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Pakistan: Appointment of New Army Chief
Rana Banerji Article

After much delay and deliberate attempts by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to make the issue controversial, Lt. Gen Syed Asim Munir Shah, Frontier Force Regiment, was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. A lingering `technical issue’ ....

November 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Taliban , Imran Khan , PTI , Gen Bajwa , TTP , Shahbaz Sharif , Asim Munir Shah
Welfare Schemes for Girl Child: Need for Convergence between the Centre and the States
Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee Article

Abstract: The ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme was launched for the protection and education of girl children. Its outcome remains sub-optimal with disproportionate amounts being spent on media advocacy rather than on health and educati....

November 29, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Mission Shakti , Media , Gender gap , CSR , BBBP , CAG , girl child , sex ratio at birth (SRB) , State Schemes
Ukraine War: When will it End?
Amb K P Fabian Article

As of now, unfortunately, we cannot see any sign of an early end to the unfolding tragedy that started on 24th February 2022 when the Russian invasion began. By now according to estimates made by the Pentagon each side might have sustained about 100....

November 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Nuclear , Oil , G-20 , Washington , Crimea bridge , Nord Stream , Zaporizhzhia
Supreme Court’s Observations on Forced Conversions
Rajesh Singh Article

The issue of forced conversions from one religious denomination to another has been brought into fresh focus when the Supreme Court recently observed that such conversions were “dangerous” and that they were “seriously against the interest of t....

November 22, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Dalai Lama , Conversions , Kerala High Court , Niyogi Committee , proselytisation
India-UAE Set to boost ties and Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to visit India on 21st November 2022 on a bilateral visit. In an earlier bilateral engagement this year, he and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar co-chaired the 14th In....

November 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Investments , energy , G20 , Remittances , UAE , CEPA , COP28
The Significance of Exercise Malabar 2022
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The multilateral Malabar Exercise 2022 commenced on 9 November 2022 between the navies of the Quad countries consisting of India, Japan, the US, and Australia and concluded on 15 November 2022. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF hosted the ....

November 17, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , SAGAR , Exercise Malabar , Dhara , Samudramanthan , Bali Jatra , Maritime Museum , INS Shivalik , INS Kamorta , BrahMos missiles , IFR
CPC’s 20th Congress: End of an Era, the Dawn of Another
Raj Gupta Article

The curtains drew close on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on 22nd October 2022. The CPC’s national congresses are one of the most important gatherings not only for China as elite politics witness personnel changes ....

November 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , CPC , Politics , Xi Jinping , Politburo , 20th Party Congress , Communist Party of China , Politburo Standing Committee
PLA after 20th Party Congress: “Combat Readiness to Fight and Win Wars’’
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The much awaited Chinese 20th National Party Congress (NPC) is behind us, and the National Peoples’ Congress is about four months away. The Work Report by President Xi Jinping has been analysed ad infintum. President Xi Jinping has said that....

November 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CPC , Taiwan , CMC , PLA , LAC , Gen He Weidong , Integrated Theatres
Understanding the Apex Court Judgment on EWS Reservations
Rajesh Singh Article

On November 7, yet another milestone was established in the long journey of reservations in post-independent India, with the Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) in government....

November 15, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Constitution , BR Ambedkar , Apex Court , OBC , Reservations , SC/ST
Border Management in India: Methods, Challenges and Opportunities
Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar, VSM (Veteran) Article

Genesis
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was finally put in execution on 18 July 1947 giving out the broad details of the partition of British India into the two dominions of India and Pakistan, based on Hindu and Muslim majorities respe....

November 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , Border management , Bangladesh , Border Security Force , Indo-Tibetan Border Police , Assam Rifles
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