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क्या भारत को चाहिए पाकिस्तान के साथ युद्ध की नई नीति?

पिछले 70 वर्ष से पाकिस्तान भारत से सीधे या दूसरों को शह देकर छद्म युद्ध करता आ रहा है। सीधे युद्ध �....

भाजपा की जबरदस्त जीतः बन रही नई राजनीतिक तस्वीर

उत्तर प्रदेश और उत्तराखंड में हाल में संपन्न विधानसभा चुनावों में भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) क�....

‘Beati Sunt Possidentes’ (Blessed are Those in Possession): A Leitmotif for Chinese (& Pakistani) Statecraft

Tucked away in Chapter 1 of Book 6, boringly titled ‘Defense’ in Clausewitz’s ‘On War’, is yet another nugget of his strategic wisdom: ‘In daily life, and especially in litigation (which so closely resembles war) it is summed....

China’s Stance towards Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Recent Developments

Background Given its geo-strategic location, China has been keenly interested in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) for long. The Chinese plan, to use Pakistan card against India dates back to the 1950’s when Zhou En Lai suggested....

After Demonetization a Good Governance from Babudom is Urgently Required for Transformation of India

The decision of the Prime Minister to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes is a historic step lauded in general by people. The government hopes to win a decisive war against menace of corruption, black money and terrorism in near future....

Urgent need for Common Civil Code

The debate on whether the time has come for India to have a Uniform Civil Code that will govern personal laws of all its citizens irrespective of their religious affiliation, has been renewed with the Union Government seeking a report from the Law Co....

Fixing India’s School Education System

The recent Bihar State education board scandal that gripped the nation’s attention and shook its conscience, has no doubt exposed the State’s pathetic education ecosystem. It has showed up the system’s underbelly where marks at board examinatio....

Budget 2016: A Delicate Balancing Task achieved

All budgets are in a sense compromises with different stakeholders. Whether it is a housewife making budget for home or a Chief Finance officer for a company or Finance minister for the Government. The core issue is that expenditure is always larger ....

Prime Minister’s address to Military leaders: No clarity on National Security Strategy

In his address to the Chiefs of Staff and the Commanders-in-Chief of the armed forces on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on December 15, 2015, the Prime Minister made a rare statement on India’s defence policy. The PM lauded the sacrifi....

Memo to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Memo to FM: An education bank, easy loans to India Uninc, tax breaks for savers – and my dog Since it is customary to give unsolicited advice to the finance minister in the run-up to the budget, here are some. In order to make it easy for....

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