Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra

India’s policy must respond to Changing Aspirations and Dynamics within Nepal 0
- Commentary
- July 19, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 19 July 2019 The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership was quick to underline the importance of the South Asian neighborhood since it came to power for the first time in 2014. The government ever since believes that a ‘neighborhood first’ policy is key to realize the larger
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Dynamism in India-Bangladesh relations will be crucial to success of India’s ‘Act East’ policy 0
- Commentary
- July 13, 2019
by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 13 July 2019 As New Delhi has made its ‘Act East’ stride clear by inviting the member-states of BIMSTEC (the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony after the BJP-led government was reelected to power this year, significance of Bangladesh
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Maldives and India’s Neighborhood First policy 0
- Commentary
- July 9, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 9 July 2019 The fact that the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi preferred the Prime Minister’s state visit abroad to commence with the Maldives (from 8 to 9 June 2019) after being re-elected in 2019 underlined the significance of the small archipelago South Asia country to India’s foreign
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Geopolitical thrust of the Afghan Quagmire 0
- Commentary
- July 6, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, 6 July 2019 Even while the US is currently throwing its weight behind peace talks and seeking a political resolution to the prolonged Afghan War in its search for safe exit, this does not, however, imply that geostrategic significance of Afghanistan has dwindled in the American eyes. On the other side,
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India’s Approach to UN peace-keeping 0
- Commentary
- July 4, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, 4 July 2019 The meaning of peace cannot be uniform across the globe and problems specific to developing countries propel them to consider peace and development as complementary to each other. Therefore, peace implies a continuous process of developing positive societal conditions to meet socio-economic needs of people rather than putting
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Managing Neighborhood: India’s unremitting challenge 0
- Commentary
- June 29, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, 29 June 2019 India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru carried an innovative perspective on world politics based on a policy of Non-Alignment that could grant India – a newly independent country – the necessary maneuverability and independence of action for its long-term development at a time when the global politics
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Multilateralism: Key to success of India’s regional diplomacy 0
- Commentary
- June 26, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 26 June 2019 Apart from getting over the recurring phenomenon of Pakistan’s obstructionist attitude as well as moves within the South Asian region, India’s regional focus gravitating toward BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) falls squarely with its ‘Act East policy’, its strive to contain Chinese
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Nation-states define Human Rights norms 0
- Commentary
- June 22, 2019
by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 22 June 2019 Human rights and human security have become buzzwords in international politics. The doctrine of humanitarian intervention which focused its attention on the willingness and capacity of the intervening power has been replaced by a more democratic approach focusing on the needs and aspirations of the needy people
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Statehood of small states amid pressures from big powers and globalization 1
- Commentary
- June 15, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 15 June 2019 The article strives to delineate the factors that underpin the spread of western norms of sovereignty, territoriality and nationalism across the globe including the small states of the South Asian region. Apparently, along with a process of decolonization and independence of Afro-Asian states from colonial yoke, another form
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India’s Afghan Predicament: Waning Influence and Ascending Threats 0
- Commentary
- June 12, 2019
by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 12 June 2019 Afghanistan peace talks between the US and the Afghan Taliban interlocutors on the one hand and talks hosted by Russia to facilitate the peace process under the Moscow-format including the Taliban and Afghan opposition on the peace table on the other indicate the peace process gravitating toward
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Does India need to maintain ‘Strategic Autonomy’ despite strides in Indo-US Strategic Relations?0
- Commentary
- June 8, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 8 June 2019 The American desire and interest in forging a close strategic partnership with India were clearly borne out by the Obama Administration’s pivot to Asia strategy and later the Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific policy which were premised on a central role to New Delhi in the Asia-Pacific region. New Delhi and
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War-weary US and the Peace Process in Afghanistan 0
- Commentary
- May 2, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 2 May 2019 Peace process in Afghanistan took off last year with senior American officials travelling to Doha to open talks with the Taliban. This breakthrough was geared up with the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation. However, each round of talks brought with some amount
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Why Militancy in South Asia Defies a Common Response 0
- Commentary
- February 16, 2019
Dr. manoj Kumar Mishra 16 February 2019 Recently, at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel (Indian paramilitaries) have been killed in a suicide car bombing by an operative of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM has claimed responsibility for the attack). Adil Ahmad Dar, a local recruit of the group is reported to have crashed a vehicle
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Deciphering the notion of Strategic Depth in Afghanistan 0
- Commentary
- February 13, 2019
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 13 February 2019 Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal’s response to a question pertaining to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about India playing a role in the conflict-ridden South Asian country in the recent past that “India has no role in Afghanistan” raises serious doubts whether Islamabad would ever allow New Delhi a meaningful
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