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Resurgence of Al Qaeda in South Asia Post - US Drawdown " , by Aryaman Bhatnagar and Wilson John.

This occasional paper examines the prospects for al-Qaeda following the US drawdown in Afghanistan and the likely threats which the region, and India in particular, might face in the future.

Please find attached the link of the publication for your convenience.

http://www.orfonline.org/cms/export/orfonline/modules/occasionalpaper/attachments/OP_66_1436506347435.pdf

'Iran Nuclear Dear : Implications for the Framework Agreement' , edited by Rajeswari Rajagopalan and Arka Biswas.

This e-book, published under the Global Policy - ORF Series, consists of nine chapters dealing with various aspects of the Iran Nuclear Framework Agreement.

Please find attached the link of the publication for your convenience.

http://orfonline.org/cms/export/orfonline/documents/orfwps/Iran-Nuclear-Deal.pdf

Of Monarchs and Military Men: 

The Political Pathologies that Undermine Democracy in Burma and Thailand

The Project 2049 Institute is pleased to announce the publication of our latest Futuregram, 

"Of Monarchs and Military Men: The Political Pathologies that Undermine Democracy in Burma and Thailand." In this study, Kelley Currie, Senior Fellow at The Project 2049 Institute, discusses the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma and the implementation of policies that have resulted in a regional refugee crisis. She writes:

"This humanitarian and political disaster also again laid bare the pathologies currently impeding Burma and Thailand on their paths toward stability and democracy. The Rohingya issue made the leap from local problem to regional crisis because of a nearly perfect storm of state failure in Burma and in Thailand. In the case of Burma, the underlying political pathology is the military's dominant role in the country's politics, governance, economy, and culture. In Thailand, it is the monarchy's continued role in stunting the country's democratic development." 

Currie examines the "perfect storm" of political mechanisms that have heightened the crisis, particularly the continued grip on power of the military elite in Burma and the deeply polarized Thai society masked by a deceptively stable-seeming monarchy. She then provides policy recommendations for the U.S. in dealing with the crisis, urging a focus on the "disease" rather than the "symptoms."