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India- Mozambique Relations: Surging Ahead
December 13 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha
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The Republic of Mozambique, located in the south-eastern part of the African continent, has a population of 30 million. The country is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to its east, and has Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa as neighbours. In 1498, Vasco Da Gama discovered Mozambique, which was later colonised by Portugal in 1505.

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India’s Mozambique investments , Mozambique Relations

Blue vs Green: An Analysis of the Mid-Term Elections in Taiwan
December 12 , 2018 Dr Teshu Singh
Article Views: 4064
On 24 November 2018, the ‘nine-in–one’ local government and mid-term elections were held in Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost seven out of the 13 cities and counties, including two special municipalities; Taichung and Kaohsiung.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China-Taiwan relations , Taiwan elections

West Asia Roundup, November 2018
December 12 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 2345
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi finally became the Head of Government in a fledgling Iraqi political and security scenario. Despite some consensus between the two largest parliamentary coalitions and blessings of their respective western and regional benefactors he found it difficult to form the Cabinet due to competing claims.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Palestine-Israel conflict , West Asia in November

Amritsar Grenade Attack – Stoking ‘Khalistan’ Disturbance?
December 11 , 2018 Dr Ramanand Garge
Article Views: 5507
The holy city of Amritsar was shaken by a grenade attack by two masked men who brandished pistols and forced their way into a weekly congregation of the Nirankari Sect and lobbed grenades into the praye...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Amritsar grenade attack , Khalistani terrorist groups

India’s Nuclear Triad is now Fully Operational
December 11 , 2018 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Commentary Views: 5700
With a sense of pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in early-November 2018 that INS Arihant, India’s indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered submarine, ship sub-surface ballistic nucle...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : India’s nuclear triad , INS Arihant

भारत की परमाणु तिकड़ी की प्रासंगिकता
December 11 , 2018 Ajit Kumar
Article Views: 3862
शायद याद हो कि भारत की 1999 की परमाणु नीति के मसौदे में स्पष्ट कहा गया था कि इसकी परमाणु ताकतें विमानों, भूमि आधारित गतिशील मिसाइलों एवं समुद्र में स्थित प्रतिष्ठानों की तिकड़ी पर आधारित होंगी। 2003 की आधिकारिक परमाणु नीति में भी हमलों को टालने की भरोसेमंद न्यूनतम क्षमता रखने, ‘पहले प्रयोग नहीं करने’ का रुख बनाए रखने की बात कही गई थी और यह भी कहा गया कि जवाबी परमाणु कार्रवाई भारी स्तर पर होगी।

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Hindi , आईएनएस अरिहंत , भारत का परमाणु तिकड़ी

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