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ISIS’s Infiltration into Balkans and its Changing Tactics
January 31 , 2019 Natalia Griva
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a powerful group which is responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks around the world and used to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in the size of the United Kingdom.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : ISIS in Balkans , ISIS terror

प्रधानमंत्री ओली के कार्यकाल में भारत-नेपाल संबंध
January 30 , 2019 C D Sahay Sushmita Bharti
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नेपाल में नए संविधान के तहत 2017 के अंत में देश भर में हुए चुनावों से देश में लोकतांत्रिक प्रशासन के नए युग का आरंभ हुआ। इन चुनावों में प्रधानमंत्री के पी ओली की अगुआई वाली नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी-यूनिफाइड मार्क्सिस्ट-लेनिनिस्ट (सीपीएन-यूएमएल) को प्रचंड जनादेश मिला।

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi

ब्लू बनाम ग्रीनः ताइवान में मध्यावधि चुनाव का विश्लेषण
January 30 , 2019 Dr Teshu Singh
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बीते वर्ष 24 नवंबर को ताइवान में स्थानीय निकाय और मध्यावधि चुनाव संपन्न हुए। इन चुनावों में डेमोक्रेटिक प्रोग्रेसिव पार्टी (डीपीपी) 13 शहरों और काउंटी में चुनाव हार गई। उसे ताइचुंग और का सोंग जैसे दो प्रमुख शहरों में भी उसे मात खानी पड़ी।

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , Taiwan electionsChina-Taiwan relations

Strasbourg Terror Attack – Revisiting ISIS Footprints in Europe
January 29 , 2019 Dr Ramanand Garge
Article Views: 3975
The picturesque city of Strasbourg witnessed a shocking terror attack on December 11, 2018, in which a gunman opened fire around the famous Christmas market, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Strasbourg terror attack , terror threat in Europe

Pak UAV Capability - Poised for a Revamp
January 28 , 2019 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 28503
This article attempts to trace the evolution of the Pakistan’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capability over the years and analyses the impact of the proposed sale of 48 Chinese Wing Loong II armed dron...

Tags : Pakistan UAV , Pakistan’s UCAV arsenal

Colonial Legacy: An Impediment to Regional Integration in South Asia
January 25 , 2019 Ajay Pratap Singh Vivek Sugandh
Article Views: 22861
South Asia was earlier as identified as Indian Sub-continent. Generally, it was identified as ‘India’ under the British Empire. 94 percent of what territorially constitutes South Asia today was governed by the British (Guneratne & Weiss, 2014).

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : colonial legacy in South Asia , problems of South Asian integration

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