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जल-शक्ति
June 21 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
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जल-शक्ति नाम से सर्वथा नये मंत्रालय गठन प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के नेतृत्व में दूसरी बार गठित सरकार के सर्वाधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण कामों में से एक है। दरअसल, यह पहल भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) के चुनावी वाद...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , गंभीर पेयजल संकट , प्रदूषित जलापूर्ति , भाजपा के चुनावी वादे , स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन

Notes from the Sub-Continent
June 20 , 2019 Mayuri Mukherjee
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Bangladesh: Optimistic but Unrealistic Budget? On June 13, Bangladesh’s Awami League-government presented the country’s biggest-ever national budget, amounting to Tk 5,23,190 crore. However, most analys...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , Nepal’s regulating Hindu Guthis , Pakistan budgets , Sri Lanka-US agreement

The Universalism of Yoga
June 20 , 2019 Dr Arpita Mitra
Commentary Views: 2662
When 21 June was first declared as International Day of Yoga (IDY), it was accepted warmly by most countries of the world. However, in India, a small section of the intelligentsia was opposed to the ide...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : International Yoga Day , multi-religion Yoga , tradition of Yoga

What Explains the Appointment of Pakistan’s New ISI Chief?
June 20 , 2019 Prateek Joshi
Commentary Views: 3770
In a recent reshuffle of the Army top brass, Lt. Gen Asim Munir was replaced by Lt. Gen Faiz Hameed as the new chief the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The change comes barely eight months after Mun...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Pakistan domestic politics , Pakistan’s new spy chief , the ISI reshuffle

Modi Government 2.0: Sure Footed Firmness vis-a-vis Pakistan
June 19 , 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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India, following the re-election of the Modi Government, is to be commended for its sure footed firmness in its dealings with Pakistan. Pakistan's repeated feelers for a resumption of talks have been r...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : India’s new Pakistan policy , Pakistan a terror factory , Pakistan’s anti-Indian DNA

A Perilous Quadrangle: Iran, United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia
June 19 , 2019 Amb K P Fabian
Commentary Views: 2749
The world is witnessing with increasing alarm the escalating tension in West Asia. We do not know whether there will be a war. But we have reasons to fear that hostilities might break out if there is no...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Dangers of US-Iran confrontation , Iran’s nuclear programme , Sanctions on Iran

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