Modi's demonetisation move reflects his commitment to the cause
PM Modi is bound to succeed in his efforts as the cause is genuine and people want his efforts to eliminate black money and corruption to succeed. His strength of character and determination will take him through, writes N.S. Venkataraman for South Asia Monitor
China's AfPak gameplans: Signals to incoming US administration?
With China using her historical stratagem of ‘kill with borrowed knife’, is this Beijing sending a message to the incoming Trump administration in the US, writes Lt Gen P.C. Katoch for South Asia Monitor.
No ‘String of Pearls’, it’s the Dragon in the Indian Ocean
While India has neither the capacity nor the political intent to reach out to its neighbours with investments and projects, China is deeply involved in the economies of all of South Asia and beyond. And with the operationalisation of Gwadar port, the Dragon has finally arrived in the Indian Ocean, writes Mahendra Ved for South Asia Monitor.
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Earlier this month, President Pranab Mukherjee concluded a successful three-day state visit to Nepal (November 2-4). ...
The fight against counterfeit currency is far more complex, requiring stronger institutional intervention of the stat...
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There’s no denying the fact that the biggest shock to the ongoing 22nd Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 22) in Marrakech, Morocco, has been the election of Donald Trump as the next US president. 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone overboard on demonetisation an...
