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Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal: An Irreparable Loss to Strategic & Security Community
March 17 , 2020
Commentary Views: 3486
The sad and sudden demise of Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal after a bout of illness in Army’s R & R Hospital came as a shock to members of strategic and services’ community. He was commissioned into the Regim...

Tags : Gurmeet Kanwal , Security Community

BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place
March 17 , 2020 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 4363
As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the disseminatio...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BIMSTEC , COVID-19 , Pandemic , SAARC , WHO , Wuhan

अमेरिका-तालिबान के बीच सैन्य निकासी समझौता
March 16 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
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18 महीने की बातचीत के बाद अमेरिका-तालिबान ने 29 फरवरी को 30 देशों और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगठनों के प्रतिनिधियों की उपस्थिति में दोहा में सैन्य निकासी समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए, जिससे देश में 18 साल पुराने युद्...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , US-Taliban deal , अमेरिका , तालिबान , दोहा

China and U.S. Could Emerge as Adversaries over The Tibet Issue
March 13 , 2020 Jayadeva Ranade
Commentary Views: 5066
China’s communist authorities appear to have reached the conclusion approximately 18 months ago that the time for selecting the reincarnation of the XIVth Dalai Lama is drawing near. Since then they hav...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Panchen Lama , reincarnation , Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) , XIVth Dalai Lama , ‘Tibet Policy and Support Act’

भूख से लड़ने की रणनीति और नेपाल
March 13 , 2020 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Article Views: 4311
विज्ञान और तकनीक के विकास के कारण मनुष्य चांद और मंगल तक पहुंच चुके हैं और अब वे सूर्य तक पहुंचने के सपने भी देखने लगे हैं। लेकिन क्या यह विडंबना नहीं है कि एक ओर वे ऐसे चमत्कार कर रहे हैं और दूसरी ओर व...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : challenges in Nepal , Climate Resilience Measures , Global HungerIndex , Hindi , Sustainable Development Goals

Challenges of Building Disaster Resilient Indian Smart Cities
March 12 , 2020 Dr Swati Mitra
Article Views: 7279
March, 8, 2020: The world is gripped with the fear of COVID-19, including India. December 9, 2019: More 42 people killed in the Delhi Fire incident July 16, 2019: Building collapses in India’s Maximum C...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management

Tags : Indian Smart City Concept , Japanese Smart City , Singapore Smart City , Smart City

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