Category: Regional and Neighbourhood
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INDIA – AF – PAK : TAKES THREE TO TANGO
The India-Af-Pak scenario is turning to be an interesting one. Needs close monitoring. Pakistan’s strategic depth is turning into strategic anguish. The internal deteriorating internal situation in Pakistan is compounded by its souring relations with Taliban. As Pakistan seeks to tighten its screws on trade routes to Afghanistan, the Taliban has sought to develop ties…
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BANGLADESH AND ITS IMAGE OF ITSELF
Bangladesh is developing an image of itself as an important strategic player which will be a mediator between the West and the Islamic world and also develop great relations with its South Asian Neighbours in its progress. It also sees a revival of relations with Pakistan including nuclear assistance. All this is without India. In…
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Taliban’s War On Pakistan Breaks Shackles of Slavery
This webinar on the Taliban – Pakistan conflict was illuminative. The panelists were the best one could find and their views highlighted different aspects of the conflict. What emerges is that this conflict will continue to simmer for a long time. It will debilitate Pakistan and keep it ion a state of turmoil. India needs…
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India Bangladesh : The Road Ahead
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain outlined various facets of the troubled India Bangladesh Relationship. He explained the need for both countries to work together for a shared future drawing on his experiences with Bangladeshis and the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The reality as it emerged during the course of the discussion is that while road ahead is…
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WHAT NEXT IN INDIA BANGLADESH RELATIONS
India Bangladesh relations are rocky. That is being Charitable. The government to government relations are on an even keel while not being close. The people to people relations are becoming more acrimonious. The rise of Islamist ideology in Bangladesh which has been targeting Hindu minorities is a source of deep concern. Mr Sree Iyer and…
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AFGHANISTAN RISES AS PAKISTAN FAILS
When US forces quit Afghanistan the popular thought was that Pakistan will call the shots for China to exploit the country and that hordes of terrorists will invade India. How things have changed as Afghanistan has risen while Pakistan has failed. Today Pakistan needs China to keep the Taliban off its back. That is the…
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The Syrian Fallout
Asad might have been overthrown but Syria continues to be wracked by violence as each country and group is busy consolidating its influence, assets, position and territory. The events in Syria are reshaping regional and global geopolitics whose reverberations will continue for a long time. Peace will elude this land and with the region. Just…
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE FALL OF SYRIA
Asad has fled and there is a great change of scene in Syria. However the scene is not clear. Syrian history is such that, peace will not come easily to this land. Whatever happens now in Syria will reorder the WestAsian landscape. It will also have implications on the global geopolitical order including the conflicts…
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THE SYRIAN GOOGLY
No one saw Syria going into a tailspin. However it has. Given its gory history, it was inevitable. This trouble will not go away and will have an effect on all the major on going conflicts viz Iran- Israel, Russia -Ukraine and China in Western Pacific. Already the shifts are perceptible.
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Tackling Targeted Violence/ Discrimination Against Hindus in Bangladesh
When BBC comes out with report that Hindus in Bangladesh are facing serious issues , it is time to examine it with equal seriousness. The situation for Hindus in a regressive Bangladesh is going from bad to worse. In this context Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed the idea whether a Hindudesh can be set…
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