Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

13/05/2022

#IPCSArchives | In 2001, Prof RVR Chandrasekhara Rao pointed out how the #US misjudged the influence of the #Taliban's fundamentalism.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=633

13/05/2022

How a Meltdown in Sri Lanka Can Have Serious Implications for India’s Security

#IPCSInTheMedia | #India will need to seriously monitor the situation developing in #SriLanka on multiple fronts..." argues Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, Governing Council.

India will need to seriously monitor the situation developing in Sri Lanka on multiple fronts. The Sri Lankan security forces are more than sufficient to handle the situation but need to be backed. The external factor has to be kept in mind considering the fact that turmoil in Sri Lanka is always pe...

12/05/2022

#Replug | #IPCSDiscussion | In April 2019, IPCS hosted H.E Dr Shin Bong-kil, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India, for a talk on #SouthKorea-#India economic and geopolitical relations.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5584

11/05/2022

Rift in CCP over Xi’s policies on US, Russia

#IPCSInTheMedia | "Signs of obvious disagreement inside the top echelons of the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) on #China’s policy towards the #UnitedStates and the stance on the war in #Ukraine are discernible." says Jayadeva Ranade, Distinguished Fellow.

Signs of obvious disagreement inside the top echelons of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on China’s policy towards the United States and the stance on the war in Ukraine are discernible. With no sign of the war ending, concern among Chinese communist cadres about the high possibility of the

11/05/2022

#Replug | #DecadalTrends (2010-2020) | The First #IndoPacific Decade

Siddharth Anil Nair reviewed the trajectory of the ‘Indo-Pacific’, from conceptual infancy to defining foreign policy feature, over a nearly 10-year period

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5801

10/05/2022

Europe dreams of military power, but NATO's still in charge. India must engage with caution

#IPCSInTheMedia | "#Europe’s independence in defence... may not emerge anytime in the near future. That, in turn, affects how #India and Europe are likely to engage with each other." writes Dr Tara Kartha, Distinguished Fellow.

Europe's defence capabilities vs NATO to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — joint statements signed during Modi's visit reflect shortcomings.

10/05/2022

#IPCSCommentary | Will #AUKUS Push #ASEAN to the Indo-Pacific’s Margins?

Harris Amjad looks at how AUKUS could further erode ASEAN unity as well as risk its position of centrality in the #IndoPacific.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5816

09/05/2022

Syed Ata Hasnain | Pluralism is a way of life for India’s armed forces

#IPCSInTheMedia | Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, Governing Council writes, "In a profession where life and death are based upon the trust and faith between the leader and the led, there is little scope for choice of spirituality."

In the armed forces, no one looks at your faith, caste or ethnicity

09/05/2022

#ICYMI

#IPCSCommentary | #RedAffairs | Online #Maoist Propaganda: How #India Should Respond

Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray recommends a bolstering of the government’s online presence as part of its strategic communications and prevention of extremism (PVE) initiatives.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5815

06/05/2022

#IPCSArchives | Satish Kumar pointed out why #India and #China should sort out the issue of #nuclearisation of the #TibetanPlateau through a security dialogue.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=482

05/05/2022

Lt Gen Ata Hasnain reviews challenges before new Army chief

#IPCSInTheMedia | "...by and large the entire concept of integrated theatres should become a reality within the next two to three years." writes Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, Governing Council.

#IndianArmy #COAS

Both the General Officers are outstanding professionals in their own right

05/05/2022

#Replug | #IPCSDiscussion | In August 2019, IPCS hosted Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) for a discussion on #SouthAsia's historical trajectory, the abrogation of Art 370 and 35A, and what it all meant for #JammuAndKashmir.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5621

05/05/2022

Xi’s ‘Zero Covid’ policy: The pitfalls of authoritarianism

#IPCSInTheMedia | "#China insists on following its draconian #Covid policies as it sees the political legitimacy of the Communist Party is increasingly being questioned." says Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow.

China is reeling under a massive resurgence of the coronavirus, affecting an estimated 400 million people and their livelihoods. People are seething with anger, and China’s growth rate, currency, stock markets are all down. Major cities are witnessing “hard lockdowns”, forcible mass testing, b...

04/05/2022

#ICYMI

#IPCSCommentary | #EastAsiaCompass | Testing the Strength of #India-#Japan Relations

Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra argues that any gap in New Delhi and Tokyo's positions on #Ukraine—or any other issue—doesn’t indicate a weakening of the relationship.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5814

04/05/2022

Ukraine has shown Indian diplomacy is like Indian driving—any lane, any time, US or Russia

#IPCSInTheMedia | "What is not relevant any more is any kind of a historical hangover of #Russian friendship. Diplomacy at present needs an agility that cannot rest on past laurels or sentiment," argues Dr Tara Kartha, Distinguished Fellow.

Academics have warned that India, by following its position, risks China doing invasions along the lines of Ukraine. So, India must outline the ‘red lines’.

04/05/2022

#IPCSCommentary | #RedAffairs | Online #Maoist Propaganda: How #India Should Respond

Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray recommends a bolstering of the government’s online presence as part of its strategic communications and prevention of extremism (PVE) initiatives.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5815

02/05/2022

#IPCSArchives | In 2002, Prof PR Chari argued for a multi-dimensional approach to deal with the problem of #terrorism.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=757

02/05/2022

#ICYMI

"The crisis in #Pakistan has evolved in a fundamentally different manner this time. The process of selecting ‘hybrid’ civilian facades has seen a historic role reversal... It has forced the army itself to re-think such efforts," writes Rana Banerji.

