COMMENTARIES
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Role of Airpower and Enhanced Jointry in the Indian Defence Forces
Murli Menon · 07 Apr, 2016 · #5013 · Commentary
The announcement by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar in Goa that the government was about to clear the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian armed forces is a very welcome one indeed. Besides this indicating a maturity in...
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Dateline Colombo
Politics of Promise: Between Sirisena and Rajapaksa
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 07 Apr, 2016 · #5012 · Commentary · Column
“Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
On Easter Day, a day of rejoicing and celebration for Christians, shrapnel and ball bearings p...
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Pakistan and the Nuclear Security Summit Process
Muhammad Faisal · 05 Apr, 2016 · #5011 · Commentary
The fourth nuclear security summit - the biennial conclave of heads of governments from around the world - concluded recently in Washington, DC. The final summit focused on securing nuclear materials, preventing nuclear terrorism, strengthening ...
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Forecast 2016: Higher Risks Likely to Shape Global Responses
Kapil Narula · 05 Apr, 2016 · #5010 · Commentary
The World Economic Forum released the 11th edition of ‘The Global Risks Report 2016’ recently. The report highlights the key ‘risks’ that the world faces in terms of the ‘likelihood’ and the ‘i...
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East Asia Compass
Japan’s New Security Laws: Context and Implications
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 04 Apr, 2016 · #5009 · Commentary · Column
On 29 March 2016, Japan’s new security laws came into effect. The laws were passed in September 2015 despite not being favoured by the opposition parties and many Japanese people. The new laws allow the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) t...
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China-Iran: Common Grounds for Cooperation
Tapan Bharadwaj · 30 Mar, 2016 · #5008 · Commentary
Given the recent 'mainstreaming' of Iran, it is important to consider its foreign relations, and especially relevant in this context is its relationship with China and the future prospects of this bilateral, with particular focus on its ec...
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India: Defence Budget in an Age of Scarcity
Bhartendu Kumar Singh · 28 Mar, 2016 · #5007 · Commentary
While defence budget allocation makes the news every year, this year the ubiquitous hypothesis in all strategic comments and opinion articles has been about ‘the marginal allocation being inimical to the India’s defence preparedness&rs...
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Ansar ul-Tawhid: Evolution and Operational Dynamics
Husanjot Chahal · 23 Mar, 2016 · #5006 · Commentary
In the run up to India’s Republic Day celebrations in January 2016, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained 20 men across the country for planning to carry out attacks in the country on behalf of the Islamic State (IS). On 29 Janu...
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LWE and the Role of Economic Development and Key Industries
Jed Lea-Henry · 22 Mar, 2016 · #5005 · Commentary
The mere presence of poverty, economic stagnation, and relative underdevelopment within a community or a section of society itself dramatically increases the likelihood of them suffering from or resorting to violent uprisings or civil war. Convers...
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NSS 2016: Implications of Russia's Absence
Urmi Tat · 22 Mar, 2016 · #5004 · Commentary
The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2016 is the last in a series of four summits held to identify and commit to time-bound agendas on nuclear security concerns. The Washington Summit (2010) focused on securing nuclear material and radiological sub...
