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  • Sri Lankan Attacks and Inter-Communal Relations0

    13 May 2019 By Jude Lal Fernando and Paul Hedges SYNOPSIS The recent Sri Lankan attacks risk stigmatising the Muslim community in Sri Lanka while reshaping the fragile inter-communal relations in new ways. COMMENTARY SRI LANKA has had a turbulent history in recent centuries, especially over the last few decades. This has often been linked

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  • The Easter Sunday Attacks: Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims0

    By Kumar Ramakrishna 3 May 2019 SYNOPSIS The Sri Lankan government is banning the public wearing of the face-veil by some Muslim women as a security measure in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels claimed by ISIS. This is symptomatic of a deeper struggle: the battle to shape the soul

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  • China’s Digital Silk Road: The Integration of Myanmar0

    By Chan Jia Hao and Deepakshi Rawat 29 April 2019 SYNOPSIS Although relatively new to the information and communication technologies (ICT) field, Myanmar has made rapid progress in the technological domain in the past few years. This, coupled with the country’s unique geographical location between South Asia and Southeast Asia makes Myanmar an increasingly vital

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  • South Asian Militant Landscape in the Context of the Pulwama Attack and its Aftermath0

    CTTA: Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (April 2019) Building a Global Network for Security A Journal of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research We are pleased to release the April issue of the CTTA. Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2019 of the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) (ISSN 2382-6444) is available

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  • BRI as a Regional Enterprise: Headwinds in the Way?0

    By Christopher H Lim & Mok Sze Xin SYNOPSIS Strong political cooperation is the bedrock of BRI’s future success. Three headwinds − political discordance, trade uncertainty and technological disruption − stand in the way. As the proponent of win-win solutions, China should ensure BRI becomes a fulfilling regional enterprise for all parties. COMMENTARY MUCH HAS

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  • Why Balancing Towards China is not Effective: Understanding BRI’s Strategic Role0

    By T.V. Paul 19 March 2019 SYNOPSIS The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has usually been analysed for its economic and geopolitical importance. There is a third crucial function of BRI − the prevention of military as well as soft balancing coalitions against Beijing by smaller Asian states along with countries such as the US

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  • India-Pakistan Crisis: A New International Factor0

    By P S Suryanarayana 6 March 2019 SYNOPSIS India’s “counter-terrorism” strike inside Pakistan and their brief military exchanges have brought into focus China’s apparent stake in the stability of Indo-Pakistani relations. COMMENTARY WARLIKE HOSTILITIES broke out briefly between India and Pakistan, major South Asian neighbours, on 27 February 2019. The Indian Air Force had, on

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  • Sri Lanka’s Drug Scourge0

    By Amresh Gunasingham 4 March 2019 SYNOPSIS Sri Lanka’s recent move to bring back capital punishment for convicted drug offenders has put a spotlight on growing narcotics related crime in the country. The government’s apparent tough stance is in response to concerns that Sri Lanka is re-emerging as a transit hub for global drug trafficking

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  • The Pulwama Attack’s After Effects: Fake News and Rumours0

    By Mohammed Sinan Siyech 4 March 2019 SYNOPSIS The terrorist attack in Kashmir which resulted in the death of more than 40 members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has generated fresh tensions between India and Pakistan. The Pakistan-based terrorism group Jaish e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed responsibility. What does the attack reveal about the nature

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  • The Rakhine Crisis – Role of ASEAN0

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    • February 27, 2019

    By Vishalini Suresh S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) 27 February 2019 SYNOPSIS Violence in Rakhine state, involving the Myanmar national armed forces (Tatmadaw) and the outlawed Arakan army has added pressure on ASEAN to take concrete action to improve the situation in the state. ASEAN’s own credibility and standing has been undermined by

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  • BJP in 2019: A More Militant Hindutva?0

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    • February 19, 2019

    By Pravin Prakash   19 Frbruary 2019 SYNOPSIS As the BJP stumbles in recent Assembly elections and in the polls, it seems set to embrace a more militant Hindutva agenda as its core electoral strategy. COMMENTARY THE RECENT defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three of its supposed stronghold states – Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh –

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  • Indo-Pacific: One Region, Many Visions?0

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    • February 14, 2019

    14 February 2019 By Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy SYNOPSIS Diverse perspectives on the idea of “Indo-Pacific” are resulting in a lack of clarity on this concept. As a framework, the Indo-Pacific seeks to create a connected multipolar Asia that must be governed by commonly agreed international norms, rules and practices. But what is the Indo-Pacific? COMMENTARY

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  • War on Drugs: How To Win in Philippines, Bangladesh0

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    • January 28, 2019

    28 January 2019 RSIS By Iftekharul Bashar and Phidel Vineles SYNOPSIS The counter-narcotics efforts of the Philippines and Bangladesh can be successful only if a comprehensive and long-term approach is taken. COMMENTARY THE INCREASE in drugs-related crimes in the Philippines and Bangladesh has pushed both governments to adopt a hard-line approach to get rid of

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  • ‘New Way’ to Manage Sino-Indian Engagement?0

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    • January 10, 2019

    by P S Suryanarayana 10 January 2019 SYNOPSIS Buoyed by four summit meetings and the formation of a new people-to-people ‘mechanism’ in quick succession, China-India engagement appears to be on a firm track. Despite challenges, this marks an opportune moment to press ahead towards total rapprochement. COMMENTARY CHINA AND India have resorted to soft-power diplomacy

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