexit world. That she would make India her first destination outside on the EU since assuming office is unsurpri...
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Climate Change: India's Severe Domestic Equity Gaps
Niharika Tagotra · 10 Nov, 2016 · #5174 · Commentary
India's stance on the global climate change negotiations is evidently contradictory. While New Delhi argues at the international level that the developed world should effectively take responsibility for the historic emissions and cut down it...
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Dateline Colombo
Securing Sri Lanka's National Interests
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 10 Nov, 2016 · #5173 · Commentary · Column
One set of rules for Mosul and another for Aleppo; there are double standards when it comes to Syria. The international community justifies one bombing while condemning the other. Russia’s operation in Aleppo against extremist groups are d...
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Iskander-M in Kaliningrad: The Changing Equations of Deterrence
Adarsh Vijay · 09 Nov, 2016 · #5172 · Commentary
The Baltic Coast has descended, again, into a quandary against the backdrop of the placement of the Iskander Missile System in the Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland. Concerns about Russian attemp...
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East Asia Compass
PM Modi’s Visit to Japan: Prospects and Prudence
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 08 Nov, 2016 · #5171 · Commentary · Column
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan, 11-12 November 2016, is eagerly awaited in India for an almost certain civil nuclear deal between the two countries. This would be an important achievement, as until now Japan h...
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A Patchy Road to Peace: The Panglong Experiment in Myanmar
Angshuman Choudhury · 08 Nov, 2016 · #5170 · Commentary
On 31 August 2016, the government of Myanmar inaugurated the much-awaited '21st Century Panglong Peace Conference' (also referred to as the Union Peace Conference) in Naypyidaw. This four-day long mega event saw a wide range of stakehold...
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IPCS US Election Special
The Iran Deal Under a Trump Presidency
Kimberley Anne Nazareth · 07 Nov, 2016 · #5169 · Commentary
With the US only just days away from electing its 45th President, it is important to understand and analyse Republican candidate Donald Trump’s stance on the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran deal. Much ...
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IPCS Discussion
Between Brexit and an Assertive Russia: Role for Poland
Report · 07 Nov, 2016 · #5168 · Commentary
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in the fifth interaction under the aegis of its Twentieth Anniversary Plenum Series, hosted His Excellency Mr. Tomasz Łukaszuk, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Pola...
