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Ideas for PM Modi’s upcoming SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
June 6 , 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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The 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is scheduled to be held on 13-14 June 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It is the second summit after India was granted full membership of this organiz...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India-CAR’s relations , India’s objectives in SCO , SCO Summit 2019

Historical Perspective on Ancient and Medieval Sino-India Wars
June 6 , 2019 Colonel D Lakshmana Kumar
Article Views: 21007
Before the 1962 border clash, Mao Zedong apparently told his commanders that China and India had previously fought ‘One and a half wars’ and in both instances India had been defeated convincingly. This historical misconception would have had no significance had it not been quoted repeatedly by authors and scholars.

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Mao’s notion of Sino-India history , Mongol incursions in mediaeval times

Jal Shakti
June 5 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 3156
One of the highlights of Government formation for a second time under the prime ministership of Narendra Modi was the creation of a new Jal Shakti Ministry. This was pursuant to the promise the Bharatiy...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Jal Shakti Ministry , Water conservation , Water crisis

Shangri-La Dialogue-2019 - Implications for India’s Security Policy
June 5 , 2019 Commodore Somen Banerjee
Commentary Views: 4089
Recalling Queen Victoria’s diamond Jubilee in 1897, Arnold Toynbee had remarked, “Here we are at the top of the world. We have arrived at this peak to stay forever. There is off course, this thing calle...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s Indo-Pacific intent , Shangri-La Dialogue-2019 , US policy in Indo-Pacific

नए भारत के निर्माण में सहयोग के लिए चारों शीर्ष मंत्रियों को करना होगा मिलजुलकर काम
June 4 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 2359
मोदी सरकार के नए मंत्रिमंडल की एक अनूठी विशेषता यह है कि चार शीर्ष मंत्रालय - गृह, वित्त, रक्षा और विदेश - नए लोगों के हाथ में हैं। अपने-अपने मंत्रालयों में काम करने का उनका अपना दृष्टिकोण और शैलियां हो...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , नए भारत के निर्माण , मंत्रिमंडल , मोदी सरकार

A Survey of Global Media’s Perspective on Indian Elections
June 4 , 2019
Article Views: 5284
The media in Afghanistan has covered Indian elections from the beginning. The Kabul based TOLO News wrote a story on 11 April 2019 tilted “India’s giant elections get underway”. The story talks about how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has campaigned strongly on his national security record especially after the tensions flare up with Pakistan.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Election 2019 , Global Media’s Perspective , India , Indian Elections , Media

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