Why JMB is of Concern to India
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The recent deadly terror attack in Dhaka might have been claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Daesh, but the pointers are towards the banned local...
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The Attempted Coup in Turkey: What Next?
2016 ,
To the relief of most Turks and of most of the global community, the military coup attempt in Turkey failed miserably. But the coup attempt itself and subsequent events in...
Read MorePhilippine Naval Weakness Hampers Response to South China Sea Award
2016 ,
The July 12, 2016 award in the South China Sea Arbitration, which should have sparked elation in the Philippines, was greeted with a sombre, cautious and muted reaction, with Foreign...
Read MoreThe Hague Ruling on the South China Sea: Has David Taken Down Goliath
2016 ,
The verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on July 12, 2016 in the case filed by The Philippines against China may prove to be a turning...
Read MoreUnderstanding Duterte: The Unpredictable President of The Philippines
2016 ,
Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the powerful seven-term mayor of Davao city,1 was elected as the new president of The Philippines in May 2016 with an approximately 39 per cent of vote...
Read MoreSouth China Sea Ruling: India Strikes the Right Balance
2016 ,
The verdict on The Philippines’ petition regarding the legality of Chinese claims in the South China Sea was much awaited, given that China had claimed the sea almost in its...
Read MoreWither CARICOM? – Prospects Post-Brexit
2016 ,
On July 06, 2016, the 37th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in the Guyanese capital, Georgetown, where, among the...
Read MoreThe Chilcot Report on Blair and the War on Iraq
2016 ,
Sir John Chilcot has finally come out with his 2.6 million-word report that was actually due in 2010. It will take a person seven days to read the report in...
Read MoreGenghis Khan and India-Mongolia Relations
2016 ,
How relevant is Genghis Khan – Asia’s biggest hero of the last millennium, who rose from the wind-swept Inner Asian steppes to create the world’s largest ever empire in history....
Read MoreIs Political Rivalry Fuelling Terror Attacks in Bangladesh?
2016 ,
Bangladesh, like many other countries in South Asia, has been in the grip of terror for quite some time. But the recent terror attack in an upmarket Dhaka café was...
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