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  • East Asia Compass
    What is the Efficacy of Sanctions on North Korea?
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   15 Mar, 2016    ·    #4999    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    The United Nations Security Council decided to impose more sanctions on North Korea on 2 March 2016. This time, it took around two months for the UN to agree on ‘tougher sanctions’ on North Korea after Pyongyang conducted its fourth ...
  • 2016 EU-India Summit: Platform for Change?
    Mirjan Schulz    ·   15 Mar, 2016    ·    #4998    ·    Commentary    
    On 30 March 2016, India and the European Union (EU) will meet for a 13th summit. The negotiations about a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will presumably be on top of the agenda. It will be the first summit since 2012, which was previously on an annu...
  • Spotlight West Asia
    Current Syrian Peace Processes Sterile: A New Approach Needed
    Ranjit Gupta    ·   14 Mar, 2016    ·    #4997    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Several initiatives have been taken to try to end the war in Syria. The first was by the Arab League, then Geneva I and Geneva II by Russia and other countries, and finally, the Vienna Process, where even a calendar of steps for bringing peace t...
  • Dateline Colombo
    Conflict to Co-existence: Debating Heritage and Homogenisation
    Asanga Abeyagoonasekera    ·   08 Mar, 2016    ·    #4996    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    “From amidst the Samanola’s montane rings And sprawling glades there serenely springs The Lotus-the Buddha’s Sacred Feet, Ushering Loving-kindness wide, in surfeit This is our heritage and birth-right ...
  • Pakistan: Kamal’s Dramatic Return and the Fate of MQM-A
    Rana Banerji    ·   04 Mar, 2016    ·    #4995    ·    Commentary    
    On 03 March 2016, the former Mayor of Karachi, Mustafa Kamal, held a press conference to announce the formation of a new insofar unnamed political party. His castigation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Altaf's (MQM-A) leader Altaf Hussain as...
  • Tibetan Parliamentary Elections in Exile: Glitches and Prospects
    Apa Lhamo    ·   04 Mar, 2016    ·    #4994    ·    Commentary    
    The preliminary round of the direct election to elect the 'Sikyong' (prime minister) and 'Chithue' (members) of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile was held on 18 October 2015. The final round is scheduled for 20 March 2016. How much...
  • Forecast 2016: Afghanistan
    Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy    ·   25 Feb, 2016    ·    #4993    ·    Commentary    
    In 2015, Afghanistan swung back and forth between several transitions. Insurgency reached levels insofar unseen since 2001. As late as December 2015, the Afghan Taliban, notwithstanding its internal problems, showed no signs of retreating for wi...
  • Strategic Space
    Pak's Nuclear 'Normality' through External Deals: Chasing a Chimera
    Manpreet Sethi    ·   22 Feb, 2016    ·    #4992    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Several recent writings have recommended how Pakistan could and should be accommodated into the nuclear mainstream. Mark Fitzpatrick, a non-proliferation analyst at the IISS, London, had advocated this through his Adelphi paper entitled “Ove...
  • India-Nepal
    Significance of Prime Minister KP Oli's New Delhi Visit
    Pramod Jaiswal    ·   19 Feb, 2016    ·    #4991    ·    Commentary    
    The Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, will his maiden visit to India, from 19 February 2016. During his six-day visit, he is scheduled to meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari, Indian Prime Minister Nar...
  • Examining Iran’s Ballistic Missile Test
    Kimberley Anne Nazareth    ·   21 Feb, 2016    ·    #4990    ·    Commentary    
    Iran’s recent firing of its ballistic missile – the second since the nuclear deal – has further fueled regional apprehensions regarding the deal. Do these concerns mirror those of the international community? What are the motiv...
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