National Security Vol. II Issue III | July - September 2019
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West Asia Round-Up: October 2019
Abstract
Arab Spring 2.0 is in full view. The Middle East continued to reverberate with protests and demonstrations against regimes in several countries leading to the exit or resignations of the leaders in Lebanon and Iraq in the same vein as was done in Sudan and Algeria. After weeks of protests Prime Minister Hariri of Lebanon and Prime Minister Mahdi of Iraq tendered resignations partially meeting the demands but situation remains tense as the protesters continue to demand redressal of their real grievances and are concerned about their own wellbeing and future.
Tags : Arab Spring 2.0 , leadership crisis in Arabia , Turkey’s attack on Kurds , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
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Notes from the Sub-continent - October 2019
In this month’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look at some big ticket items on the diplomacy and national security fronts - for Bangladesh, the focus is on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s outgoing India tour; for Nepal, it is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s once-in-a-generation incoming visit to Kathmandu. In Sri Lanka, the spotlight was back on the Easter Sunday terror attack, as a parliamentary panel completed its investigation and submitted its report to Parliament.
Tags : Bagladesh PM’s visit , Kartarpur Corridor , Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal , Neighbourhood Studies
The Arab Spring 2.0 in Full Swing
The cinders of the Arab Spring of 2010-11 have been reignited after smouldering for a while given the mixed outcomes and unfulfilled promises and expectations. The countries starting with Tunisia, that underwent the revolutions, witnessed minor changes in Egypt and Gulf states and chaos in Libya and Syria. Likewise, while the Tunisian uproar was sui generis, elsewhere it was a mix of external intervention, prolonged excessive repression by dictators and regimes, and pent up frustration of their people. But the end result was a varied spectrum of defeated expectations.
Tags : Arab Spring 2.0 , External meddling in Levant , Popular angst against regimes in Arab world , Turmoil of protests in West Asia , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia
On 28 and 29 October 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Saudi Arabia and met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and the crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman. The Indian Prime Minister also met with Saudi Environment, Water and Agriculture Minister Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley and Labour and Social Development Minister, Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi. He also held a meeting with the Jordanian King, Abdullah II during the visit in Riyadh.1
Tags : India , India-Saudi Arabia relations , Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia , Strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
What Makes a Country Secure
What makes a country secure? Traditionally, a strong military was considered the main pillar of national security. Yet history has repeatedly shown that even overwhelming military capabilities cannot always achieve national security objectives. The struggle of the North Vietnamese against the US supported South is a contemporary example of the unmatched defence-in-depth provided by a resilient populace. Another is the retreat of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan. The liberation of Bangladesh also reflects how popular support can be a force-multiplier.
Changing Nature of Conflict
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Elements of national security , Societal stability and policing role in national security
हॉन्ग कॉन्ग मसले पर पार्टी के भीतर मतभेद शी चिनफिंग के लिए समस्या
चीन का नेतृत्व हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में 9 सितंबर को हुए विरोध प्रदर्शन की तस्वीरों और वीडियो से भड़का जरूर होगा। वहां प्रदर्शनकारी अमेरिका के झंडे हाथ में लेकर “अमेरिका आओ और हॉन्ग कॉन्ग पर कब्जा कर लो” के नारे लगा रहे थे। ये प्रदर्शन लाखों हॉन्ग कॉन्ग वासियों द्वारा चीनी शासन के खिलाफ 15 से भी अधिक हफ्तों से किए जा रहे विरोध का नतीजा हैं और इनके कारण अंतरराष्ट्रीय मीडिया में चीन का प्रतिकूल प्रचार भी हो रहा है। इससे ‘रंगीन क्रांति’ की वह चिंता भी सामने आती है, जो बाइदेहे में वार्षिक सम्मेलन में वरिष्ठ नेताओं ने जताई थी।
Tags : Hindi , चीन , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग , हॉन्ग कॉन्ग में जारी प्रदर्शन , China , Neighbourhood Studies
Recent Developments in Kashmir
The spate of criticism faced by India in the international community following its constitutional amendment of Article 370, the restructuring of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the pre emptive steps taken by it to preserve peace and tranquillity in the state is totally unwarranted. Such criticism is at best ill informed - as exemplified by the ridiculous assertion of the Malaysian Prime Minister that India invaded Kashmir - and at worst smacks of outright bias.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Kashmir falsehoods , Legal aspects of J&K statehood , Partisan propaganda on Kashmir , Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies
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