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 Sat, 08/11/2018 - 04:14
Paper No. 6406 Dated 10-Aug-2018
By Dr Subhash Kapila
China’s forcible annexation of virtually the entire maritime expanse and consequent militarisation of the South China Sea in the last decade has generated grave regional and global complications. Japan as an Asian power contender with China and the nation whose strategic and economic survival is critically dependent on the sea-lanes that traverse the South China Sea gets logically drawn into South China Sea conflictual dynamics.
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.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 07/23/2018 - 15:19
Paper No. 6399 Dated . 23-July-2018
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
After four postponements, the third Panglong Peace Conference finally took off on 11th June at Naypidaw with over 700 delegates attending the Conference.
Besides those who signed the National Peace Agreement, ethnic armed organisations that had not signed the agreement also joined the conference at the invitation of the government.
