COMMENTARIES
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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...
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IPCS US Election Special
The Iran Deal Under a Clinton Presidency
Vivek Mishra · 04 Nov, 2016 · #5167 · Commentary
Tweaking contextually and semantically what Ronald Reagan said about Russia during the Cold War - "Trust, but verify" - Hillary Clinton proclaimed her strategy apropos the nuclear deal with Iran in September 2015 at the Brookings Institu...
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IPCS US Election Special
Trump's Nuclear Policy: Global Implications
Chintamani Mahapatra · 04 Nov, 2016 · #5166 · Commentary
The US is experiencing one of the most turbulent, contentious and vitriolic political campaigns in the race to the White House in its entire history. Negativities have engulfed the US so much that the entire world has been affected.
While ...
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IPCS Discussion
"Our Bilateral Relations"
Report · 02 Nov, 2016 · #5165 · Commentary
On 24 October 2016, under its Twentieth Anniversary Plenum Series, IPCS hosted H.E. Mr Abdul Basit, High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to India, who spoke on “Our Bilateral Relations.”
The introductory remarks and...
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Kashmir Focus
After the Surgical Strikes
Syed Ata Hasnain · 02 Nov, 2016 · #5164 · Commentary
It has been a month since the surgical strikes were launched by the Indian Army’s Special Forces and denied by the Pakistani side. The entire strategic advantage which lay in our military claim appeared to have been negated by the politica...
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IPCS US Election Special
Hillary's Nuclear Policy: A Time of Change, Dithering, or Sameness?
Vijay Shankar · 02 Nov, 2016 · #5163 · Commentary
An Inexpedient Second
The last time a Democrat President was elected to office after two terms of a Democratic presidency was 180 years ago. A certain Martin Van Buren succeeded Andrew Jackson in 1836. Coincidentally he was a former Secretary...
