COMMENTARIES
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East Asia Compass
Testing the Strength of India-Japan Relations
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 26 Apr, 2022 · #5814 · Commentary · Column
Japanese
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India in March this year. In a joint press
conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kishida raised the issue
of Russia’s “aggression”
with Ukraine. The difference between the Japa...
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Special Commentary
Pakistan: Whither ‘Hybrid’ Governance?
Rana Banerji · 24 Apr, 2022 · #5813 · Commentary
Even
by Pakistan’s unpredictable standards, the tumultuous events of the past few
weeks, beginning with the tabling of a vote of no confidence against a sitting prime
minister on 8 March, bewildered the nation and shocked the sensible section...
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Crisis of International Law
Janhavi Pande · 22 Apr, 2022 · #5812 · Commentary
Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine has presented international law with its biggest systemic challenge
to date. The war has been termed a “special military
operation” by President Vladimir Putin. All indications
however point to imperialistic ...
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The Strategist
Power Paradigms and the Vexed Path to Peace in Ukraine
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 31 Mar, 2022 · #5811 · Commentary · Column
The multi-polar distribution of
power that marks contemporary geopolitics has spawned security imbalances on account of economic inequities,
geography, demographics, the military, and the nature of government. It has incited
a jostling f...
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East Asia Compass
A New South Korean President: What Challenges Await Yoon Suk-yeol?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 30 Mar, 2022 · #5810 · Commentary · Column
In an exceptionally close South
Korean presidential election, Yoon Suk-yeol of the opposition People Power
Party (PPP) defeated Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party (DP) by “0.8
percent points.”In his post-election speech, President-elect ...
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East Asia Compass
Does the Biden Administration have ‘Strategic Clarity’ on Taiwan?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 23 Feb, 2022 · #5809 · Commentary · Column
In the first week of
February, the US and Japan held a joint naval exercise—Noble
Fusion 2022—in which around 15,000 US and 1,000 Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF)
personnel participated. The exercise extended through the Luzon Strait to the
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Digital Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Emerging Trends
Angkuran Dey · 22 Feb, 2022 · #5808 · Commentary
In October 2020, as a petition asking for the Thai king to be declared persona non grata in Germany started to gain traction, the Thai government blocked access to the site, Change.org. That same month, the government also asked Internet providers...
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Special Commentary
South Korean Nuclear Insecurities
Chris Gowe · 22 Feb, 2022 · #5807 · Commentary
Recent
domestic public polling has once again drawn attention to the debate over
nuclear armament in South Korea. Survey results released on February 21 by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA)
show that 71 per cent of South Korean ...
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The Strategist
Deciphering Chinese Grand Strategy
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar · 31 Jan, 2022 · #5806 · Commentary · Column
Grand strategy
refers to state’s plan of action to achieve its major long-term objectives.
Beijing’s grand strategy relies on a combination of leadership declarations,
policies, economic activities, and military means.
Since its incepti...
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Red Affairs
Why is the CPI-Maoist Most Violent in Jharkhand?
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 31 Jan, 2022 · #5805 · Commentary · Column
Current assessments indicate that the Communist
Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is a poor caricature of its former self and mostly
operating on survival mode. How is the group adjusting to this reality? Is it making
efforts to revive itself?...
