Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 10:00
Paper No. 6211 Dated 05-Jan-2017
By Bhaskar Roy
Having failed to constrict India within South Asia with its “String of Pearls” (an American euphuism) Strategy, China has now embarked on a new initiative to trip India’s growing comprehensive national power (CNP) and influence beyond South Asia.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 01/02/2017 - 05:35
Paper No. 6210 Dated 02-Jan-2017
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Russia and United States détente’ is a geopolitical imperative in 2017 for global stability and security when placed in context of China’s unbridled provocative military rise.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 06:16
Paper No. 6209 Dated 30-Dec-2016
Guest Column by Alexander Murray
Earlier this month, the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani made requests of the UN Security Council (UNSC) that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his political affiliate, Hezb-e-Islami-ye-Gulbuddin (HIG), be removed of international sanctions.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 05:48
Paper No. 6208 Dated 29-Dec-2016
by Dr Subhash Kapila
The China-Pakistan-Russia Troika having emerged on the South Asian geopolitical scene now with undisguised contours and political signalling emerges as India’s foremost foreign policy challenge in 2017.
The China-Pakistan Axis has been in existence from 1963 onwards but the addition of Russia to the China-Pakistan Axis leading to its emergence as the China-Pakistan-Russia Troika is a phenomenon of recent vintage.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 10:59
Paper No. 6206 Dated 20-Dec-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
Depression can be treated. But self-inflicted deception which hurts neighbours can be controlled to an extent if the patient is locked up in a padded cell. This self-deception is like a jigsaw puzzle with a few pieces missing, frustrating everyone including even Pakistan itself.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/19/2016 - 15:51
Paper No. 6205 Dated 19-Dec-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Fluidity in global geopolitical dynamics on verge of 2017 centring on USA, Russia and China with consequent impact on Indian foreign policy is already evident with the initial posturing of US President-elect Trump.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 10:45
Paper No. 6204 Dated 13-Dec-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Chah Bahar Port in Eastern Iran and Gwadar in Western Pakistan, both on the North Arabian Sea littoral have emerged as the latest chess-pieces in the maritime Great Power Game unfolding between India and China in the Indian Ocean.
