COMMENTARIES
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Regional Economy
Changing Regional Contours and Imperatives for India
Amita Batra · 13 Jun, 2016 · #5057 · Commentary · Column
That the centre of gravity of the global economy has shifted to Asia over the last decade and a half is known and accepted. China, India and some emerging market economies from Southeast/East Asia contributed significantly to this shift. Over th...
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NSS in Retrospect: Why not Iran and North Korea?
Kimberley Anne Nazareth · 09 Jun, 2016 · #5056 · Commentary
The big question at the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2016 was the absence of Iran and North Korea. What implications did their absence have? Or what implications would their presence have had, if any?
The participants at the NSS seem...
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East Asia Compass
Deadlock at Shangri-La: Is There a Way Forward?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 06 Jun, 2016 · #5055 · Commentary · Column
The discussions at the 15th Asian Security Summit (3-5 June 2016), popularly known as Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore were indicative of the existing deadlock among the countries about Asia’s future security architecture. Overall, the dis...
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Chabahar and India: Securing Regional Interests
Anu Abraham · 07 Jun, 2016 · #5054 · Commentary
The Chabahar deal and the India-Iran-Afghanistan trilateral dialogue that took place during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’sMay 2016 visit to Tehran have generated much debate. While there is a larger focus within the country on India...
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India and the NSG: Are the Outliers Justified in their Opposition?
Abhijit Iyer Mitra · 03 Jun, 2016 · #5053 · Commentary
While China’s opposition to India’s NSG membership is considered the main stumbling block, there is a powerful set of smaller countries perceived variously as “problem states” or as “Chinese fronts” in New Del...
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Strategic Space
Entry into the NSG: Getting Past the Doorman
Manpreet Sethi · 02 Jun, 2016 · #5052 · Commentary · Column
Doormen – big, burly individuals – at entrances of exclusive clubs impose entry regulations. They could deny you entry for not carrying the correct identity card, or for not entering as a couple. One particular country has assigned i...
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Education Reform in India: Emerging Trends
Sarral Sharma · 02 Jun, 2016 · #5051 · Commentary
The renewed focus on ‘Indianisation’ begs the question — how does the current component of Indianisation translate into education policy? This commentary will attempt to show the translation of rhetoric into policy in the state...
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Iran’s Economic Renaissance: Will the IRGC Profit?
Samanvya Hooda · 02 Jun, 2016 · #5050 · Commentary
Since 2006, Iran’s economy had grown more isolated following the imposition of sanctions related to its nuclear programme. The economic dynamics of sanctions forced Iran to restructure the economy in a way that minimised criminalisation. T...
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Election Analysis
India: Four States, Five Trends
Dr D Suba Chandran · 31 May, 2016 · #5049 · Commentary
On 19 May 2016, the results of legislative assembly elections of four Indian states – two from South India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and two from the east (West Bengal and Assam) – were announced. While there were no big surprises in t...
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7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea: Outcomes and Implications
Shreya Singh · 31 May, 2016 · #5048 · Commentary
9 May 2016 concluded the 7th Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK) Congress in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Although the four-day meet could be summed up as lengthy speeches replete with even lengthier socialist jargon, ...
