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The Kashmir Files: Much Ado about Honesty

The furore over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s condemnation of The Kashmir Files may have died down, but it does recall to memory the case of yet another controversial film, Kissa Kursi Ka. Of course, there is hardly any comparison b....

December 26, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Supreme Court , Bollywood , Kashmir Files , Kissa Kursi Ka , Lapid

Crisis Deepens in Nepal Even After Restoration of Parliament

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was engaged more in internal power tussle rather than addressing the issues related to controlling the disease. In such a moment, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, at the recommen....

March 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepali Congress , Supreme Court , KP Sharma Oli , Nepal Communist Party , Madhav Kumar Nepal , Pushpa Kumar Dahal

Sabrimala Issue and the Law

Rajesh Singh Commentary

All eyes are on the pronouncement of the nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on the Sabarimala issue. The matter is to be heard soon and it is likely that the court will engage itself with the case in a manner that the dispute ends at the earliest.....

January 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Supreme Court , Articles 14 , 25 & 26 , Sabrimala Issue

Understanding the Constitutional Provisions on Citizenship in the Current Context

Rajesh Singh Article

A furious debate is on in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Protests erupted in parts of the country and, unfortunately, some of them turned violent. Lives were lost and public and private property damaged. But there have also b....

December 24, 2019 Ilegal Immigration , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Supreme Court , Article 14 , Citizenship Amendment Act , Articles 5-11 , Constituent Assembly

National Register of Citizen: Genesis and Way Forward

… any new step invites appreciation or challenges. NRC in Assam was also an experimental device to curb the menace of the illegal influx of population from the neighbouring countries. Taking a cue from this, many States in India is also expressing ....

October 31, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Assam , Assam Accord , NRC , Issue of illegal migrants , NRC Process , Citizen Amendment Bill , CAB

Vimarsha: Talk on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a Punishable Offence’, by Shri Arif Mohd. Khan

The latest session of Vimarsha Talk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 19, 2019. Shri Arif Mohd. Khan, Former Union Cabinet Minister, put forth an informed argument on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a Punishab....

July 29, 2019 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Lok Sabha , Triple Talaq , Islamic philosophy

Pakistan Heading into Political Turbulence

Sushant Sareen

In its seventy years existence, Pakistan has been a virtual laboratory of political science. They have tried all possible forms of democracy – parliamentary, presidential, basic, ‘real’, controlled, stunted, non-party, you name it – and have ....

August 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Nawaz Sharif , Supreme Court , Pakistan politics

Bangladesh Migrants: A Threat to India; P K Mishra; Gyan Publishing House; PP 304; Price Rs 910

Dr A Surya Prakash

A Diligent Field Report on Illegal Migration and its Impact on India’s Unity and Integrity Bangladesh Migrants: A Threat to india by Mr. Pavas Kumar Mishra , retired Additional Director-General of the Border Security Force, is a rare bo....

August 06, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , national security , Internal Security , Muslim , Supreme Court , Book Reviews , Bangladesh Migrants

Vimarsha on Transforming Centre-State Relations a talk by Shri Dhirendra Singh

Former Home Secretary Shri Dhirendra Singh delivered a talk on Transforming Centre State Relations under the Vimarsha series at VIF on July 11, 2014. The session was presided over by former Delhi Lt Governor Shri Vijai Kapoor. In his opening remar....

July 18, 2014 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Centre-State Relations