Commentary: The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Status of Taiwan

On 18 October 2017 Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. While speaking on the section of ‘Upholding One Country, Two Systems’ and ‘Moving towards National Reunification’, he mentioned ab....

रावलपिंडी का रणनीतिक गणित और पाकिस्तानी चुनावी राजनीति में आतंकी पार्टियों का उदय

अगस्त में जब पाकिस्तान के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने पूर्ववर्ती प्रधानमंत्री नवाज शरीफ को भ्रष्टाच....

Commentary - In Complete Control: Xi Jinping is China’s Undisputed Leader

As had been widely anticipated, President Xi Jinping consolidated his position as the undisputed “core” leader of China at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held at Beijing in the third week of October 2017. Xi....

Key to Conflict Management in Kashmir is People, Politics and Perception

Violence is a type of backwardness and it is enormously powerful tool to coerce the communally fractured population to revolt against the state. But sustaining the uprising would need psychological mentoring and shaping of the perception of the peopl....

Commentary - J&K: Special Representative’s Road Ahead will not be Easy

Appointment of Mr Dineshwar Sharma , former Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB), as special ‘Representative’(SR) by the government for Kashmir to interact with the wide cross section of society in Kashmir to understand their “legitimate aspi....

Changing Contours of Air Threat and its Implications in our Scenario

“Air power may either end war or end civilisation”.1 - Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 1933 Since the raison d’etre for the existence of air defence, be it on land, sea or in the air, is to counter the air threat from....

Commentary - What the Election Results Mean for Japan?

The Lower House Elections held in Japan on October 22 have given a resounding mandate to Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe to remain in office till 2021. Abe, the third longest-serving PM of the post-war era is now on track to becoming (in November 2019....

चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी के 19वें अधिवेशन से कितनी उम्मीद?

पेइचिंग में 18 अक्टूबर, 2017 को होने वाले चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी के अधिवेशन (कांग्रेस) में राष्ट्रप�....

Commentary - Presidents First Foreign Trip to Djibouti: Why It Matters?

President R.N. Kovind chose Djibouti as first leg of his visit to Africa. This is the first time a top Indian leader visited Djibouti on an official visit. This is not surprising because Djibouti has a strategic location on the Horn of Africa, border....

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