COMMENTARIES
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THAAD and South Korea-China-US Dynamics
Rahul Raj · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5093 · Commentary
After much speculation and discussion, South Korea and the US have finally reached a crucial decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system. The American-made missile defence system has been a sensitive issue both dome...
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East Asia Compass
China’s Game on North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5092 · Commentary · Column
It was a strange moment of diplomacy in Laos when North Korea tried to bring about a revision in the chairman’s statement issued at the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The statement was issued on 27 July after the conclusion of the two-da...
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India’s ‘Soft’ Counter-Terrorism: Lessons from Singapore
Husanjot Chahal · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5091 · Commentary
In May 2016, the Delhi Police released four youth reportedly indoctrinated with Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) ideology after organising a set of counselling sessions, including weekly visits to a psychologist and a Muslim scholar. It was one of...
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The Next Terror Attack in India: Discerning the Trends
N Manoharan & Prachita Singh · 01 Aug, 2016 · #5090 · Commentary
The recent terror attacks in Nice, Munich, Iraq and Kabul indicate certain dangerous trends: lone wolf, suicide/suicidal, cost effective, unexpected, and mass casualties. Are these trends applicable to India? And what could be the nature of next...
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Maritime Matters
Towards a North Arabian Maritime Partnership
Vijay Sakhuja · 01 Aug, 2016 · #5089 · Commentary · Column
An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) delegation led by the Director General visited Karachi in July to hold discussions on coastal security, among other issues, with the Maritime Security Agency (MSA), the national safety and security agency of Pakistan....
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Super Majority in Japan: Implications for the Constitution
Shamshad A Khan · 27 Jul, 2016 · #5088 · Commentary
Post-war Japan has been mostly ruled by the polity that believes that the current Constitution was drafted during the Allied Powers’ occupation and is therefore an imposition. They have argued to change the Constitution, especially the cla...
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The Myth of Home-Grown Terror-I
Mapping out the Dhaka Gulshan Attack
Angshuman Choudhury · 19 Jul, 2016 · #5087 · Commentary
The current narrative of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) surrounding the 1 July terror attack at Dhaka’s Gulshan area is premised on the assumption that there is no presence of the Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh. The attack was direct...
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Red Affairs
Maoists Vs Former Maoists: A Peep into Jharkhand's Counter-LWE Policy
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 20 Jul, 2016 · #5086 · Commentary · Column
Given that a force-centric policy, in which the states are inclined to use vigilante groups and former Maoists against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is largely seen to have taken precedence over the other identified component...
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The Strategist
South China Sea: China’s Double Speak and Verdict at The Hague
Vijay Shankar · 19 Jul, 2016 · #5085 · Commentary · Column
When Premier Xi rubbished the 12 July 2016 verdict of the International Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague on China’s claims over most of the South China Sea, what exactly was meant? For no international justice system had thus fa...
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Rising Radicalism in Bangladesh
Assessing Bangladesh’s Ground Reality
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman · 18 Jul, 2016 · #5084 · Commentary
Walking down the streets of Gulshan and Mohakhali in the central business district of Dhaka, one can sense a curious mix of chaos and order. Various government offices, private and international donor agencies, conference centres, embassies, sho...
