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Impasse in Jammu and Kashmir
November 28 , 2018 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Article Views: 16713
On 19 June 2018, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the Mehbooba Mufti Government in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The alliance was formed after the elections in 2015. The mandate during the elections was fractured. It was incredible that late Mufti Mohammed Sayeed along with the BJP formed a government which moved smoothly during the initial period.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Impasse in Kashmir , Kashmir politics

Visit of the Financial Action Task Force to Pakistan
November 27 , 2018 Shruti Punia
Commentary Views: 2816
A nine-member delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) paid a 12-day visit to Pakistan from October 8-19. The FATF’s Asia Pacific Group (APG) was a team including experts from US Department ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Financial Action Task Force in Pakistan , Terrorism Financing in Pakistan

America First: Foreign Policy of Mr. Trump
November 26 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 5391
Several recent episodes have brought out the nature of the ‘America First’ policy of President Trump. What is then the place of cherished values of human rights and free trade in the US foreign policy today?

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : America First policy , Trump’s foreign policy

Sri Lanka At Cross Roads: Political Crisis Defies Solution
November 26 , 2018 PM Heblikar
Commentary Views: 3124
President Maithripala Sirisena’s (MS) palace coup of October 25, 2018, aimed apparently at wresting absolute powers, has obviously failed to achieve its objectives, and in its stead, has created more chaos and confusion.

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Sri Lanka relations , Sri Lanka crisis

बांग्लादेश चुनाव: हिफाजत का बढ़ता प्रभाव
November 26 , 2018 Abhijit Chakravertty
Article Views: 17585
शेख हसीना ने 26 अक्टूबर को पार्टी के एक मंच पर ऐलान किया कि दो कट्टर चरमपंथी गुटों जमात-ए-इस्लामी ओर हिफाजत-ए-इस्लाम के साथ अलग-अलग बर्ताव होना चाहिए। इसके फौरन बाद 29 अक्टूबर ने चुनाव आयोग की काफी समय ...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , कट्टरपंथी ताकत , बांग्लादेश चुनाव

INS Arihant’s Deterrence Patrol: A Critical Milestone in India’s Nuclear Posture
November 22 , 2018 Dr Kapil Patil
Commentary Views: 3406
On November 05, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful completion of deterrence patrol by country’s first indigenously designed and built nuclear power submarine, INS Arihant.1...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : INS Arihant , Nuclear Triad

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