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The Diplomacy of Awards
April 18 , 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Arguably, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damoderdas Modi is the most decorated Head of Government by several foreign governments, and that too in a short period of less than five years. The most recent ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : PM Modi’s awards , Russian award for Modi

The Inevitable Security Dilemma of the Space
April 18 , 2019 Radhika Daga
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The space age began with the launch of Sputnik in 1957 by the erstwhile USSR and transpired to be an eminent infrastructure to back the nuclear and conventional military capabilities of the two super po...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : ASAT weapons , India’s Mission Shakti , space security

सिंधु जल संधि: पुनर्विचार की जरूरत
April 18 , 2019 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM
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जम्मू कश्मीर के पुलवामा जिले में अवंतीपोरा के नजदीक 14 फरवरी को सीआरपीएफ के काफिले पर घातक आतंकी हमला हुआ। उस हमले में 45 जवानों के शहीद होने की खबर मिली। संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा आतंकी संगठन घोषित किए गए जैश-ए-मोहम्मद ने उसकी जिम्मेदारी ली।

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , सिंधु जल संधि

On The Eve of the Doha Round - Afghan Women Claim Their Space in the Peace Talks
April 17 , 2019 Zulaikha Rafiq
Commentary Views: 2901
This is an exceptionally confusing and exciting time in Afghanistan, and (we hope) a turning point in the history of the country. The US and the Afghan government representatives, together with civil society representatives are due to sit across the table for talks with the Taliban in Doha on April 19.

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghan Women’s Network , Afghanistan peace talks , Doha , Taliban

India-Maldives: Strengthening Partnership
April 16 , 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Commentary Views: 6068
With the Indo-Pacific region vying for greater international attention, the Indian Ocean has assumed a greater criticality for the regional powers. Inevitably, India and China competing for greater infl...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Maldives relationsRrestoration of India-Maldives ties

Supreme Court on Rafael Papers
April 16 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 4085
The political slugfest that erupted after the Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s objections on a bunch of Rafael papers published in the media and relied upon by petitioners demanding a probe into the ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Judgment on Rafael papers , Rafael case

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