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2019 में विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था: समीक्षा
January 14 , 2020 Dr Kapil Patil
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वर्ष 2019 के दौरान विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था में दो महत्वपूर्ण रुझान दिखे हैं - परमाणु अस्त्रों का प्रयोग टालने के वातावरण में अस्थिरता और परमाणु शक्ति संपन्न और उससे रहित देशों के बीच परमाणु अस्त्रों में क...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Hindi , Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty , New START NPT , North Korea Nuclear missiles , START , परमाणु अस्त्र

Complicated 2019 for the International Oil Market and Trade
January 13 , 2020 Aayush Mohanty
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Introduction The effects of the United States of America’s (U.S) pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in early 2018 had an impact on the global oil trade, which continued in 201...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : energy , Iran , Oil , US

2019: A Year of Missed Opportunities for Afghanistan
January 13 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
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The year 2019 ended for Afghanistan on a more chaotic and disappointing note because of two major reasons: a) failure in achieving any major breakthrough in the ongoing peace process with the Taliban, s...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Ceasefire , Intra-Afghan dialogue , Peace talks , Presidential election , US-Iran escalation

Notes from the Sub-continent: CAA, NRC and others
January 12 , 2020 Mayuri Mukherjee
Commentary Views: 2886
In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look, first, at the coverage of India’s recent amendment of its Citizenship Act an...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : CAA , Constitution , Modi-Shah , Nepal , NRC , Saffroni , Sri Lanka

US and Iran in an Uneasy Calm
January 10 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2965
President Trump has the uncanny habit of surprising the world by his unique and often contentious tweets on foreign policy issues. But this time it pleased many. “All is Well” tweeted President Trump af...

West Asia, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arab Spring , Javad Jarief , JCPOA , missiles attack , Soleimani , Trump , unconditional talks

व्यावहारिक देशभक्ति: स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती पर उनकी स्मृति
January 10 , 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra
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दिसंबर 1892 में स्वामी विवेकानंद तत्कालीन त्रावणकोर रियासत की राजधानी त्रिवेंद्रम की यात्रा कर रहे थे। यह यात्रा कन्याकुमारी की उनकी उस यात्रा से ठीक पहले हुई थी, जिसमें 1892 के क्रिसमस के दौरान “अंतिम ...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : birth anniversary; 12 January , call to the youth , Hindi , National Youth Day , patriotism , service to the nation , serving the poor , स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती

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