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Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Lecturer in Political Science, S.V.M. Autonomous College, Odisha, India. Previously worked as the Programme Coordinator, School of International Studies, Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India.
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War-weary US and the Peace Process in Afghanistan0
- 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
READ MOREWhy Militancy in South Asia Defies a Common Response0
- 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
READ MOREDeciphering the notion of Strategic Depth in Afghanistan0
- 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
READ MOREInterests and Roles of Elites in forging National Identity0
- Commentary
- December 9, 2018
by Manoj Kumar Mishra 9 December 2018 Nationalism engenders a sense of distinctive identity and autonomy based on the Enlightenment idea of human freedom that enables people to survive in a modern world in which unpredictable change has become the norm. While, in the medieval world, the feudal states invoked religion and cultural resources
READ MOREBeijing’s Perspectives on its Rise and Concerns of the West0
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- December 4, 2018
by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 4 December 2018 Although the recently concluded G-20 Summit in Argentina has brought a temporary trade truce between the US and China, the fault lines between the two powers are more geopolitical and possibly last longer. Arousing such geopolitical concerns, Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier not only clearly articulated Beijing’s desire for
READ MOREResilience of Identities in the Era of Globalization0
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- November 30, 2018
Credit : ccc.rochester.edu by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 30 November 2018 The reasoning that globalization unleashes unifying and integrating forces has been disputed by several of its disintegrating features which, in turn, solidifies the national identities. The Euro-sceptics in Britain believed that their country was losing more than gaining from its membership in the
READ MOREImplications of the Political Imbroglio in Sri Lanka0
- Commentary
- November 26, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 26 November 2018 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirsena by sacking prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 this year has not only precipitated the country into a political crisis, but this is also likely to lead to an economic disarray. Ousted finance minister Mangala Samaraweera not only reminded of
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Threats of Climate Change and Implications for India0
- Commentary
- November 18, 2018
In December 2015, the parties (member-countries) to the historic Paris climate agreement agreed to the long-term goal of the pact – to keep global temperatures “well below two degrees C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees C”. Even if the Trump Administration led the
READ MOREIndian Concerns over Rising Levels of Pollution0
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- November 16, 2018
It is not merely Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India data project that cities in Uttar Pradesh such as Lucknow and Kanpur and many cities across India are wobbling under rising levels of air pollution. However, pollution in Delhi has become a major concern and air quality of the city reduced drastically
READ MOREChange in Leaderships in small South Asian Countries: Their Implications are understood with reference to India and China0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- September 30, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, 30 September 2018 The ripples of change in leadership have traversed from Nepal to Bhutan onto the Maldives. However, their implications have been understood primarily with reference to India and China given their size, economy and predominant roles they have been playing in these strategically vital countries. These countries are not
READ MOREIndia’s Strategic Autonomy in the Face of American Sanctions against Iran and Russia0
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- September 23, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 23 September 2018 As American sanction threats on Iran mounted with fresh sanctions waiting, its impacts on India are clearly visible. As per news reports, Iran is left with only 2 oil clients in India after Chennai Petroleum has announced to stop processing Iranian crude oil. Many Indian insurance companies
READ MOREIndo-Bangladesh Relations: Possible Implications of the Friendship Pipeline Project0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- September 22, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra Addressing underdevelopment has been an issue of priority for Bangladesh. Despite being a smaller country in the South Asian landscape, it took the first step towards forging regional cooperation ahead and it was the former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman who made the first concrete proposal for establishing a framework for
READ MOREThe Modi government of India and Challenges to Diplomatic Responses to Chinese and Pakistani Threat Perceptions0
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- September 18, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 18 September 2018 As the Chinese footprint in the South Asian and the Indian Ocean region expanded under the rubric of ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), India’s threat perceptions from muscular China surged due to reasons like lack of trust between them historically, Chinese long-term assistance to Pakistan in
READ MOREWobbling China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hides more than it reveals0
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- September 15, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 15 September 2018 Through the mega ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), Beijing has moved massive capital in the shape of loans to many countries for infrastructural and interconnectivity projects with the apparent objective of reviving Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road cutting across Asian, European and African continents and CPEC is
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