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Bangladesh: Demand for Elections under Caretaker Government
July 13 , 2018 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Article Views: 5897
Election times are quintessentially interesting, more so when some of the South Asian countries are involved. The element of unpredictability and host of other varied considerations surrounding any election in the region, makes these events an analysts delight to piece together the various issues

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh caretaker government , Bangladesh elections

Pakistan on Financial Action Task Force ‘Grey List’
July 12 , 2018 Shruti Punia
Commentary Views: 3664
After a long period of dormancy Pakistan finally enters the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list which comes as no rude awakening to either of its neighbours, India as well as China. The FATF took the imminent decision to place Pakistan

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Financing Terrorism , Grey-list FATF

Deterrence Failure or Lasting Peace, the Korean Game’s Up for Grabs
July 11 , 2018 Pinaki Bhattacharya
Article Views: 3213
James Clapper, former director of national intelligence of the Barack Obama administration – otherwise a severe critic of the US President Donald J Trump’s various policies - recalled in a 19 May 2018 article for the New York Times

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Denuclearisation of Korea , Trump-Kim Summit

Strategy of Military and Non-Military Measures: Imperative for Stability in Kashmir
July 10 , 2018 Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)
Article Views: 5737
Introduction War of perception is a tool to expand the domains of conflict geographically and demographically. Pakistan and its proxies have created an impression as if entire Jammu & Kashmir

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Jihadi ideology , Stability in Kashmir

योग और नैतिकता का भारतीय स्वरूप
July 10 , 2018 Dr Arpita Mitra
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सितंबर, 2014 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में गए और पूरी दुनिया अचंभे में पड़ गई, जब उन्होंने अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस आरंभ करने का प्रस्ताव रखा। उन्होंने कहा कि इससे जीवनशैली और चेतना में परिवर्तन आएगा तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन के मामले में भी मदद मिलेगी।

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस , योग की परंपरा

Iran’s Nuclear Deal, Oil and US Sanctions
July 9 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3080
A meeting of the Joint Commission established under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) took place in Vienna on 6th July. The Joint Commission was set up as the mechanism to resolve any disputes arising out of implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran’s oil & gas exports , JCPOA Vienna meeting

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