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भारत के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर स्वामी विवेकानंद का प्रभाव
September 22 , 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra
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भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने देश के इतिहास में स्वामी विवेकानंद के सही स्थान और आधुनिक भारत के निर्माण में उनके योगदान का ठीक से आकलन नहीं किया है। इस बात को पूरी तरह समझना तो असंभव है कि राष्ट्रीय और अंतरराष्...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , अरबिंदो घोष , क्रांतिकारी , भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन , महात्मा गांधी , श्री औरबिंद , स्वतंत्रता दिवस , स्वतंत्रता संग्राम , स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राष्ट्रवादी , स्वामी विवेकानंद , हेमचंद्र घोष

The Dismal State of Human Rights in Pakistan
September 21 , 2020 Aakriti Vinayak
Commentary Views: 5318
Human Rights in Pakistan remain a vexed issue. The Pakistan state and its security agencies instead of protecting its people remains shamelessly in retreat and have habitually trampled on Human Rights i...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Blasphemy , Human Rights , Imran Khan , minority rights , Pakistan

The Indus Water Treaty @ 60: Precariously Poised
September 19 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 7358
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960 after nine years of tortuous negotiations, facilitated by the World Bank. Pakistan was extremely unhappy during the negotiations as...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Arbitration , Eastern Rivers , India , IWT , Neutral Expert , Pakistan , terorrism , Western Rivers , World Bank

National Security Planning
September 18 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 5373
(The following is an updated version of talk delivered by Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi to the National Defence College, New Delhi faculty and officers on 17 September 2020)...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : CDS , China , Cyber Security , DIA , HADR , IDS , Kargil Review Committee , NSA , NSAB , NSCS , Pakistan , Spacee , SPG

Tactically Speaking…
September 17 , 2020
Commentary Views: 5600
-A Soldier from the Line of Actual Control*
On 29 August 2020, as we had got ready to move, there was a feeling of expectancy. It had little to do with the devious adversary, the breath-taking heights, the extreme of weather or the severe windy conditions.

National Security and Strategic Studies, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Aircraft , Armour , Artillery , Defence brick , Engineers , Gurung hill , LAC , PLA , Rezang La , Spanggur Tso

Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020: Effective Implementation is the Key
September 16 , 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 10178
Following closely on the heels of Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, which was open for comments till 10 Aug 2020, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated another document called Defen...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : DAP 2020 , Defence Exports , Defence Procurements , DPEPP 2020

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