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Rise and Fall of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)- A Transition in Global Financial System
Praveen Menon

Man’s fascination for numbers is as old as mankind itself. When the earliest humans settled together as tribal societies, a man with a sense for numeric alone could successfully calculate strength of rival tribes. The relative numbers in...

November 9, 2023 Download
Economic Studies
Tags: Bank interest Reference rates, Global Financial System, International finance, LIBOR, LIBOR finance, RBI regulations, Regulatory management of trade
Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Myanmar: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

As COVID-19 struck the world countries, it took some months to recover back to their normal social and economic lives. However, for the people of Myanmar the crisis deepened further due to the military takeover in February 2021. The need for...

September 15, 2023 Download
Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies
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Conceptualising ‘One Health, One-Earth’ for Āyurveda
Rohith Krishna

In the 9th World Āyurveda Congress (WAC) organised by the Ministry of Ayush on 11/12/2022, India put forth the vision of ‘One Earth, One Health’ before the world. To put it in the words of Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi;

September 14, 2023 Download
Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Ayurveda, G20, One Health, One-Earth
Contemporary Leadership: Challenges and Lessons from Ancient Indian Wisdom
Dr Anurag Jaiswal
Lt. Gen Ajai Kumar Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM

Contemporary leadership is dynamic & constantly evolving which seeks to explore and understand the principles and practices that are necessary for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing world. Present day leadership models and...

July 28, 2023 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
Tags: Contemporary Challenges, Contemporary leadership, Leadership, Organisation Culture
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)
AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.)
Commodore Gopal Suri

… MDA signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions … IPMDA is aimed at curbing maritime free-run in the Indo-Pacific …

July 28, 2023 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
Tags: future of IPMDA, Indo-Pacific complexities, managing maritime environment, maritime security issues, maritime traffic, MDA architecture
Smart Theatre Command : A Pre-requisite for to a Joint Theatre Command
Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva AVSM (PhD) (Retd)

Abstract

Creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff and the Department of Military Affairs was a historical moment for the Indian Armed Forces and has infused the Military into National Security Mechanism. Government of...

July 21, 2023 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
Tags: A1 Defence Land, Integrated Capability Development (ICAD), Joint Capability Building, Joint Operational Planning Process, Revolution in military affairs, Seamlessly Connect, Smart Theatre Command, Space Communication, Supply Chain Management, UAS
Border Disputes with China: An Update
Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar, VSM (Veteran)

… China has been successful in its hidden agenda of utilising the Indian market for its trade expansion .. and not moving constructively in resolving the border dispute. It’s rare in the world scene where two countries have fought an intense...

June 2, 2023 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
Tags: China’s LAC subterfuge, Chinese deception of India, PRC’s Border Law, PRC’s expansionism, PRC’s repudiation of formal agreements, sinister implications of PRC’s conduct
Foreign Universities in India: An Analysis on the Criticisms
Rohith Krishna

Is the arrival of foreign universities to India really a negative development? Of course there could be reasons both for and against. But ultimately, it wouldn’t be as harmful or alarming as it is portrayed, especially if the challenges are...

May 19, 2023 Download
Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: college education, Foreign Universities, National Education Policy, university, UPA government
Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space
Naval Jagota

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023)

The world is moving towards contestation of...

May 4, 2023 Download
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Commercialization, Outer Space, Space, Sputnik
China’s New Central Military Commission
Jayadeva Ranade

China unveiled its new military leadership the day after the 20th Party Congress concluded on October 23. The composition of the new Central Military Commission (CMC), each of whose members is a hand-picked loyalist of Chinese President Xi...

January 20, 2023 Download
China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: CMC, Eastern Theatre Command, Military Commission, PLA, Xi Jinping
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