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Russia questions Switzerland’s Policy of Neutrality
August 31 , 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda
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The Ukraine crisis has dramatically altered how nation states view their foreign policies and conduct relations with other nations. For most part of the post-War years when the world was divided into tw...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : neutrality , sanctions , Switzerland , Ukraine , World war

Freebie Debate: and Kautilya’s Arthashastra
August 30 , 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
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The Genesis
On 14 April 22 the BBC reported Sri Lankan Prime Minister telling the Army “Do whatever is necessary to restore order”. The Sri Lankan President Gaotabaya Rajapaksha had fled the country.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Arthashastra , Debt to GDP Ratio , Freebie Culture , Political Economy

Perceiving Silk Road as a Pilgrimage Route to India
August 30 , 2022 Rohith Krishna
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If someone has to physically locate the Silk Road, then they would usually find a region from the main landmass of China to the ancient Roman Empire. The route in between, also touches the northern regi...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : ancient India , Buddhism , Central Asia , China , Pilgrimage , Silk Road , South-East Asia

Organization of Turkic States: An Instrument of Turkey’s Central Asia Policy
August 29 , 2022 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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Background
In recent years, Turkey has emerged as an important regional player in Central Asia. The primary objective of Ankara’s Central Asia policy is to gain strategic dominance in the region.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Bayraktar TB2 drones , Middle Corridor , Nagorno-Karabakh war , Pan-Turkic Ideology , Turkey , Turkic Council

Sri Lanka – Current Political Situation
August 29 , 2022 Team VIF
Article Views: 7489
Introduction
This article looks at the current political situation in Sri Lanka from a comprehensive strategic point of view. Developments therefore, have a national security perspective keeping India’s objectives and interests in mind.

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Hambantota , India , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Ranil Wickremasinghe , Sri Lanka Yuan Wang 5

Revitalising Indian Military Ethical Leadership
August 27 , 2022 Lt. Gen Ajai Kumar Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
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“KarmanyeVaadhikaraste Maa Phaleshu Kadaachana, Maa karmaphalheturbhur Maa Te Sangostva Karmani” Thy business is with action only, never with its fruits, So let not the fruit of action be thy motive, no...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Ethical lLeadership , Field Marshal KM Cariappa , integrity , leading by example , military ethics , misplaced loyalty , morals , Unethical leadership , Zero Error Syndrome

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