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Bangladesh FM’s Delhi Visit: Can India help?
February 25 , 2019 Dr Sreeradha Datta
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The first overseas visit of the Bangladesh Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen to India during 7-9 February 2019 was important for a variety of reasons. The visit was more than validation of the existing strength of the bilateral relations, it was also a reiteration of mutual support and acknowledgment of the significance each country holds for the other.

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh Foreign Minister’s visit , Bangladesh-India relations , Rohingya issue

अमेरिका फर्स्ट: ट्रंप की विदेश नीति
February 24 , 2019 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 5095
हाल की कई घटनाओं ने राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप की ‘अमेरिका फर्स्ट’ नीति के असली चेहरे को सामने ला दिया है। तो अमेरिका की विदेश नीति में आज मानवाधिकारों और मुक्त व्यापार के मूल्यों की क्या जगह रह गई है? मान...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिकी विदेश नीति , ट्रंप की ‘अमेरिका फर्स्ट’

By discussing retribution for Pulwama, the element of surprise is lost
February 23 , 2019 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2807
When a nation virtually announces that it is going to do something in reprisal it compromises one of the basic principles of war — surprise. It is patient and planned operations that will hobble Pakistan.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : JeM attack in Pulwama , Pulwama attack

Imran Khan's Pulwama Statement: Indecent and Insensitive
February 21 , 2019 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 2873
Imran Khan's brief televised address on 19th February 2019 on the Pulwama terror attack provides an invaluable insight into his persona. It reveals a leader short on common decency and sensitivity, devo...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Imran Khan , JeM , Pulwama terror

Pulwama, Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ and Pakistan’s ‘New Mind-Set’
February 21 , 2019 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3551
The Pulwama attack has to be seen against the background of events in the wider region. On 13th February, a suicide attack on killed 27 Iranian soldiers in Sistan Balochistan province of Iran. The Iran...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Naya Pakistan’s terror , Pulwama options

Surrenders Cripple India’s Maoists
February 20 , 2019 Dr P V Ramana
Commentary Views: 5939
Surrender causes huge damage to Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) or CPI-M. Possibly, the impact is greater when a person ranking high in the hierarchy of the rebels surrenders.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Leftwing Extremism

Tags : causes of Maoists’ surrender , Naxalites’ surrender

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