COMMENTARIES
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Fragile States Index 2016
Sri Lanka: Fault-lines in the Transitional Justice Process
Aaranya Rajasingam · 23 Sep, 2016 · #5137 · Commentary
Sri Lanka is ranked 43rd (out of 178 countries) in the 2016 annual Fragile States Index, pointing to an improving trend in the country. The country has been moved from the “Alert” category to “High Warning” – a welc...
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J&K Focus
From South Kashmir to Uri: The Strategic Connect
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 23 Sep, 2016 · #5136 · Commentary · Column
The long festering Kashmir street disturbances and the four-hour encounter at the Uri administrative base have a distinct connect, which is easy to identify if one knows the entire dynamics of the sponsored proxy war under way in Jammu & Kas...
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Encirclement of the Arctic Circle: The Russian Military Buildup
Adarsh Vijay · 23 Sep, 2016 · #5135 · Commentary
The equations of geopolitical rivalry in the Arctic region are undergoing a paradigm shift with the ongoing military buildup by Russia. The Arctic has been accorded due importance as per the revised doctrine of the Russian Navy and Moscow is eye...
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Strategic Space
Preparing for Radiological Emergencies and Terrorism
Manpreet Sethi · 23 Sep, 2016 · #5134 · Commentary · Column
India is still coming to terms with the aftermath of the terrorist attack on an army camp at Uri. More names have been added to the long list of Indians who have died in incidents that have been conceived and executed with the support of element...
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The Strategist
The Blind Men of Hindostan
Vijay Shankar · 21 Sep, 2016 · #5133 · Commentary · Column
Edited Transcript of Valedictory Address to the International Conference on Non-Traditional Security Threats, Christ University, Bengaluru, 03 September 2016.
In coming to grips with threats and challenges that confront a nation, the lines...
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Spotlight West Asia
Will the US-Russia Deal on Syria Hold?
Ranjit Gupta · 19 Sep, 2016 · #5132 · Commentary · Column
The war in Syria is still raging after over five and half years since its outset. Several initiatives have been undertaken to try and end it – first through the Arab League, then Geneva I, Geneva II and the Vienna Process, where even a cal...
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Regional Economy
G20 Summit 2016: A Lost Opportunity?
Amita Batra · 19 Sep, 2016 · #5131 · Commentary · Column
The eleventh meeting of the Group of 20 countries (G20) was held in the city of Hangzhou in China, 4-5 September. This was the first ever meeting of the group in China and the second in Asia after the 2010 meeting in Seoul. The theme of the 2016...
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Red Affairs
The Dream that the State Sells
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 19 Sep, 2016 · #5130 · Commentary · Column
Given that the state has continued to wrest territories from the control of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the nature of governance to be unleashed in such areas has remained a subject of speculation. Whether a developmental s...
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Comparing the French and Indian Nuclear Doctrines
Marie Pavageau · 16 Sep, 2016 · #5129 · Commentary
Generally speaking, countries’ decisions to go nuclear are based on traumatic episodes that shaped their national identity and must never happen again. The 1956 Suez Crisis was the trigger for France's nuclear programme when it realise...
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China Overtaking India in Maldives
Anjelina Patrick · 15 Sep, 2016 · #5128 · Commentary
The amendment allowing land holdings in the Maldives by foreign entities might contribute to the strong hold of the Chinese in the India Ocean Region (IOR) due to its huge investment in infrastructure development. These have the potential to alt...
