COMMENTARIES
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Post Coup Turkey: Implications for Judicial Independence
Samanvya Hooda · 16 Aug, 2016 · #5103 · Commentary
The events of the 15 July coup d'etat attempt in Turkey have huge ramifications for the country’s political structure. Nearly 16,000 people have been detained so far, including journalists, prosecutors, judges, school teachers, univers...
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Spotlight West Asia
Russia: The New and Unexpected Power Broker in West Asia
Ranjit Gupta · 16 Aug, 2016 · #5102 · Commentary · Column
In sharp contrast to the Soviet Union, post-Cold War Russia, completely preoccupied with rebuilding domestically both in the economic and political domains, was determined to establish a good relationship with the US and disinclined to challenge...
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IPCS Discussion
Engaging the World: Reforming India's Public Institutions
· 12 Aug, 2016 · #5101 · Commentary
OPENING REMARKS BY CHAIR
Prof Varun Sahni
Professor in International Politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Member, IPCS Governing Council
In thinking about questions of India’s public institutions, ques...
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India-China
Wang Yi in India: Context and Significance
Manish Dabhade · 12 Aug, 2016 · #5100 · Commentary
The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, is on a three day visit to India from 12-4 August, 2016. This visit is significant for numerous reasons. First, it is largely about the September 2016 G20 Summit, scheduled to take place in China and the Oc...
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Talking Turkey: The Attempted “Coup†and Its Aftermath
Murli Menon · 12 Aug, 2016 · #5099 · Commentary
Several years ago, when Turkey opened up its borders, indiscriminately, by declaring visa free regimes with seven neighbouring nations, the beginnings of a troubled existence in the future virtually triggering a “Turkish Spring" of so...
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Jammu & Kashmir: Political Solution Required
Intekhab Khan · 10 Aug, 2016 · #5098 · Commentary
Kashmir is on the boil again. Hizbul Mujahideen commander Buran Wani’s encounter on 8 July 2016 has fuelled the current wave of violent protests across the valley. The incident invigorated chants of Azaadi, which began to resonate across l...
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Dateline Colombo
Death and Democracy
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 09 Aug, 2016 · #5097 · Commentary · Column
In 1991, even when half a million American troops were a few hundred kilometers away from Baghdad, President Bush restrained from invading Iraq. This was a wise move on his part - to control Saddam Hussein’s aggression, by stopping the inv...
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Eagle Eye
Need the World Worry over Trump's Foreign Policy?
Chintamani Mahapatra · 08 Aug, 2016 · #5096 · Commentary · Column
Never before did the American foreign policy draw so much limelight during an election year in the US as it has now. Likewise, the global anxiety over the outcome of a presidential election in the US has become more palpable today than ever in t...
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The Myth of ‘Homegrown Terror’- II
The Islamic State in Bangladesh
Angshuman Choudhury · 04 Aug, 2016 · #5095 · Commentary
The assessment in the first part of this analysis leads to the assumption that the Dhaka attack was a manifestation of a new, hybridised terror dynamic in Bangladesh that involves at least some degree of international involvement, in this case t...
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Brexit: Quo Vadis the European Deterrent?
Marie Pavageau · 04 Aug, 2016 · #5094 · Commentary
Despite the fact that the majority of London and Scotland wanted to remain in the European Union (EU), Brexit is now a fait accompli. Perhaps one of the most important long-term consequences of this will be the impact of Brexit on European secur...
