ASIAN STUDIES

Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 25 November 2021

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"As we all know that the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was established with the purpose of ensuring and promoting the widest possible mutual assistance between all criminal police authorities and serves as the world’s largest platform for police cooperation.

However, political interference has led to Taiwan’s exclusion from INTERPOL for years, creating a huge gap in the international security network and causing concern for law and order in countries across the globe.... Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst)

Copyright @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 March 2021

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1. Abstract

In the modern era, most nations are run by two main actors: lawmakers who come to power by public votes and designate bureaucrats. The partnership between politics and administration defines the extent of a country's legitimacy. Bureaucracy should act as a box in which the electorate's needs and wishes are collated, analysed, and translated into measured actions and meaningful policies. However, it is an ideal situation as there are several bad and wrong policies implemented. There is always a peril that looms largely of bureaucracy becoming corrupt, being too assertive or defunct being spineless. This paper analyses the role of bureaucrats of two countries, India and Pakistan and how the various pillars of government have shaped the characters of both countries' bureaucracy and how real is the power of bureaucrats? Historical research is used to demonstrate redemptive analysis, assessment and present state of policy matters... Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst & Former Research Coordinator
at Global Counterterrorism Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 21 February 2021

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“Hatred will not cease by hatred, but by love alone. This is the ancient law.”
- The Buddha “the awakened”

Terrorism cannot be ignored; the physical and emotional damages inflicted by terrorists are painful, harsh and inhuman, and in several cases, the wounds and scars cannot be healed. Terrorists use violence to create fear in the minds of common folks and spread chaos in society. Citizens are terrorised with violence and are intimidated by inflicting pain; the terrorists exploit media to fan hatred and gain popularity using carefully chosen themes. A mockery is made of state authorities to make them look vulnerable, weak and defenceless. On the other hand, security forces are given a strict mandate by the nations to avoid collateral damages at any cost that ties them down with one hand at their back. States are thus left with limited options to counter the terrorism and have to make well thought through decisions to take on the militants. They need to uphold tactics and strategies to avoid any collateral damage and not invite any human rights violations and wean away supporters and sympathisers in the native population to the causes of terrorists....Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst and former Research Coordinator at Global Counterterrorism Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 31 January 2021

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 In a recent development, to bolster its claims in Arunachal Pradesh, the North eastern state of India, which the Chinese refer as Zangnan or South Tibet, China has built a village in November 2020 across the alignment of LAC (Line of Actual Control) inside Indian side of border on the banks of River Tsari Chu in Upper Subhansiri district and upheld its position that they say is clear and consistent as they have never recognised Arunachal Pradesh as part of India. The construction of the settlement has been seen by Indian analysts as a move to reinforce China’s claim to the area, and part of a broader push by China to build civilian settlements in disputed frontier areas, which it has also done in Doklam with Bhutan.

The Republic of India, with its 1.3 billion population, is the most populous democracy in the world and the fourth-strongest nation in conventional military terms with over 1.4 million active frontline armed forces personnel. India is not at peace with its neighbours as it has its considerable share of geopolitical contestations at its borders that entails Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. The People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, is a socialist democracy wherein only one political party, that is, Communist Party of China is a central authority, and in sheer military power, China stands as the third strongest nation on earth. With closed political ideology; ..Read more

Andreas Mountzouroulias
(Editor-in- chief, pentapostagma.gr.)

Dr. Manju Dagar Chaudhary
(Roving Editor, Anm News, Ireland)

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Reposted at RIEAS web site (www.rieas.gr) on 17 January 2021

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is making provocative statements against Greece, on a daily basis. For its part, Greece is constantly pursuing diplomatic contacts with the aim of strengthening its positions in the international institutions. Read more

Vinod Anand (Brig)
(Senior Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, India)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 December 2020

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On the eve of forthcoming virtual summit between Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Narendra Modi it would be useful to reflect on the current status of bilateral relationship and look for ways and means to impart further momentum to the same. Over the years both sides have assiduously worked towards having warm and friendly relations based not only on historical and cultural connections but also on shared security perceptions on regional and international issues....Read more