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IPCS Discussion
Dealing with Dirty Wars
Report. · 19 Jul, 2017 · #5330 · Commentary
IPCS report on 'Dealing with Dirty Wars', a discussion held on 21 June 2017.
REMARKS BY THE CHAIR
Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain
Member, Governing Council, IPCS, & former GOC, 15 Corps, Srinagar
There is ...
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Global Warming-Induced Migration: An International Convention Needed
John Schabedoth. · 14 Jul, 2017 · #5326 · Commentary
In recent years, reports on the first global warming-induced migration into New Zealand have accumulated. Two of the most prominent cases involved concerned nationals of the island states of Kiribati and Tuvalu applying for refugee status in New Ze ...
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The Strategist
Nuclear Crises in the Time of Orwellian Wars
Vijay Shankar. · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5314 · Commentary
"…the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival."
George Orwell, 1984 &nbs ...
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NSG Membership: Pakistan's Past and Nuclear South Asia's Future
Allyson Rimmer. · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5313 · Commentary
Since 2016, India and Pakistan have both lobbied for comprehensive membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) without success. Key parties like China have called for bilateral entrance for both India and Pakistan or none at all. While China fe ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Sri Lanka: Reorienting the Relationship?
Husanjot Chahal. · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5310 · Commentary
In May 2014, the newly elected Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi kickstarted his tenure by inviting the heads of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for his swearing-in ceremony, suggesting that contact wit ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Maldives Relations: A Tale of Two Concerns
N Manoharan. · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5311 · Commentary
Though small, the Maldives is an important Indian neighbour. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Maldives “a valued partner in the Indian Ocean neighbourhood” and said that India-Maldives “ties are built on a very ...
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Seizing ‘The Belt and Road’ Opportunity: Challenges for Nepal
Pramod Jaiswal. · 23 Jun, 2017 · #5307 · Commentary
Nepal signed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) before the BRI Summit. During the BRI summit held in Beijing, the Nepalese Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport proposed to the Chinese Transport Minister to link Nepal’s ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Bhutan: Furthering Common Interests
VP Haran. · 21 Jun, 2017 · #5306 · Commentary
Bhutan, like other neighbours, watched with interest and some anxiety as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the polls in May 2014. Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was an enigma to them. They were unsure of what the Modi government ...
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Dateline Colombo
Crisis and Foresight Analysis
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera. · 20 Jun, 2017 · #5302 · Commentary
The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with the promise of further human advancement. . And yet, while humanity should be aspiring for a better life, disturbing events like the terrorist attacks in Manchester, London, and the Philippin ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Bangladesh: Engagement with More Stakeholders Required
Amit Ranjan. · 12 Jun, 2017 · #5294 · Commentary
Unless there is a change in the form of government or there occurs a marked shift in global or regional political order, the foreign policy of any ‘normal’ country maintains continuity with its past. However, certain adjustments are mad ...
