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Russia’s Search for New Ground in Pakistan
Adarsh Vijay. · 26 Dec, 2016 · #5210 · Commentary
Russia is all set to rebuild its relations with Pakistan, a move that could be a game-changer for both Pakistan and South Asia. Given the dynamic strategic parameters in South Asia and a policy transition that might overcome the long drawn US-Russi ...
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US Policy Orientation
Trump and West Asia: Reading the Tea Leaves
Ranjit Gupta. · 19 Dec, 2016 · #5207 · Commentary
Not only is Donald Trump the least-prepared president-elect in US history, but he compounds this handicap by showing little interest in preparing for perhaps the most important position in the world. He has been brazenly blasé about avoiding ...
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Eagle Eye
Paradigm Shift or Business As Usual: Trump’s China Policy
Chintamani Mahapatra. · 12 Dec, 2016 · #5202 · Commentary
Candidate Trump’s positions on China during the long election campaign and President-elect Trump’s tweets and phone calls have generated the impression of a coming paradigm shift in Washington’s approach to China under the Trump a ...
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Countering China: India's Uncertain Response
Harry Roberts. · 22 Nov, 2016 · #5188 · Commentary
China’s rise, and especially, its growing strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean region has provoked policymakers India to come up with appropriate policy approaches to counter its northern neighbour. However, India’s policy towa ...
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US Policy Orientation
A New Era for US Foreign Policy?
Lars Brozus. · 22 Nov, 2016 · #5187 · Commentary
After 1945, Washington’s approach to international politics was by and large based on ideas linked to the notion of “liberal internationalism.” A bipartisan consensus existed postulating that a liberal international order – ...
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US Policy Orientation
Donald Trump and South Asia
Michael Krepon. · 18 Nov, 2016 · #5185 · Commentary
What can the subcontinent expect from President Donald Trump? Bewilderment, for starters. If the new occupant in the Oval Office is unfamiliar with Russia, China, the workings of NATO, nuclear deterrence, and the impact of trade compacts, do not ex ...
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US Policy Orientation
American Turbulence: Global Ramifications
Chintamani Mahapatra. · 16 Nov, 2016 · #5183 · Commentary
By electing Donald Trump as the forty-fifth president of the US, the American people created history for the second time in less than a decade. The first was election of an African American as the president. What has surprised millions of poll obse ...
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US Policy Orientation
Trump's Trade Scenarios: Implications for India
Amita Batra. · 15 Nov, 2016 · #5181 · Commentary
The year 2016 has sprung many a surprise, not the least of which has been the outcome of the US presidential elections. The economic policy stance of the president-elect Donald Trump has been evident in his oft-repeated ‘inward-looking’/i ...
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US Policy Orientation
Donald Trump and China: A Contest for Primacy
Srikanth Kondapalli. · 15 Nov, 2016 · #5180 · Commentary
The dramatic win of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the US at the hustings has caught many a nation by surprise given the critical outreach of the country in the economic, political, strategic and military spheres of the world.
Trump’ ...
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IPCS US Election Special
The Iran Deal Under a Trump Presidency
Kimberley Anne Nazareth. · 07 Nov, 2016 · #5169 · Commentary
With the US only just days away from electing its 45th President, it is important to understand and analyse Republican candidate Donald Trump’s stance on the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran deal. Much has ...
