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East Asia Compass
The Significance of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s Taiwan Statement
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 20 Jan, 2026 · #5901 · Commentary
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “ad-libbed” remark at the Lower House Budget Committee, while responding to the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) lawmaker Katsuya Okada, has made a lot of waves. She said that a Chinese military ex ...
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Pakistan’s Internal Securitisation is the Real Crisis
Muneer Ahmed. · 29 Aug, 2025 · #5894 · Commentary
For generations, Pakistanis have lived with security shaping many aspects of daily life. Now, as internal pressures mount, the grip of securitisation may tighten even more. Pakistan being increasingly governed by the dynamics of internal securitisati ...
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East Asia Compass
Alliance-Making: The Meaning of Putin’s Visit to North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 27 Jun, 2024 · #5877 · Commentary
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea after a gap of 24 years, on 19 June 2024. On his last historic visit in 2000, Russia and North Korea signed a Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation, which was a version of thei ...
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Out of the Shadows: How Israel and Iran Benefit from Escalation
Muneer Ahmed & Siddharth Anil Nair. · 29 Apr, 2024 · #5876 · Commentary
While the spectre of inter-state conflict has loomed large over West Asia these past few months, it appears now to be at a defining moment. The international crisis—spanning three continents—triggered by Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to ...
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Tiers of Motivation: Bilateral and Regional Drivers of the Iran-Pakistan Missile Strikes
Muneer Ahmed. · 30 Jan, 2024 · #5868 · Commentary
On 16 January, Iran launched highly
coordinated precision strikes in Pakistan’s Balochistan, while Pakistan retaliated on 18
January, after protesting diplomatically. These strikes were conducted across Goldsmid
line, which demarcates Pakistan ...
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Why the Conflict in West Asia is Complicating India’s Maritime Security
Siddharth Anil Nair. · 25 Jan, 2024 · #5866 · Commentary
India’s
fundamental maritime security objective is to deter conflict and coercion
from the sea. Recent developments in its regional security environment have
created new complications in this pursuit. The conflict in West Asia has
extended into ...
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How Global Conflict Shapes the Green Transition
Siddharth Anil Nair. · 27 Dec, 2023 · #5864 · Commentary
A global green transition—our best bet to counter climate change—has been underway for about 10 years. Countries around the world have begun to leverage the power of technology with the objective of moving to more sustainable sources of ...
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East Asia Compass
Why was Kim Jong-un in Russia?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 09 Oct, 2023 · #5861 · Commentary
It was a bit surprising that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s first foreign visit after the pandemic was to Russia, on 10 September 2023. His visit may be considered symbolic of his prioritisation, with Russia appearing to be more important th ...
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The Strategist
Political-Military-Mercenary Triangulation: A Look at the Wagner Group
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar. · 21 Sep, 2023 · #5859 · Commentary
Armed interventions often demand the deployment of light forces over a short duration. Mercenaries have been used in such circumstances. If the state-employed mercenaries fail to achieve the desired end, the event is denied. The Russian Wagner Group& ...
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East Asia Compass
US, Japan, and South Korea at Camp David: The Implications of Trilateral Summitry
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 18 Aug, 2023 · #5858 · Commentary
The trilateral meeting between US President Joe Biden,
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol,
at Camp David on 18 August 2023, is being considered “historic.” It is the first standalone summit between t ...
