IDSA Comments

China’s launch of a yuan-denominated oil futures exchange will provide it with the opportunity to create an Asian crude oil benchmark and give it more clout in crude pricing and for promoting the yuan as a truly global currency.

• Shebonti Ray Dadwal
• February 22, 2018 |
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Notwithstanding differences on some issues, chiefly, Afghanistan and India’s UNSC aspirations, India and Iran have decided to focus their energies on areas of concurrence such as connectivity and economic cooperation.

• Ashok Sajjanhar
• February 20, 2018 |
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Political instability in the wake of the arrest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a corruption case will not portend well for Bangladesh and the region.

• Smruti S. Pattanaik
• February 15, 2018 |
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The dexterity with which Japan handles this case and the follow-up measures it adopts will strongly influence other countries to either liberalise the use of cryptocurrencies or strictly forbid them in the interest of consumers, law enforcement and national security.

• Munish Sharma
• February 13, 2018 |
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Indian assistance to the Palestinians could not be routed through Israel without political controversy both at home and abroad, and India cannot help the Palestinians constructively without coordinating with Jordan.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy
• February 12, 2018 |
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In the backdrop of joining the Ashgabat Agreement, India now must enlarge the strategic role of Chabahar port for evolving an integrated transportation network involving both the INSTC and the proposed transit corridor to Central Asia.

• P. Stobdan
• February 12, 2018 |
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Not intervening at this stage would be viewed by the people of Maldives as an abdication of responsibility by India.

• Rumel Dahiya
• February 09, 2018 |
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While the intended targets of the Maoists are security forces personnel, often civilians and animals become casualties in blasts triggered by pressure mines.

• P. V. Ramana
• February 09, 2018 |
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India will be able to help and support only to the extent that the demand for democracy and freedom from within Maldives continues to put pressure on Yameen and his security forces.

• Ashok Sajjanhar
• February 08, 2018 |
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The RSA may be forced to choose between significantly increasing the budgetary allocations for the SAN and adopting a rotational storage programme to preserve capability while reducing operational costs.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• February 05, 2018 |
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