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Why Failure of Aramco’s IPO launch is Good News for India?
September 18 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 4325
In early 2017, Aramco, the world’s most profitable oil company, was planning an Initial Public Offer (IPO) with the desired valuation of 2 trillion USD. Aramco’s planned IPO has created anxiety for the oil importers and excitement for international financial markets.

Economic Studies

Tags : Aramco IPO , Oil imports , Saudi Arabia oil

संविधान, न्यायपालिका और कांग्रेस शासन की स्मृतियां
September 18 , 2018 Dr Makkhan Lal
Article Views: 5743
हाल ही में टीवी पर एक साक्षात्कार में श्री हरीश साल्वे ने कहा कि भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) के कुछ नेताओं के लिए कहा कि “आपके पास पूर्ण बहुमत हो सकता है, लेकिन कृपया मीडिया, राजनीतिक कार्यकर्ताओं और जनह...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , कांग्रेस और कम्युनिस्ट के न्यायपालिका पर प्रहार , न्यायिक स्वतंत्रता

Modi's Cultural Diplomacy: Bearing Fruits in Nepal
September 17 , 2018 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Commentary Views: 3952
During his Premiership of four years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nepal four times – twice in 2014 and twice in 2018.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Nepal relations , Modi’s Janakpur visit

Is BIMSTEC Finding due Attention?
September 14 , 2018 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4250
Conceived and formed in 1997 at Bangkok initially as a grouping of Bay of Bengal littoral countries, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping has expanded to include hinterland countries like Nepal and Bhutan.

Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BIMSTEC , Kathmandu Summit

Peace Mission 2018 - the Larger Perspective
September 14 , 2018 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 3936
Somebody queried, "While Indian armed forces do joint military exercises with almost every nation in the immediate neighbourhood, even China, and with many others in the external environment, why not with Pakistan"?

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Exercise Peace Mission 2018 , Multinational military exercises

The Tehran Summit
September 12 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 2774
The trilateral Summit of Iran, Turkey and Russia concluded in Tehran on 7th September with a reaffirmation of support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria. The

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Astana Process , Syria-Idlib war , Tehran Summit

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