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West Asia Round up: February 2019
March 12 , 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s pivot to Asia
The popularity of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) soared due to his efforts to arguably relaxing restrictions on Saudi women as well as opening avenues for international firms to invest in the Gulf state.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Bin Salman’s visit , OIC conference , West Asia

2019 में वैश्विक सुरक्षा को दिशा दिखाता भारत – चुनौतियां, अवसर और नुस्खे
March 12 , 2019 Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle
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नया वर्ष उम्मीदें लेकर आता है, लेकिन अंतरराष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा की पेचीदा दुनिया में उसके बाद के 365 दिन अनिश्चितता भरे हो सकते हैं। चुनौतियों और अवसरों का सैद्धांतिक एवं अनुभवजन्य निरीक्षण आगे आने वाली अस्प...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Hindi , अंतरराष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा 2019 , राष्ट्रीय अनिश्चितता 2019

Calls for De Escalation and Dialogue Smack of Defeatism and Lack of Resolve
March 10 , 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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In the aftermath of the game changing and highly successful Balakote strike, undertaken by the IAF on 26th February, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the unsuccessful aerial attack att...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Balakot strike , India , Pakistan

The Inter-Organizational Approach towards Migration and Terrorism: Lessons from the Arab League-EU Summit
March 8 , 2019 Dr Hirak Jyoti Das
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In a historic first, the leaders including heads of states and governments of members of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the European Union (EU) held their first-ever summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyp...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Middle East Peace , Refugee and Terrorism , US in West Asia

Indus Water Treaty: Need for a Fresh Look
March 8 , 2019 Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM
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There was a deadly terrorist attack on 14 Feb on a CRPF Convoy near Awantipora in Pulwama District in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It was re-ported that in that incident 45 personnel died. Jaish-e-M...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Indus Waters Treaty , relook on IWT , water security

S-400: Rupee-Ruble Matrix and Other Points of Caution
March 7 , 2019 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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Speaking to a select group of journalists on 22 Feb 2019 at the Aero India Show in Bengaluru, the Deputy Director of the Russian Military-Technical Cooperation Mr Anatoly said " Dollar is no longer the ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : CAATSA , rupee-rouble trade , S-400

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