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A New ‘Washington Consensus’ : ‘Indo–Pacific’ and India’s Emerging Role
K.M. Seethi Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 8, 23 Feb, 2019 https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/8/commentary/new-%E2%80%98washington-consensus%E2%80%99.html The United States administration is fervently promoting the “Indo–Pacific” as an alternative geopolitical construct to mobilise a large number of countries in [...]
Unlocking the India-Pakistan Dilemma : Twenty Years of ‘Lahore Declaration’ and Missed Opportunities
K.M.SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 21 February 2019; also appeared in Global South Colloquy, 21 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/21/unlocking-the-india-pakistan-dilemma-twenty-years-of-lahore-declaration-and-missed-opportunities/ http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/unlocking-the-india-pakistan-dilemma/ Many treaties and agreements in international relations are the natural outcome of conflicts and wars between two [...]
Kashmir: Back to Square One?
K.M. SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 16 February 2019; also appeared in Global South Colloquy, 16 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/16/kashmir-back-to-square-one/ http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/kashmir-back-to-square-one/ The terror attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), which killed dozens of [...]
Farewell to INF Treaty: Setting Multilateralization for N-Person’s Game?
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 5 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/05/farewell-to-inf-treaty-setting-multilateralization-for-n-persons-game/ The Unites States withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987) and the subsequent Russian decision to quit the regime generated considerable fears and anxieties [...]
National Awards: Ethics of Conferment and Politics of Selection
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 27 January 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/01/27/national-awards-ethics-of-conferment-and-politics-of-selection/?fbclid=IwAR1CPHVDvRR-TQ_DKE1Q7aSA_yAzIu7oE4ztjprJNtIfcNXOlpIctutkEsU As expected, the announcement of the national awards for 2019 again brought forth a storm of controversy in India. This time it has drawn special [...]
Modi’s Politics of ‘Soft Power’ in times of Hard Realities of the Indian Diaspora
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 22 January 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/01/22/modis-politics-of-soft-power-in-times-of-hard-realities-of-the-indian-diaspora/ Even as the general elections are round the corner, the Narendra Modi Government makes it a point to use religion and culture as effective tools to sustain [...]
Current Affairs
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Unlocking the “Prisoners’ Dilemma” in Korean Peninsula
Unlocking the “Prisoners’ Dilemma” in Korean Peninsula Between the Rhetoric and Reality First Published by Countercurrents, 13 June 2018 K.M.SEETHI The much-awaited Trump-Kim summit finally took place, but ended up in an uncertain platform of [...]
India, Iran and the strategic Implications of the US pull out from the JCPOA
India, Iran and the strategic Implications of the US pull out from the JCPOA KM SEETHI Countercurrents, 3 June 2018/Global Research 4 June 2018 The decision of the Trump administration to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive [...]
The ‘Trump Card’ In Korean Peninsula In Times of Uneasy Peace
The ‘Trump Card’ In Korean Peninsula In Times of Uneasy Peace K.M.SEETHI Countercurrents, 24 May 2018 The US President Donald Trump has done it again. He has withdrawn from his commitment to a planned summit with [...]