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A Significant Visit from the Land of the ‘Princess of Ayodhya’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in paid a highly significant visit to India on 8-11 July 2018 to cement his ‘New Southern Policy’ of increased focus on India and ASEAN countries. President Moon repeatedly said that his administration’s objec....

July 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South Korean President’s visit , India-South Korea relations
Bangladesh: Demand for Elections under Caretaker Government
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Election times are quintessentially interesting, more so when some of the South Asian countries are involved. The element of unpredictability and host of other varied considerations surrounding any election in the region, makes these events an analys....

July 13, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Bangladesh elections , Bangladesh caretaker government
Pakistan on Financial Action Task Force ‘Grey List’
Shruti Punia Commentary

After a long period of dormancy Pakistan finally enters the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list which comes as no rude awakening to either of its neighbours, India as well as China. The FATF took the imminent decision to place Pakistan on its....

July 12, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Grey-list FATF , Financing Terrorism
Deterrence Failure or Lasting Peace, the Korean Game’s Up for Grabs
Pinaki Bhattacharya Article

James Clapper, former director of national intelligence of the Barack Obama administration – otherwise a severe critic of the US President Donald J Trump’s various policies 1- recalled in a 19 May 2018 article for the New York Time....

July 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Trump-Kim Summit , Denuclearisation of Korea
Strategy of Military and Non-Military Measures: Imperative for Stability in Kashmir
Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.) Article

Introduction War of perception is a tool to expand the domains of conflict geographically and demographically. Pakistan and its proxies have created an impression as if entire Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is fighting a separatist movemen....

July 10, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Stability in Kashmir , Jihadi ideology
योग और नैतिकता का भारतीय स्वरूप
Dr Arpita Mitra

सितंबर, 2014 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में गए और पूरी दुनिया अचंभे मे�....

July 10, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस , योग की परंपरा
Iran’s Nuclear Deal, Oil and US Sanctions
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

A meeting of the Joint Commission established under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) took place in Vienna on 6th July. The Joint Commission was set up as the mechanism to resolve any disputes arising out of implementation of the Iran nucle....

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran’s oil & gas exports , JCPOA Vienna meeting
Constitution, Judiciary and the Memories of Congress Rule
Dr Makkhan Lal Article

Recently in a TV interview, Mr. Harish Salve said that to a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders he had said, “you may have got the absolute majority but please do not underestimate the destabilising powers of media, political activists, and pe....

July 09, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the t....

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , Seychelles President’s visit , Assumption Island , Indo-Seychelles relationship
Shared Values and Democracy in Asia - 4th Samvad Conference at Tokyo

The Conference on the theme of ‘Shared Values and Democracy in Asia’ was addressed by PM Abe in which he returned to the theme that democracy in Asia was not a foreign idea introduced from the West. Prime Minister Modi in his message emphasised t....

July 08, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , democracy , Buddhism , Hinduism , shared values , Human Rights , Democracy in Asia
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