Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/26/2016 - 15:36
Paper No. 6207 Dated 26-Dec-2016
By Vappala Balachandran
On December 23 US President Elect Donald Trump “stunned” nuclear weapons experts by telling Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe programme” that he was encouraging a nuclear arms race. This interview had followed his December 22nd tweet: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes”.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 11/23/2016 - 06:03
Paper No. 6199 Dated 23-Nov-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Asian security in 2016 stands dominated by the geopolitical dynamics that are at play in the complex ‘Strategic Quadrilateral’ comprising the United States, China, Japan and India.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 11/22/2016 - 05:33
Paper No. 6198 Dated 22-Nov-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
Despite pundits and punters, Donald J. Trump defeated his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton to the American Presidency on Electoral College votes. He is set to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America on 20th January 2016. If the election for the President and Vice President was through direct votes Clinton would have won. Leave these aside.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 11/11/2016 - 05:36
Paper No. 6195 Dated 11-Nov-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 2017 ushers in a new era and a challenging one for the US-India Strategic Partnership and the personal diplomatic qualities of PM Narendra Modi.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 05:51
Paper No. 6183 Dated 12-Oct-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
The United States stood strategically distracted from Asia Pacific in the last decade resulting in China’s unimpeded militarisation of the South China Sea and the emergence of China as a maritime power—both impinging on stability and credibility of US security architecture.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 05:56
Paper No. 6167 Dated 08-Sept-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Perceptionaly, United States mythification of China as a potential Superpower seems to have lasted as long as China confined itself to use of ‘Soft Power’ strategies to gain influence in Asia Pacific. The switch to ‘Hard Power’ under President Xi Jinping from 2012 signalled the end of America’s ‘China Dream’.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 08/01/2016 - 15:02
Paper No. 6155 Dated 01-Aug-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Russia and United States estranged relationship impinges on global security and stability with China as a ‘revisionist power’ being the major beneficiary of this estrangement and with vested interests in sustaining this trust-deficit.
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