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Pakistan External and Internal Developments
June 26 , 2021 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Pakistan remains mired in complexities and uncertainties. On the external front, Post US withdrawal from Afghanistan, what will be Pakistan's role in Afghanistan? How far it's own security will be affec...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , economy , Security , Taliban , USA

गाजा संघर्ष 2021: अभी क्यों, किसे मिला फायदा?
June 25 , 2021 Col Rajeev Agarwal
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बंदूकें खामोश हो गई हैं, लड़ाकू विमान अपने ठिकानों पर वापस आ गए हैं। 21 मई 2021 को गाजा पट्टी में इजरायल और हमास के बीच नवीनतम संघर्ष में बिना शर्त युद्ध विराम की घोषणा हुई और इसके बाद दोनों पक्षशांत बै...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , इजरायल , गाजा , फिलिस्तीनी , हमास

The 8th ADMM Plus Meeting: Major Takeaways
June 25 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5612
Introduction

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ADMM+ , ASEAN , EEZ , FATF , freedom of navigation and over-flight , Maritime Security , Rajnath Singh , Senkaku Islands , South China Sea , UNCLOS , Yoshihide Suga , “full acess”

150-Days of Political Crises: A Setback to Democracy in Myanmar
June 24 , 2021 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Article Views: 4276
It has been 150 days since the Myanmar military challenged the 2020 élections and took over its hegemonic shape on 01 February 2021. The political crisis has led to a humanitarian crisis in the country....

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Civil war , COVID-19 , democracy , Ethnic Armed Organisations , Military Coup , NUG , Protests , refugees

With Defence Production and Procurement Policies in Place – Are We Headed Correctly?
June 23 , 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 4820
‘Year of Covid’ – an Important Year for Defence Sector The stigma, ‘year of Covid’ notwithstanding, 2020 has been a very important year when it comes to self-reliance in defence and aerospace sector. It...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : DAP 2020 , Defence Exports , Key Words: DPEPP 2020 , MSMEs , negative import list , Procurement reforms , rollout of DPEPP and DAP

Policy issues in the Indian Shipping Sector
June 23 , 2021 Anil Devli
Podcast Views: 4189
Merchant shipping forms one of the core components of a nation’s seapower. As Indian trade and security interests now span across the Indo-Pacific, it is necessary to draw policy focus to Indian merchan...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indian Shipping Sector , Indian trade , indopacific , Merchant shipping , Shipowners Association

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