#Pakistan: Whither 'Hybrid' Governance?

Rana Banerji writes that the process of selecting ‘hybrid’ #civilian facades has seen a historic role reversal in Pakistan.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5813

29/04/2022

#ICYMI

Janhavi Pande argues "#Ukraine’s situation is a reflection of the terminal crisis in the actual practice of #internationallaw: undermined both by those that created it and those that seek to revise it."

#IPCSCommentary | #Russia’s Invasion of #Ukraine and the Crisis of International Law

Janhavi Pande argues that the war represents a breakdown of #internationallaw itself, enabled through decades of great-power opportunism and #Eurocentrism

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5812

29/04/2022

#IPCSCommentary | #EastAsiaCompass | Testing the Strength of #India-#Japan Relations

Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra argues that any gap in New Delhi and Tokyo's positions on #Ukraine—or any other issue—doesn’t indicate a weakening of the relationship.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5814

28/04/2022

#Replug | #StrategicSpace | From #Bangladesh to #Balakot: The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on #India-#Pakistan Dynamics

Dr Manpreet Sethi argued that "conventional war in the presence of nuclear weapons will be a challenging proposition."

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5799

28/04/2022

Ukraine war a reminder to Asia to move past old rivalries and insecurities

#IPCSInTheMedia | "Whatever the provocations and pent-up insecurities, #Asia must resolve not to go down the #Ukraine path or threaten to break the nuclear taboo," argues Commodore C Uday Bhaskar (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, in South China Morning Post.

The sinking of the Ukraine-built Russian warship Moskva highlights the fratricidal nature of the conflict and its historical underpinnings. While Asia is being projected as the engine of the future, its principal stakeholders have inherited security dissonances they must work hard to resolve.

26/04/2022

#Pakistan: Whither 'Hybrid' Governance?

Rana Banerji writes that the process of selecting ‘hybrid’ #civilian facades has seen a historic role reversal in Pakistan.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5813

25/04/2022

#IPCSArchives | Wg Cdr NK Pant (Retd) commented on the academic debates on #nationalsecurity taking place in #India in late 2000.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=436

25/04/2022

#IPCSCommentary | #Russia’s Invasion of #Ukraine and the Crisis of International Law

Janhavi Pande argues that the war represents a breakdown of #internationallaw itself, enabled through decades of great-power opportunism and #Eurocentrism

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5812

21/04/2022

#Replug | #TheStrategist | #Quad and #AUKUS: Compacts to Collar China

Vice Admiral (Retd) Vijay Shankar on the necessity of challenging #Beijing’s bellicosity in the #IndoPacific.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5797

21/04/2022

#IPCSArchives | 23 years ago, Lt Gen AM Vohra (Retd) argued the #missiletests conducted by both #India and #Pakistan were "nothing more than moves to achieve credibility to establish a minimum deterrent."

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=185

20/04/2022

The challenges that a post-Imran Pakistan faces

#IPCSInTheMedia | "General Bajwa is likely to be one of the biggest losers of this entire game" writes Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, Governing Council.

#Pakistan

Some factionalism appears to have entered into the otherwise tradition-bound Pakistan Army and General Bajwa is likely to be one of the biggest losers of this entire game.

20/04/2022

Lessons from the sinking of the Moskva

#IPCSInTheMedia | Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, outlines the tactical lessons #India could gleam from the sinking of the Russian warship #Moskva.

C. Uday Bhaskar writes: It has exposed the limits of Russia in its war against Ukraine.

19/04/2022

#Replug | #EastAsiaCompass | #NorthKorea’s Missile Tests: Addressing vs Normalising

Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra recommended longer-term analyses of Pyongyang’s intent as well as possible responses from the international community.

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5793

19/04/2022

Pakistan after the fall of Imran Khan: Get ready for a fresh round of instability

#IPCSInTheMedia | Rana Banerji, Member, Governing Council argues that "a new round of instability is likely in the days to come, which will make the task of governing effectively difficult for the new administration."

#Pakistan #ShehbazSharif
https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-after-the-fall-of-imran-khan-get-ready-for-a-fresh-round-of-instability-10563431.html

Islamabad is likely to witness further instability in the corridors of power that will make the task of governing effectively difficult for the new administration.

19/04/2022

#IPCSArchives | In 2001, Sonika Gupta analysed Beijing's concerns with regard to the Afghan conflict.

#Taliban #China

Read: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=645

18/04/2022

The Challenges Confronting Shahbaz Sharif

#IPCSInTheMedia | #India will need to watch carefully and understand the new round of instability and uncertainty in #Pakistan before engaging in diplomatic initiatives with the latter, writes Rana Banerji, Member, Governing Council.

India will need to watch carefully and understand the new round of instability and uncertainty in Pakistan, while charting the course of its future diplomatic initiatives, points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

18/04/2022

#Replug | #IPCSDiscussion | On 29 November 2019, IPCS hosted Tilak Devasher for a discussion on his book "#Pakistan: The #Balochistan Conundrum".

Read the discussion report here: http://ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5637