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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Where Does India Figure?
Monish Tourangbam. · 14 May, 2014 · #4435 · Commentary
Although the US government has tried to soften the China element in its rebalancing strategy, it remains ubiquitous, with Beijing undoubtedly seeing it as a ‘China containment’ policy. The centrality of India’s role in this strate ...
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East Asia Compass
Obama’s Visit: Deciphering US’ Regional Intentions
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 05 May, 2014 · #4424 · Commentary
The four-nation trip made by US President Barack Obama in April 2014 could be interpreted in many different ways. It was important as in October 2013, Obama was not able to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and many c ...
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Indonesia: The 2014 Legislative Elections
Aparupa Bhattacherjee. · 22 Apr, 2014 · #4401 · Commentary
The April 2014 elections in Indonesia are significant because they not only elect the members of the Regional Representative Council and the People’s Representative Council but also the political parties. A political party that achieves a maj ...
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US in Asia Pacific
Military Implications of the Rebalance: Increasing Chinese Aggression
Shreya Upadhyay. · 22 Apr, 2014 · #4399 · Commentary
Despite the crisis in Ukraine and Syria, the 2014 US Quadrennial Defence Review (QDR), US-ASEAN Defence forum and a slew of ongoing visits by American leaders seek to reassure that rebalance has not lost steam. This article seeks to explore two que ...
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US in Asia Pacific
Rebalancing: Philippines, Vietnam & Mutual Convergences
Vivek Mishra. · 22 Apr, 2014 · #4398 · Commentary
The Philippines and Vietnam witnessed a prolonged US military presence during the Cold War and today have become the lynchpin of American rebalance aiming to counter China.
What makes them the primary cogs in the American rebalance wheel?
Th ...
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IPCS Discussion
The Indo-Pacific Region: Political and Strategic Prospects
. · 21 Apr, 2014 · #4397 · Commentary
A review of the ICWA volume, ‘Indo-Pacific Region: Political and Strategic Prospects’, edited by Ambassador Rajiv K Bhatia and Dr Vijay Sakhuja, organised by the IPCS in collaboration with the Centre for Canadian, US & Latin Am ...
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The Strategist
MH370 and China's Anti-Access Area Denial Strategy
Vijay Shankar. · 14 Apr, 2014 · #4385 · Commentary
fThe mystery of the missing Malaysian Airlines MH 370 continues to confound. Was it a sudden catastrophic end to an ill-fated flight or was it a failure of surveillance that led to a controlled and purposeful disappearance of a marked commercial ca ...
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US and the Asia-Pacific
Will Obama Rebalance Further?
Shreya Upadhyay. · 20 Mar, 2014 · #4348 · Commentary
How is China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region responding to the US rebalancing act? Will this affect the original scope and objectives of the US policy? Will the US rebalance its own strategies towards the region further?
China’s Mi ...
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US and the Asia-Pacific
Rebalance Under Threat?
Vivek Mishra. · 20 Mar, 2014 · #4347 · Commentary
The limitations of the US involvement in the Asian security construct have been manifesting themselves often recently – particularly since the 2001 EP-3 incident – and with increasing frequency with the rise in China’s maritime as ...
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Pivot and Rebalance in the Asia Pacific
The South China Sea Dispute: US’ Dilemma and India's Options
Abanti Bhattacharya. · 19 Mar, 2014 · #4344 · Commentary
The South-China Sea dispute is axiomatic of the brewing great power rivalry between the US and China, raising serious questions about the viability of the US hub and spokes model governing East Asian relations. Notably, the hub and spokes liberal ins ...
