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The Ottoman Syndrome
August 23 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The newly elected leader Imran Khan of Pakistan, in his very first tweet, commiserated with President Erdogan tweeting, “On behalf of the people of Pakistan and myself, I want to let President Erdogan and the people of Turkey know we are praying for their success in dealing

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Featured , Turkey-US relations , US trade sanctions

US-India 2 Plus 2 Dialogue: Significance of Strategic Partnership
August 22 , 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
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“Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, …confusion of counsel until emergency comes … are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history” – A...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : 2 plus 2 , Indo-US defence cooperation

Withdrawal from FGFA: The Decision and Way Ahead
August 22 , 2018 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 7046
On 13 Jul 18, the Defence Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman informed that India has conveyed to Russia that it will not be a part of the Project to develop a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) anymore but may join the programme at a later date.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft , Fifth generation fighter aircraft

दक्षिण चीन सागर के लिए आचार संहिता पर चीन-आसियान वार्ता
August 21 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4018
मीडिया में ऐसी खबरें आई हैं कि चीन और दस आसियान देश दक्षिण चीन सागर में आचार संहिता के लिए बातचीत के एक मसौदे पर सहमत हो गए हैं। इसकी औपचारिक घोषणा जल्द ही की जा सकती है। आचार संहिता पर बातचीत अगले कुछ हफ्तों और महीनों में होगी।

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , आसियान शिखर बैठक , दक्षिण चीन सागर आचार संहिता

Maldives in Election Mode
August 21 , 2018 Akash Sahu
Commentary Views: 5752
The Republic of Maldives announced its elections date to be 23rd of September, 2018. The pre-election period is being observed by nations and international organisation. Crisis erupted in the atoll nation in February this year, when the President declared emergency.

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Democratic opposition in Maldives , Maldives elections

He could sting, but also give a healing touch: A tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
August 20 , 2018 Rajesh Singh
Article Views: 2753
It was, if I recollect correctly, towards the end of 2002. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had arrived in Goa to usher in the New Year. I was then located in the State. Having taken a break from journalism a few months before, I had assumed charge as Media Advisor to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, and was deputed concurrently as Director of the Government’s Department of Information & Publicity (DIP).

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Atal Bihari Vajpayee , NDA-I Government

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