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Building on Strong Ties with ASEAN: India Needs to Expand its Maritime Horizon
India and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries – Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam – have had very close and deep cultural, civilization ties dating back to the ancient times. In modern times, relations with ASEAN have become one of the prominent...
To save CPEC, China Must Act on Terrorism
For the time being, China has stood by Islamabad. But for how long can it do so? Can Beijing support terrorist activities of non-state actors in Pakistan? It cannot afford it. The price would be too high China teaches its defence forces that, apart from conventional fighting, there are three warfares — psychological, legal and public opinion...
Deactivating the Permanent Indus Waters Commission
The Indus Waters Treaty (1960) has not been immune to the vicissitudes currently affecting India-Pakistan relations. In the aftermath of the attack by Pakistani terrorists on an Indian Army camp in Uri on 18 September 2016, the Government of India (GOI) has indicated its decision, at the highest level, to comprehensively review the functioning...
China: Perfecting Tibet Railway Network
Grim news for India: according to Xinhua, the preliminary work on the Yunnan-Tibet Railway is being carried out. On September 20, the Chinese news agency announced the beginning of the work on the Yunnan-Tibet Railway which will run through Shangri-La and Dechen County of Yunnan Province and Markam and Dzogang Counties in the Chamdo Prefecture...
Post-Uri Response by India
The September 18, 2016 attack on a Brigade Headquarters in the Uri sector of Jammu & Kashmir by terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad completely unravelled the special efforts made at the political level by Prime Minister Modi to improve relations with Pakistan ever since his government came to power. The incident jolted important...