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East Asia Compass
PM Modi’s Visit to Japan: Prospects and Prudence
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 08 Nov, 2016 · #5171 · Commentary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan, 11-12 November 2016, is eagerly awaited in India for an almost certain civil nuclear deal between the two countries. This would be an important achievement, as until now Japan has ...
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Russia-Japan: Determinants of the Territorial Settlement
Shamshad A Khan. · 01 Nov, 2016 · #5161 · Commentary
Japan and Russia have prepared the grounds to resolve their territorial dispute, which has lingered since the end of World War II, without a peace treaty. President Vladimir Putin will visit Japan on 15 December 2016 for a Russia-Japan summit meeti ...
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The Strategist
The Misshapen Pivot
Vijay Shankar. · 21 Oct, 2016 · #5158 · Commentary
We note, with some anxiety, an unmistakable parallel to the current situation in the Western Pacific with what obtained in the run-up to the 20th century. An impending face-off between a rising and revisionist China against a loose entente of statu ...
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Fragile States Index 2016
FSI's Broader Conclusions: Methodology, Empirical Trends and Current Realities
Amb TCA Raghavan. · 06 Oct, 2016 · #5147 · Commentary
The broad conclusions on India of the Fragile States Index are:
(a) 2016 as compared to 2015 has seen a significant worsening of India ...
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East Asia Compass
Future of the TPP and the US' Pivot to Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 04 Oct, 2016 · #5146 · Commentary
In the first round of the presidential debates in the US, it became certain that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is still far from being realised. While the Republican candidate, Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the TPP, even the ...
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Fragile States Index 2016
China and the FSI: Decennary Trends, 2007-2016
Chao Xie. · 10 Sep, 2016 · #5123 · Commentary
The Fund
for Peace has released its twelfth annual Fragile States Index (FSI). As with
previous editions, it presents yearly scores and rankings based on the levels
of stability and pressures each state faces.. However, the changes in a ...
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East Asia Compass
Russia’s Overtures in East Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 05 Sep, 2016 · #5119 · Commentary
The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was held in Vladivostok, Russia, on 2 September 2016, a day before the G-20 Summit Meet in Hangzhou, China It was attended by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the South Korea ...
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China-India: Beijing's Intransigence over the South China Sea
Prashant Dikshit. · 29 Aug, 2016 · #5115 · Commentary
History always plays a major role in the sovereignty disputes between nations in the global system. Since the history of the dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) is itself part of the dispute, the initiative by the Philippine regime to seek an arbi ...
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India-China
Wang Yi in India: Context and Significance
Manish Dabhade. · 12 Aug, 2016 · #5100 · Commentary
The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, is on a three day visit to India from 12-4 August, 2016. This visit is significant for numerous reasons. First, it is largely about the September 2016 G20 Summit, scheduled to take place in China and the Octob ...
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THAAD and South Korea-China-US Dynamics
Rahul Raj. · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5093 · Commentary
After much speculation and discussion, South Korea and the US have finally reached a crucial decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system. The American-made missile defence system has been a sensitive issue both domesti ...
