COMMENTARIES
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IPCS Discussion
Afghanistan-Pakistan-India: A Paradigm Shift
Report · 05 Sep, 2016 · #5117 · Commentary
On 11 August 2016, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) hosted the third interaction held under the aegis of the IPCS' Twentieth Anniversary Plenum Series. The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India, H.E. Dr...
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India-Myanmar: Time to Rev up Bilateral Ties
Ashok Sajjanhar · 01 Sep, 2016 · #5116 · Commentary
The National League
for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi assumed power in Myanmar in March,
2016. The NLD had handsomely won the elections in November 2015,
notwithstanding the huge obstacles placed in its path by the military. Suu Kyi...
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China-India: Beijing's Intransigence over the South China Sea
Prashant Dikshit · 29 Aug, 2016 · #5115 · Commentary
History always plays a major role in the sovereignty disputes between nations in the global system. Since the history of the dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) is itself part of the dispute, the initiative by the Philippine regime to seek an a...
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Iraq's Hashd Militias: Ineluctable Politics on the Road to Mosul
Derek Verbakel · 29 Aug, 2016 · #5114 · Commentary
On 26 July, the Iraqi government officially declared its intention to integrate the mostly-Shia militias known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) as an ''independent military formation'' part of the Iraqi Security...
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Special Commentary
India-Syria Linkages: Yesterday and Today
VP Haran · 24 Aug, 2016 · #5113 · Commentary
Syria is a country that has been inhabited for over several thousand years. Aleppo, the commercial capital of Syria and its largest city, claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. With the destruction that has been ongoin...
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China's Second Forum on the Development of Tibet: Propaganda or Development?
Tenzin Lhadon · 23 Aug, 2016 · #5112 · Commentary
The recent 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet, labelled as the second of its kind, was held in Lhasa in July 2016. The highly publicised forum was attended by 130 people, including politicians and journalists from around 30 countries. The ...
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J&K Focus
J&K: Communication Strategy is Key but First, Stabilise the Streets
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain · 22 Aug, 2016 · #5111 · Commentary · Column
Recently, this author was in Singapore interacting with that city state’s marvellous intellectual and strategic institutions. The issue of J&K raised no apparent interest there but scholars were aware about the strife in the streets. I...
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The GST Bill: Benefits, Shortcomings, and Ways Forward
Prerana Priyadarshi · 18 Aug, 2016 · #5110 · Commentary
The Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax (GST) was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016. New Delhi appears committed to replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Centre and States with the GST, by Apr...
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Red Affairs
Development and Maoists
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 17 Aug, 2016 · #5109 · Commentary · Column
The killing of 23-year-old Rakesh Karu Gawde on 30 July 2016 by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was the latest onslaught by the extremists on what they perceive to be a competing and overwhelming development initia...
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IPCS Discussion
Security of Bangladesh in the South Asian Context
Report · 17 Aug, 2016 · #5108 · Commentary
On 26 July 2016, for the second interaction under its Twentieth Anniversary Plenum Series, IPCS hosted Mr Moudud Ahmed, former Vice-President and former Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, for a talk on Security of Bangl...
