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North Korea: Unravelling the Hermit Kingdom
Varun Nambiar

North Korea has been the focus of increasing international interest of late. Much of it has been owing to its burgeoning nuclear weapons programme, which has been described by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as having entered a ‘new...

June 1, 2017 Download
Tags: Hermit Kingdom, International Atomic Energy Agency, North Korea, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Treating the ‘Disease of Disconnection’
Navroz Singh

Author’s Note

The previous paper by this author, while addressing the broader concerns and implications of Daesh for the Indian context, built on theoretical insights from multidisciplinary domains in pursuit of a possible...

May 17, 2017 Download
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter-terrorism, radicalization, Violent Extremism, Terrorism
Tripura Model of Holistic Approach to Combat Insurgency: Genesis, Lessons, Future Challenges and Recommendations
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Abstract

Ethnic strife between the people of Tripura and Bengal that was simmering since the princely days increased subsequently, leading to tension and sporadic incidents of violence since its integration into the...

May 5, 2017 Download
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, East Bengal, Mizoram, National Crime Records Bureau, Tripura, Tripura Tiger Force, North-East Insurgency
Development of Infrastructure in India – The Vehicle for Developing Indian Economy
Dhanendra Kumar, IAS

Abstract

April 17, 2017 Download
Tags: Development, Indian Economy, Infrastructure, water security, Governance and Political Studies
Rising Trend of Religious Radicalization in Bangladesh
Amb Tariq Karim
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh, world's third largest Muslim majority nation has, right from its independence, cherished and followed the cardinal democratic values of freedom, equality, justice and religious tolerance. These, in a major way, also played a pivotal...

October 27, 2016 Download
Tags: Muslim majority, radicalization, Terrorism, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Anti-Terror Laws in India and Pakistan: A Comparative Study
Navroz Singh
Sushant Sareen

Anti-national acts of misguided citizens and their fanatic mentors have forced even democratic governments to enact special laws to deal with these. The purpose of such provisions, which many propagators of individual freedom view as 'draconian...

October 21, 2016 Download
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Anti-national acts, Anti-Terror Laws, Pakistan, Terrorism, Terrorism
BBIN: Paradigm Change in South Asia
Amb Tariq Karim
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Introduction:

In a bid to emulate the European Economic Cooperation (EEC, later EC and then EU), and the promise of success in the ASEAN models, South Asian countries got together in December 1985 to form their own South Asian...

May 10, 2016 Download
Tags: BBIN, European Economic Cooperation, SAARC, South Asia, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
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