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AZIZ's NOTEBOOK: at the heart of the iranian revolution; Chowra Makaremi; Translated by Renuka George; Yoda Press; PP 149; Price Rs 250
Sushant Sareen

Can there be anything in common between the Islamic Revolution led by the Ayatollahs of Iran, the formation of a medieval Islamic Emirate by the Taliban of Afghanistan, the Cultural Revolution unleashed by the Red Guards of Maoist China and the patho....

November 05, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Book Reviews , AZIZ , Iranian revolution , Islamic Emirate , Islamic Revolution
The Kashmir Dispute—the Faultlines
Dr M K Teng

In the dynamics of history and the variables which govern the course of political sociology, historians do not make history. They only record its course and describe the forces and narrate the events, which are a reality that the historians cannot di....

November 04, 2013 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Historical and Civilisational Studies
ASI’s Gold Hunt: An Affront to Modern India
Dr M N Buch (late)

India is a deeply religious country where the Sanatan Dharma based religions, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism coexist happily and peacefully with the Semitic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as also with the Zoroastrian faith and a....

November 04, 2013 Governance and Political Studies
Vote Bank Politics: A Serious Threat to India’s Unity
RNP Singh

Indian polity has been witnessing inter-religious hostility since before the country’s independence. This hostility has sometimes caused immense damage, including bloodshed, arson, rape and other brutalities to the Indian society. Time to time some....

October 29, 2013 Governance and Political Studies
The Right to Reject: A Major Step Towards Cleansing Public Life
Dr A Surya Prakash

Voters in the five states going to polls this November-December viz Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram, will, for the first time have the right to press the NOTA (None Of The Above) button on their voting machines if they are d....

October 28, 2013 Governance and Political Studies
The Telengana Issue & Pros and Cons of Smaller States
K G Suresh

The Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, is expected to submit its report to the Union Cabinet before the winter session of Parliament. The high-powered ministerial panel had detailed discussions o....

October 25, 2013 Governance and Political Studies
Urgent Defence Reforms including CDS Need of the Hour
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Higher defence management has continued to remain the focus of the politico-military establishment for last several years without much progress having been made in the key areas of defence reforms that have been underway since the Kargil conflict. A ....

October 25, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Debating Culture; Anirban Ganguly; D K Printworld (P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2013; PP 158; Price Rs 400
Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes

Dr Anirban Ganguly’s book Debating Culture discusses the concept of culture in the writings of several outstanding national thinkers. He begins with Swami Vivekananda who had a very catholic and wide interest in both world and Indian art....

October 24, 2013 Historical and Civilisational Studies , CAG Reports , Book Reviews , Archaeological Survey , Debating Culture , Cultural awareness
Prime Minister’s Visit to Russia and China: New Equations in a Fast Changing Global Order
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s back to back visits to Russia and China from October 20 to 24 reflect the evolution of India’s external relations in a world with shifting power balances and the challenges faced in consolidating relations with tri....

October 23, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , China
Afghanistan Is Far from Being Lost: A Situation Report From The Ground
Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF

First Impressions: Uncertainty, yes; but also Optimism about future The creeping sense of despondency, even defeatism, over the future of Afghanistan post 2014 that seems to have set in among a section of the strategic community and top pol....

October 23, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan
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