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Britain does a ‘Britain’ as Europe Dithers like ‘Europe’
August 12 , 2019 Rajesh Soami
Article Views: 2853
The European Union (EU) has been labouring hard to prove that it is serious about carrying more political heft in the world. Statements emanating from Brussels have made all the right noises in this dir...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Brexit and EU , EU unity vs administration , UK Navy in Persian Gulf

From Sanctions to Submarines - Myanmar, July 2019
August 12 , 2019 Jaideep Chanda
Article Views: 2965
July 2019 saw Myanmar remain in the news for a number of reasons, some negative and others not so negative. At the end of it all, though it may be a bit early to judge, it seems to be business as usual ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Myanmar defence cooperation , Rohingyia problem , West isolating Mynamar

Three Cheers - Jammu and Kashmir is Truly Integrated with India
August 10 , 2019 General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
Commentary Views: 5645
Lightening strike, surgical operations and surprise are the terminologies most used and practiced in military operations. But here in Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India has done one better and in o...

Jammu & Kashmir, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Pakistan’s antics over Kashmir , Repeal of Articles 370 & 35A , Roots of Kashmir separatism

The War on Yemen
August 9 , 2019 Amb K P Fabian
Article Views: 2729
Saudi Arabia invaded its neighbour Yemen in March 2015. The assessment then in Riyadh was that after a few weeks of aerial bombing, the Houthis will surrender and Hadi, the President who escaped to Riya...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Conflict in Middle East , Houthi-Saudi conflict , Saudi-Yemen War

सब का साथ, सब का विश्वास ने क्या ‘बांटो और शासन करो’ की सियासी चालों को खत्म कर दिया है?
August 9 , 2019 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Article Views: 3214
“चुनाव आ रहा है। विश्व शांति की घोषणा की गई है और लोमड़ियों ने मुर्गियों को दीर्घायु करने में गंभीर दिलचस्पी लेना शुरू कर दिया है।’’ टीएस इलिएट नये भारत’ में राजनीति जन साधारण से बातचीत करने पर तो हमे...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , अल्पसंख्यकों का उत्थान , बांटो और शासन करो की राजनीति , लोकतंत्र के नाम पर समाज को बांटना

Defending China in the Xi Jinping Era
August 8 , 2019 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2534
China’s White Paper on defence titled ‘China’s National Defense in New Era’ of 2019, coming after a gap of four years, bears a strong imprint of President Xi Jinping on Beijing’s defence and security po...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s military assertion , China’s White Paper 2019 , PLA under Xi Jinping

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