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Three Years of the Modi Government
India and the Koreas: Promises and Follow-ups
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5304 · Commentary
From the very beginning of its term in 2014, India's incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government showed decisive intent towards bringing more dynamism in India’s foreign policy. Good examples of this were its policies towards ...
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East Asia Compass
South Korea-North Korea: A New Version of Engagement
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 06 Jun, 2017 · #5291 · Commentary
On 9 May 2017, Moon Jae-in was elected as the new President of South Korea. The elections happened after the impeachment of the previous conservative President Park Geun-hye. It was almost certain that the Democratic Party candidate would have a cl ...
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Dateline Colombo
Steering Co-operation Across Oceans
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera. · 15 May, 2017 · #5284 · Commentary
“We should not develop a habit of retreating to the harbour whenever we encounter a storm, for this will never get us to the other side of the ocean.”
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East Asia Compass
Trump’s North Korea Policy: Regional Implications
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 01 May, 2017 · #5279 · Commentary
US President Donald Trump has displayed an inconsistent and dangerous approach towards North Korean provocations, prompting even Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to advise restraint. This is because the consequences of a major conflict on the K ...
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The Strategist
The Value of a Declared No First Use Nuclear Policy
Vijay Shankar. · 01 May, 2017 · #5278 · Commentary
"Can it be a nation’s case to destroy the very purpose that polity sets out to attain; or as Milton put it “Our Cure, To Be No More; Sad Cure!”
The sensibility of negotiated agreements to assuage friction between nation ...
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China-Philippines Ties: Lessons for India and Japan
Tapan Bharadwaj. · 27 Apr, 2017 · #5277 · Commentary
China and Philippines are in discussion to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism on South China Sea (SCS). This could re-establish direct talks between both countries after a long pause of six years. This upswing in bilateral ties however is ...
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Strategic Space
US-North Korea Military Swashbuckling and China's Role
Manpreet Sethi. · 19 Apr, 2017 · #5273 · Commentary
Temperatures are high all across India, but this is a normal seasonal phenomenon. Far more worrisome is the soaring of temperatures between the US, North Korea and China. The military swashbuckling currently under way between the US and North Korea ...
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Asia-Pacific: Is Middle Power Multilateralism Possible?
Chandrali Sarkar. · 13 Apr, 2017 · #5269 · Commentary
In light of President Trump’s abandonment of the original ‘Pivot to Asia’ policy, a recent article in The Indian Express, titled ‘Delhi, Tokyo Canberra’, by C Raja Mohan and Rory Medcalf, has explored possible approach ...
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Trump Vs Obama: US Policy Towards Adversarial States
Kimberley Anne Nazareth. · 13 Apr, 2017 · #5268 · Commentary
During the Obama presidency, US policy towards Syria, Iran and North Korea rested on a ‘carrot and stick’ approach with greater emphasis on the carrots. The Trump administration, while following a similar approach, appears to be willing ...
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IPCS Discussion
Diplomacy and the Politics of Language
Report. · 10 Apr, 2017 · #5261 · Commentary
An overview of the remarks made at 'Diplomacy and the Politics of Language', the first discussion in IPCS' 2017 series, 'Evolving Discourses of Security in International Politics'.
Deconstructing Anti-Islamic Di ...
