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Hong Kong: Why New Delhi Must Do More
Kamal Madishetty. · 09 Sep, 2020 · #5721 · Commentary
China—amidst
widespread international criticism and no letting up of protests on the streets
of Hong Kong—implemented the draconian National Security Law (NSL) on June 30.
This was done within weeks of the country’s rubber stamp legislature ...
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East Asia Compass
To Withdraw or Not to Withdraw: South Korea’s Strategic Calculus and the GSOMIA
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 26 Aug, 2020 · #5716 · Commentary
On 24 August, the
General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), an intelligence-sharing
agreement between South Korea and Japan, was automatically extended for another
year.
Article 21(3) of the agreement
states: “This agreem ...
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The Strategist
China's Curious Wars
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar. · 25 Aug, 2020 · #5715 · Commentary
Never
to be undertaken thoughtlessly or recklessly wars are to be preceded by
measures that make it easy to win.
—Sun Tzu, Art of War (Griffith, p 39)
The Chinese tradition of warfare differs
from contemporary understanding. Instead of fo ...
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Strategic Space
Never Again: 75 years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Manpreet Sethi. · 24 Aug, 2020 · #5714 · Commentary
This
August marks 75 years of the dropping of Little Boy and Fat Man
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These were the first two nuclear bombs built by the
US in the secret Manhattan Project; run at a frenzied pace to beat the
possibility of Germany gett ...
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East Asia Compass
‘Rotational’ Deployment of US Troops: Implications for Regional Security
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 30 Jul, 2020 · #5710 · Commentary
On 21 July 2020, US Defense Secretary
Mark Esper said that the Pentagon is considering “readjustments” to US’
military presence across the world. They are seeking a “rotational”
deployment of forces for “strategic flexibility,” and w ...
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Maritime Power and the Pandemic: US’ Loss; China’s Gain?
Jack Kai Yui Wong. · 15 Jul, 2020 · #5707 · Commentary
Beginning April 2020, China has launched a series of offensive actions
in the South China Sea (SCS). They include the establishment of administrative districts in disputed islands, sinking a Vietnamese vessel, and deploying an aircraft carrier to th ...
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East Asia Compass
Understanding Pyongyang’s Belligerence towards Seoul
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 23 Jun, 2020 · #5699 · Commentary
On 16 June, North Korea blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in
Gaeseong. This is being seen as symbolic of South Korea’s failure to engage
North Korea over the past few years. Effectively, North Korea has walked out of
all agreements and und ...
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Strategic Space
North Korea and the US Disembark from a Summit Train Going Nowhere
Manpreet Sethi. · 23 Jun, 2020 · #5698 · Commentary
China
has dominated headlines across the world in June 2020. This is not just because
of the global fight against COVID-19, whose virus originated in China, but also
because the country has simultaneously activated prickly issues with India, the
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East Asia Compass
What the Pandemic Looks Like in North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 27 May, 2020 · #5693 · Commentary
At a time when even the most resourceful
countries have failed to keep themselves safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, North
Korea, despite its resource-scarcity, has reported no infections. Foreign
nationals who work in the country have said that whi ...
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East Asia Compass
Strange Bedfellows: COVID-19 and the New Japan-China Camaraderie
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 30 Apr, 2020 · #5683 · Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to fractures
in bilateral relationships with China amid growing international condemnation
of Beijing’s handling of the crisis, with one notable exception: Japan. Quite
strangely, the crisis has bought about a rare ...
