Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 01:34
Paper No. 6416 : Dated 29-Aug-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
China’s political reachout to India, markedly in 2018, needs necessarily to be analysed in the context of the increasing China-US Trade War. Chinese present reachout to India is transactional and not incorporated in China’s Grand Strategy and India would be well advised not to make things easier for China by siding with it by perceptional proximity to China against the United States.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 12:57
Paper No. 6414. Dated 26-Aug-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Perceptively missing and noticeable in the last one year is that the Japan-India Special Strategic & Global Partnership is progressing routinely without the fizz that should be attendant on it by two powerful Asian giants and pillars of Asian stability. This perceptiion arises from India positioning this ‘Vital Partnership’ in Indian prism of relations with China and Chinese sensitivities on India’s proximate strategic relations with Japan.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 00:59
Paper No. 6413 . Dated 25-Aug-2018
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
The Second National Assembly of Bhutan was dissolved in the afternoon of 1st August 2018 as mandated by Article 19 of Bhutan Constitution.
By a Royal Order, an interim government under the leadership of the Chief Justice has been formed with nine Advisers. In distributing the portfolios, the Chief Justice- now called Chief Adviser has retained the two important portfolios namely Home and Foreign Affairs.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 02:12
Paper No.6409 Dated 16-Aug-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
(paper No. 6370 dated 23rd April, 2018 Revsited)
Misgivings on India’s surprise China Policy Reset in March 2018 marking a U-turn from India’s standing tall against China’s military provocations and intrusions in Dokalam analysed in the above referred Paper have largely materialised as evidenced by China’s unceasing buildup at Dkalam and repeat of Dkalam Standoff confrontation in Ladakh in end-July 2018.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 02:00
Paper No. 6404 Dated 8-Aug-2018
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
In the first week of July, Myanmar formally announced that China and Myanmar have agreed to a 15-point Memorandum of Understanding on building a China-Myanmar Economic Corridor as part of the Belt Road Initiative. Formal signing of the agreement is expected to take place soon.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 08/04/2018 - 12:28
Paper No. 6403 Dated 4-Aug-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Indo Pacific security and stability in 2018 occupies a centrality in US National Strategy stands unambiguously asserted at the highest levels of Trump Administration. India is expected by United States to play a pivotal role towards this end though not an exclusive one. Contextual geopolitical environment in Indo Pacific dictates India plays an assertive role, but the question is whether India is ready for this role?
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 07/29/2018 - 12:59
Paper No.6401 . Date 29-July-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Pakistan Army’s propensity for consistently subjecting India to entire spectrum of military conflict and provocations is a documented fact enabled by its conversion of Pakistan as a “Garrison State” to serve its political interests. In that direction, Pakistan Army has ensured that either it gets a PM of its choice to underwrite its adventurism or it effects a regime change of inconvenient Prime Ministers.
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