Message from the Indo-Bangladesh Border: `Banijya Basati Lakkhi’ While a higher volume of trade through Petrapole should benefit both countries, this new ICP mechanism needs to be suitably leveraged to ensure that the north-east also derives benefits. Gautam Sen | August 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Beyond Cartographic Assertion: A Roadmap on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir India must avoid policy incoherence and inconsistency on PoK that has spanned decades, and navigate a course that helps reshape the domestic as well as external discourses on PoK and pursue Indian claims in a firm, consistent manner. Priyanka Singh | August 01, 2016 | Policy Brief
Mali in Crisis While northern Mali remains under the control of armed groups, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares an intervention force to assist Malian forces in a battle to restore Mali’s sovereignty. Princy Marin George | August 2016 | Africa Trends
Libya: Troubled Transition to Democracy Sectarian clashes, attacks against suspected Gaddafi loyalists and violence targeting the central government have marred Libya’s transition to democracy. Babjee Pothuraju | August 2016 | Africa Trends
Saudi-Israeli Rendezvous: Does it indicate a Policy Change? It is early days to speculate on the likely outcome and possible trajectory in Saudi-Israeli engagement, but Eshki’s visit has so far been the clearest indication of Saudi willingness to engage with the Jewish state. Md. Muddassir Quamar | July 29, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Elections in PoK and Protests in Kashmir Valley: The Linkage The political reality in PoK is that ‘azadi’ is a chimera, and substantive control of the area is shared between terrorist organisations such as the LeT and HM and the political elite of Islamabad. However, a narrative has been fed in the Kashmir Valley that Pakistan is a more favourable option than India. Prabha Rao | July 28, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Political Transition, Tatmadaw and Challenges for Myanmar’s Democracy This backgrounder offers an overview of the two most challenging concerns for Myanmar’s democracy – ethnic unrest and economic hardships – and how the new government is planning to address these issues in particular and also more generally the influence of the Tatmadaw in politics. Sampa Kundu | July 26, 2016 | Backgrounder
July 27, 1990: Trinidad’s day of infamy On July 27, 1990, Trinidad experienced its own day of infamy when the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen staged an armed insurrection and held hostage the then Prime Minister, most of his cabinet and several opposition MPs, plus the staff of the television and radio networks. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | July 26, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Extension of the Disturbed Areas Act in Nagaland Application of AFSPA and DAA provisions to the eastern districts of Nagaland and to districts or select areas bordering Arunachal Pradesh and the Myanmar frontier would have sent an appropriate message to shore up public confidence for an overall settlement of the Naga issue. Gautam Sen | July 25, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Inter-State Council and Internal Security The Inter-State Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, is the best constitutional forum at the disposal of the Union Government to deal with challenges relating to internal security. Shashank Ranjan | July 25, 2016 | IDSA Comments
