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Imran Khan's China Visit and the IMF
November 30 , 2018 Prateek Joshi
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One of the key challenges that faced Imran Khan as he took over as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was the economy, especially the precarious debt situation and current account deficit. An approach to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seemed inevitable.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Pakistan’s bail-out loans , Pakistan’s financial crisis

इमरान खान का चीन दौरा, राहत पैकेज पर चीन की चुप्पी
November 29 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 2348
पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान का बहुप्रतीक्षित चीन दौरा 2 से 5 नवंबर के बीच संपन्न हुआ। यह दौरा ऐसे वक्त हुआ है जब पाकिस्तान कई मोर्चों पर चुनौतियों से जूझ रहा है। एक तो भुगतान संतुलन की बढ़ती समस्या को देखते हुए उसे तत्काल वित्तीय राहत पैकेज की सख्त दरकार है।

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , इमरान खान का चीन दौरा

The DGCA Guidelines - A Step Forward
November 29 , 2018 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 4962
On 02 Nov 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued the Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) governing the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) by civilians in the Natio...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Civilian remotely piloted aircraft , DGCA civil aviation requirements

RCEP: What’s in it for India
November 28 , 2018 Hennashka Israni
Article Views: 4283
The economic world has come a long way since the conception of trade theories like those of ‘Absolute Advantage’ and ‘Comparative Advantage' by Smith and Ricardo. The advent of globalization has led to various forms of economic integration among nations as a direct consequence of these propositions.

Economic Studies

Tags : India’s trade policy , the RCEP framework

Impasse in Jammu and Kashmir
November 28 , 2018 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
Article Views: 16817
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
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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

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