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Solving the Huawei Conundrum, the Middle Path
August 27 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
Commentary Views: 2549
Officials in the Indian government have stated that the Chinese overbearing on the Huawei issue could go against the company.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 5G options , India’s 5G dilemma , middle path in 5G

दक्षिण एशियाई उपमहाद्वीप में पखवाड़े की हलचल
August 27 , 2019 Mayuri Mukherjee
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बांग्लादेश: न्यायिक प्रक्रिया के बगैर हत्याओं में न्याय नहीं हत्या के एक आरोपी की जुलाई में पुलिस मुठभेड़ में मौत होने के बाद बांग्लादेश के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने स्पष्ट कर दिया कि इस तरह की “न्यायिक प्रक...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , नेपाल फिल्म समारोह , पाकिस्तान का कर्ज , बांग्लादेश न्यायिक प्रक्रिया , श्री लंका में मृत्युदंड विरोध

India and France Join Hands to Deliver ‘Public Goods at Sea’
August 26 , 2019 Dr Vijay Sakhuja
Commentary Views: 4344
Among the many facets of India-France bilateral relations, cooperation in the maritime domain has been high on the agenda. Maritime security with strong constabulary elements, exchange of information on...

Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indian Ocean issues , Maritime cooperation , PM’s France visit

CDS Appointment: An Opportunity to Streamline Defence Acquisitions
August 26 , 2019 Dr Kapil Patil
Commentary Views: 3588
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement from the ramparts of Red Fort to create Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) constitutes a major milestone in the history of India’s defence reforms1...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Appointment of CDS , Military jointmanship , Military modernization

The 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (2019-2020)
August 23 , 2019 Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6352
The 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will be held from mid-September 2019 till mid-September 2020. The African Group’s candidate Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria, a political scientist, educationist and career diplomat, has been unanimously elected President of this session of the UNGA, which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 2020.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : agenda for the UN , India in UNGA , UNGS session

कश्मीरी आतंकियों की नई नस्ल
August 23 , 2019 Bashir Assad
Article Views: 3164
कश्मीर में आतंकवाद के मौजूदा दौर के पीछे विचारधारा की मजबूत बुनियाद है। यह 1990 के दशक की विचारधारा से एकदम अलग है। आतंकवाद के इस दौर को जरूरत वैचारिक खुराक वहाबी और मौदूदी पंथों से निकलने वाले इस्लामी ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Hindi

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