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Nepal: Conducting Local Elections in Terai
Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, who for the fourth time became Nepal’s Prime Minister on June 6, 2017, has the foremost duty to conduct local elections for the Village Councils and municipalities in the Terai region of Nepal on June 28. ....

June 15, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepal elections , Madhesh politics , Local Elections in Terai
India and SCO: Astana Summit and Beyond
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

After being an observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since 2005, India finally gained entry to the multilateral grouping during the Astana Summit held in June. India had applied for the full membership in 2014 after weighing very ju....

June 15, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , SCO , Astana Summit , India’ membership
Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for Central Asia
Dr Rashmini Koparkar

The Belt and Road Forum (BRF) sought attention of the international community and made headlines everywhere in mid-May. The event was organized by China in Beijing on 14-15 May 2017 with the purpose of promoting its ambitious project called the Belt ....

June 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , China , Central Asian Republics , Central Asia , One Belt One Road , OBOR , CAR , Belt and Road Forum
धर्मनिरपेक्षों ने भरोसा गंवाया है, धर्मनिरपेक्षता सलामत है
Rajesh Singh

राष्ट्रपति चुनाव निकट हैं और तिनकों की तरह बिखरे विपक्षी दल एकजुट होने और इस पद के लिए संयुक्त प....

June 13, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , India , Politics , election , धर्मनिरपेक्षता , सांप्रदायिकता , अल्पसंख्यक , Cast
How Strong are Our Offset Guidelines?... A User's Perspective
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Abstract The Minister of State for Defence Mr Subash Bhamre announced in Jan 17 this year, that nearly $14 billion worth of defence offset obligations would be discharged in India by foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (O....

June 13, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Make in India , defence procurement , off set guidelines , Made in India , DPP 2005 , DPP 2015 , MoD , Acqn Wing
Daesh in Afghanistan: It gets Weakened but Not yet Vanquished in Syria-Iraq
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

It has been a little under two and a half years since January 26, 2015 when Daesh announced in Afghanistan, the establishment of its South Asian affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan (ISK). The outfit’s now-deceased spokesperson Abu Muhammad....

June 12, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iraq , Daesh , Khorasan , Af-Pak , Daesh in Afghanistan , Syria
युद्ध टालने के लिए क्या बेहतर: आक्रामकता या शांति?
Martand Jha

कोई जिम्मेदार देश युद्ध के लिए तभी तैयार होगा, जब कुछ ‘असाधारण’ घट जाए। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि युद....

June 09, 2017 Media Studies
Myanmar Peace Process: A Bridge Too Far!
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The second session of the 21st Century Panglong conference concluded on 29 May after having been extended by a day. The first session of the conference held under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in end August last year had set out a....

June 08, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Myanmar , Panglong conference , ethnic armed organizations
The Complexities of Tribal Land Rights and Conflict in Manipur: Issues and Recommendations

Abstract Land is at the center of most conflicts in Northeast India because of its importance in the life of the people of the region, particularly its tribal communities. Manipur, the Land of Jewels, has been besieged with confli....

June 07, 2017 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Manipur , Tribal Land Rights , Land of Jewels
लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

प्रसिद्ध यूनानी विचारक अरस्तू ने कहा था, “शुरुआत अच्छी हो तो सफलता मिलती ही है।” केंद्रीय मंत्�....

June 06, 2017 Media Studies , लाल बत्ती , वीआईपी , कुप्रथा , VIP Culture , Lal Batti
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