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Constitution, Judiciary and the Memories of Congress Rule
July 9 , 2018 Dr Makkhan Lal
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Recently in a TV interview, Mr. Harish Salve said that to a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders he had said, “you may have got the absolute majority but please do not underestimate the destabilisin...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
July 9 , 2018 Dr Neha Sinha
Commentary Views: 6019
Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the two nations has been warm and cordial.

Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Assumption Island , Indo-Seychelles relationship , Seychelles President’s visit

India’s Looming Drinking Water Crisis
July 6 , 2018 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 3340
NITI Aayog has warned of a crisis that must make policymakers and the rest of us act now, and not later, because later could be too late. The danger the panel has spoken of has not been considered important enough for prime time television debates

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Looming water crisis , Water Management Strategy

प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की नेपाल यात्रा – नए अध्याय का आरंभ
July 6 , 2018 Abhigya Langeh C D Sahay
Article Views: 4599
नेपाल के नए प्रधानमंत्री के पी शर्मा फरवरी, 2018 में पद संभालने के दो महीने के भीतर ही अपनी पहली आधिकारिक विदेश यात्रा (6 से 8 अप्रैल, 2018) पर भारत आए। उसके महीने भर बाद ही प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , प्रधानमंत्री की नेपाल यात्रा , भारत नेपाल संबंध

Middle East Peace Process- in the Docks
July 5 , 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3519
Middle East Peace Process has been dormant and lying in a limbo for quite some time as a result of sporadic and non-sincere efforts, or for that matter, simple lip service. Last US initiative on reviving peace process was stalled in 2014.

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Middle East Peace Process , Trump’s Deal of Century

An Underrated Summit: Macedonia
July 5 , 2018 Aayush Mohanty
Commentary Views: 4489
The Greek Prime Minister and the Macedonian Prime Minister on June 17 concluded an agreement which led to Macedonia renaming itself as Northern Macedonia.1 This is expected to bring an end to a 27 year dispute over Macedonia’s name that is politically and diplomatically explosive.

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Greek-Macedonia agreement , Renaming Macedonia

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