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  • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
    BIMSTEC: An Interview with Amb Ranjit Gupta
    Leonora Juergens.    ·   04 Jun, 2014    ·    #4494    ·    Commentary    
    The transcript of an interview with Amb Ranjit Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, IPCS, and former Indian Ambassador to Thailand. Amb Gupta, you have been significantly involved in the formation of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Techn ...
  • US-China: The Problem with Congagement
    Amit Saksena.    ·   03 Jun, 2014    ·    #4492    ·    Commentary    
    Over the past two decades, China has grown exponentially, both in military prowess and economic might. The US, one of the major contributing factors to China’s rise, now realises the importance of countering this advancement. But is its polic ...
  • Dateline Colombo
    Asia Pacific: Reset for Qualitative Change
    Asanga Abeyagoonasekera.    ·   03 Jun, 2014    ·    #4487    ·    Commentary    
    Permeated by many turbulent events in May 2014, East Asia served as the milieu for events from the coup d'état in Thailand, to maritime cooperation for the Indonesia-Vietnam boundary between President Susilo and the Prime Minister of Vie ...
  • Maritime Matters
    Indian Ocean Navies: Lessons from the Pacific
    Vijay Sakhuja.    ·   02 Jun, 2014    ·    #4485    ·    Commentary    
    The Chinese naval base at Qingdao in Shandong Province was buzzing with naval activity a few weeks ago. Two significant events – International Fleet Review (IFR) to celebrate the 65th anniversary of China’s People’s Liberation Arm ...
  • East Asia Compass
    Looking Northeast: A Foreign Policy Agenda for the New Government
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra.    ·   02 Jun, 2014    ·    #4484    ·    Commentary    
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his term with a bold and positive move to invite all the SAARC leaders to his inaugural ceremony. These are positive vibes, and it would be great if the new government is able to achieve a breakthrough in ...
  • The Sino-Russian Gas Agreement: Political Implications for an Asian Rebalance
    Rheanna Mathews.    ·   30 May, 2014    ·    #4478    ·    Commentary    
    The recently concluded Sino-Russian contract has caught the attention of the world and there is no dearth of theories as to what it all means. The foremost questions this show of deepening Sino-Russian friendship raises are: how big a deal is this ...
  • Bangladesh-China: Respective Objectives and Strategies
    Dibya Shikha.    ·   30 May, 2014    ·    #4476    ·    Commentary    
    On May 12, Bangladesh and China signed four military treaties, increasing the warmth in the existing bilateral ties between the two countries. What did Bangladesh gain by aligning with China? Why is China interested in Bangladesh? Where is the bila ...
  • IPCS Discussion
    China and US in the Indian Ocean
    Report.    ·   30 May, 2014    ·    #4475    ·    Commentary    
    Opening Remarks Prof P R Chari Visiting Professor, IPCS Four sets of questions can help set the stage regarding Sino-American relations vis-à-vis the Indian Ocean. • Is the Sino-American relationship in the Indian Ocean on ...
  • China-Vietnam: The Oil Rig Non-diplomacy
    Roomana Hukil.    ·   28 May, 2014    ·    #4471    ·    Commentary    
    The recent impasse between China and Vietnam over Beijing’s deployment of oil rigs in the South China Sea (SCS) has generated chaos in the Southeast Asian political arena. The tension between the two states has renewed security challenges in ...
  • South China Sea: China's Renewed Confrontation and ASEAN Options
    Abanti Bhattacharya.    ·   28 May, 2014    ·    #4469    ·    Commentary    
    China-Vietnam relations have deteriorated sharply since the China National Offshore Oil Corporation towed an oil rig into waters 220 km off central Vietnam’s coast. What added a new twist to the crisis was China’s sending of warships to ...
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