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Upping the Ante against China and India’s Volta-face; By Prof. B. R. Deepak

CAS article no. 0070/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group Following the 2nd January 2016 attack on the Pathankot air force base in...

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May 6, 20166 min read

South China Sea: United States Stiffens its Stances on China’s Conflict Escalation; By Dr. Subhash K

CAS article no. 0069/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group China seems to be woefully oblivious to major lessons of United States...

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May 6, 20165 min read

Political Assassination Plot Clouds Bangladesh; By Bhaskar Roy

CAS article no. 0068/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group It is Déjà vu: A New York Court’s verdict sending three persons to jail for...

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May 6, 20164 min read

A Good Example of What is Not Foreign Policy; By Shastri Ramachandaran

CAS article no. 0066/2016 Courtesy: DNA India Recent developments in India’s external affairs are most unflattering to a self-proclaimed...

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May 6, 20163 min read

China’s 21st Century Emperor and its Implications for India; By Dr. Subhash Kapila

CAS article no. 0067/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group China’s 21st Century Emperor emerges in the persona of President Xi Jinping...

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May 6, 20167 min read

The IS challenge: Europe needs to get its act together; By Jai Kumar Verma

CAS article no. 0065/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Monitor Islamic State (IS) which has already overtaken Al-Qaeda is currently the most...

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May 2, 20164 min read

Geopolitics and Maritime Security in the Straits of Malacca: Implications of China’s Maritime Silk R

CAS article no. 0064/2016 Introduction This presentation compares and contrasts two major initiatives that will impact on the security of...

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May 2, 201626 min read

Think West In India's Foreign Policy; By Ambassador (Retd) M. Ganapathi

CAS article no. 0063/2016 (The following speech on ‘Think West In India’s Foreign Policy’ was delivered by Ambassador (Retd) M. Ganapathi...

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Apr 22, 201635 min read

China: Is Xi Jinping losing his hold on Power?; By D. S. Rajan

CAS article no. 0061/2016 A series of politically significant events have taken place in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since the...

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Apr 21, 201610 min read

Why Katchatheevu is non-issue for fishermen, good for politics; By Cmde. R. S. Vasan

CAS article no. 0062/2016 Courtesy: Times Of India While MK, Jaya Spar Over Ceding Of The Island, They Ignore Problems Of Trawling In...

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Apr 21, 20163 min read

China in the Indian Ocean; By D. S. Rajan

CAS article no. 0060/2016 Courtesy: Chennai Centre for China Studies Note: The paper "China in the Indian Ocean" was presented by D. S....

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Apr 20, 201627 min read

Christians are at the receiving end in Pakistan; By Jai Kumar Verma

CAS article no. 0059/2016 Courtesy: The India Saga The suicide bomber of Jamat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of Pakistani Taliban,...

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Apr 18, 20163 min read

How China is gaining ground in Lanka with `pro-India’ Ranil govt; By Commodore R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.

CAS article no. 0058/2016 Courtesy: Times of India When Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe took over the government in Sri...

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Apr 15, 20164 min read

South China Sea: China’s Plans for Scarborough Shoal; By Carlyle A. Thayer

CAS article no. 0057/2016 Courtesy: Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 13, 2016. Q1. Do you expect China to carry out land...

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Apr 15, 20164 min read

Rising influence of IS in Afghanistan: A dangerous phenomena for region and world; By Jai Kumar Verm

CAS article no. 0056/2016 Courtesy: South Asia Monitor Islamic State (IS), which is an emerging force in Afghanistan, is slowly but...

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Apr 9, 20164 min read

Will China Merrily Row Its Boat on Myanmar’s Stream? – Prospects of Restarting Myitsone Dam Project

CAS article no. 0055/2016 Courtesy: Myanmar Business Today (Vol 4 Issue 14) This is the second and the final part of this article. The...

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Apr 6, 20164 min read

National Maritime Day Celebration: Keynote Address; By Commodore R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.)

CAS article no. 0054/2016 Courtesy: Chennai Centre for China Studies The National Maritime Day was celebrated in Chennai on 05 April...

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Apr 6, 20167 min read

BIMSTEC at 20- Traditional and Non Traditional MaritimeSecurity Threats; By Commodore RS Vasan IN(R

CAS article no. 0053/2016 Courtesy: Chennai Centre for China Studies (Paper presented at the conference on "BIMSTEC at 20: Agenda for...

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Apr 5, 201610 min read

China: The Interconnection between Tradition and the Thinking of Leaders in Modern Era; By D. S. Raj

CAS article no. 0052/2016 Courtesy: Chennai Centre for China Studies Tradition has been and will continue to be a key factor influencing...

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Apr 4, 201610 min read

India bristles as China woos Himalayan neighbour; By Shastri Ramachandaran

CAS article no. 0051/2016 Courtesy: DNA Yet another South Asian country, Nepal, is falling for the charms of China. The language of this...

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Mar 31, 20163 min read

Upping the Ante against China and India’s Volta-face; By Prof. B. R. Deepak

South China Sea: United States Stiffens its Stances on China’s Conflict Escalation; By Dr. Subhash K

Political Assassination Plot Clouds Bangladesh; By Bhaskar Roy

A Good Example of What is Not Foreign Policy​; By Shastri Ramachandaran

China’s 21st Century Emperor and its Implications for India; By Dr. Subhash Kapila

The IS challenge: Europe needs to get its act together; By Jai Kumar Verma

Geopolitics and Maritime Security in the Straits of Malacca: Implications of China’s Maritime Silk R

Think West In India's Foreign Policy; By Ambassador (Retd) M. Ganapathi

China: Is Xi Jinping losing his hold on Power?; By D. S. Rajan

Why Katchatheevu is non-issue for fishermen, good for politics; By Cmde. R. S. Vasan

China in the Indian Ocean; By D. S. Rajan

Christians are at the receiving end in Pakistan; By Jai Kumar Verma

How China is gaining ground in Lanka with `pro-India’ Ranil govt; By Commodore R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.

South China Sea: China’s Plans for Scarborough Shoal; By Carlyle A. Thayer

Rising influence of IS in Afghanistan: A dangerous phenomena for region and world; By Jai Kumar Verm

Will China Merrily Row Its Boat on Myanmar’s Stream? – Prospects of Restarting Myitsone Dam Project

National Maritime Day Celebration: Keynote Address; By Commodore R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.)

BIMSTEC at 20- Traditional and Non Traditional MaritimeSecurity Threats; By Commodore RS Vasan IN(R

China: The Interconnection between Tradition and the Thinking of Leaders in Modern Era; By D. S. Raj

India bristles as China woos Himalayan neighbour; By Shastri Ramachandaran

A Good Example of What is Not Foreign Policy; By Shastri Ramachandaran