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Metaphors of Reverence: A Tale of Two Civilisational Gestures
September 16 , 2021 Rohith Krishna
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Reverence to others comes out as what one has inherited and learned from their elders or ancestors. As Martin Heidegger puts it, “In giving thanks, the heart gives thought to what it has and what it is....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Inheritance , Modernity , Progress , Tradition

The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: A Turning Point in Global Terrorism
September 15 , 2021 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 8908
“Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”1 - George W Bush 43rd President of...

Terrorism, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 9/11 , Afghanistan , AlQaida , counterterrorism , Intelligence , ISIS , IslamicState , September 11 attacks , United States

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की नई सरकार, पाकिस्तान और भारत
September 14 , 2021 Amb JK Tripathi
Article Views: 4206
7 सितम्बर को अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में नई सरकार की घोषणा हो गयी। तैतीस सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडल में तीस मंत्री तालिबान के ही हैं। तालिबान की ओर से जारी एक बयान में यह कहा गया है कि यह अंतरिम सरकार है क्योंकि एक स्थायी...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , अफ़ग़ानिस्तान , आईएसआई , तालिबान , पाकिस्तान , मुल्ला ग़नी बरादर , हक़्क़ानी नेटवर्क

अफगानिस्तान के पतन पर कैसी है मध्य एशिया की प्रतिक्रिया?
September 14 , 2021 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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परिचय
हाल के सप्ताहों में मध्य एशियाई गणराज्यों (सीएआर) में जो घटनाक्रम होता रहा है, उसके नतीजे सामने आने लगे हैं। 15 अगस्त 2021 को तालिबान ने काबुल पर कब्जा जमा लिया, जो अफगानिस्तान में अशरफ गनी के नेतृत्व वाली सरकार के पतन का कारण बना। तालिबान की पुनर्वापसी अवश्यंभावी थी लेकिन वह इतनी तेजी के साथ सत्ता में लौट आएगा, इसकी उम्मीद किसी को नहीं थी।

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , भारत। रूस। मध्य एशिया। अफगानिस्तान । पाकिस्तान उज़्बेकिस्तान। तालिबान। एयरक्राफ्ट। अफगान शांति प्रक्रिया। ताजिकिस्तान। तुर्कमेनिस्तान। निकासी। सीएसटीओ। नेशनल रेसिस्टेंट मूवमेंट ऑफ अफगानिस्तान। सैन्य अभ्यास।

The Idea of Bharatavarsha
September 13 , 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
Article Views: 11896
AS one who with his Indian passport finds it impossible to travel to Pakistan, I frequently treat myself to Pakistani travel videos available in ‘you tube’. I now know, for example, that Karim’s teas...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bharat , Bharatavarsha , Daimabad , Vishnupurana

A Different 9/11: How Vivekananda Won Americans’ Hearts and Minds?
September 13 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 6791
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Centre in which thousands of Americans died, the American people were in grief. On the same day, the Taliban were in a celebratory mo...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Chicago speech , Hindu religion , SEPTEMBER 11 , Swami Vivekananda , tolerance , World Parliament of Religions

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