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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Visit to India Charts a New Course in the ‘Strategic Partnership’
October 24 , 2018 Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal
Commentary Views: 3512
The 2nd President of independent Uzbekistan was in India on 30 September and 1 October 2018 on a significant State visit. After the death of the first President Islam Karimov in September 2016, the then Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected President of the Republic in December 2016 in a free and fair election.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India-Uzbekistan , Uzbek Presidential visit

पाकिस्तान से रद्द हुई वार्ता के निहितार्थ
October 23 , 2018 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Article Views: 2196
इमरान खान के नेतृत्व में पाकिस्तान अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर कूटनीतिक कदमों को लेकर कुछ बढ़त हासिल करने की कोशिश में जुटा था। इसके तहत पाकिस्तान ने भारत के साथ बातचीत करने का प्रस्ताव देकर गेंद भारत के पाले...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , पाकिस्तान का दुष्प्रचार , भारत पाकिस्तान वार्ता

Defence Cooperation: India-Russia Strategic Partnership in Recess
October 23 , 2018 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Article Views: 4812
The wide ranging agreements signed during President Vladimir Putin’s trip to New Delhi for the annual summit meeting with Prime Minister Narender Modi on October 4-5, 2018, and the bonhomie on display (warm hugs, long handshakes and plenty of smiles) failed to hide the fact that there has been a steady decline in the intrinsic quality of the strategic partnership between India and Russia over the last decade.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : Indo-Russia partnership , Indo-Russian defence cooperation

New Opportunities for India’s Pharma Companies in Israel
October 22 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 5576
The ongoing restructuring of the Israeli pharmaceutical sector has opened up a host of new opportunities for the Indian companies. Teva Pharmaceutical is one of the largest pharmaceuticals in the world ...

Economic Studies

Tags : Indo-Israel Commerce , Pharmaceutical Economics

Brexit: Implications for the United Kingdom and European Union Economy
October 17 , 2018 Hennashka Israni
Article Views: 6039
Introduction
The 23rd of June 2016, saw the United Kingdom (UK) participate in a referendum as regards to its membership in the European Union (EU). A relatively narrow margin of 52 per cent of the votes tipped the balance in favour of the ‘leave’ campaign and thus set the wheels rolling for Britain’s exit, or ‘Brexit’ from the regional union.

Economic Studies

Tags : Brexit , UK-EU Economics

Pakistan Withdrawal from Combined Task Force 151: Does it Presage a Lethal Military Bloc – An Alliance of Four (Ao4)?
October 16 , 2018 Commodore Somen Banerjee
Commentary Views: 6857
Pakistan Navy’s Pull-out
It was reported by Al Jazeera that the Pakistan Navy had pulled out of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 on October 08, 2018. However, there has been no official confirmation by the Pakistan Navy.

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arabian Sea Lanes , Combined Task Force , Pakistan Navy

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