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Commentary- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Enhance Cooperation
January 2 , 2018 Dr Rashmini Koparkar
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President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has recently paid an official visit to Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resulted in signing of 20 agreements in fields of trade, ...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : International Relations/Diplomacy - Central Asia

Trends India should Watch out for in 2018
December 31 , 2017 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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The year 2017 will go down in history for two momentous developments that are shaping the future of India – the GST and digitalization, and formalization of Indian economy post demonitisation. The rulin...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : analysis 2018 , global conflicts and competitions , Global trends

नेपाल के चुनावों का हाल
December 29 , 2017 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
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नेपाल सरकार ने 20 सितंबर, 2015 को लागू सबसे विवादित संविधान को क्रियान्वित करने की प्रक्रिया में इस वर्ष मई और सितंबर के बीच 753 ग्राम परिषदों/नगर पालिकाओं के लिए स्थानीय स्तर के चुनाव तीन चरणों में संप...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , चुनाव चुनौति , नेपाल संविधान

Uzbekistan, Uzbeks and Terror: Complex Realities
December 27 , 2017 Dr Rashmini Koparkar
Views: 6264
The New York terror attack has time and again alarmed the international community about the rising terror attacks carried out by persons of Central Asian origins. On 31 October, a 29-year old Uzbek nati...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Extremism in Uzbekistan , self-radicalization , State enforcement , Uzbekistan

An Introduction to the Series ‘History of Ancient India’
December 27 , 2017 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
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The project began in April 2011. The first five volumes were released in December 2013. The titles of these published volumes are the following : (1) Prehistoric Roots, (2) Protohistoric Foundation...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Administration , BC , History of Ancient India , Political History and Administration , Protohistoric Foundations

नीतियाँ और नज़रिया
December 26 , 2017 Rajesh Singh
Views: 3510
24 नवम्बर 2017 को सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने यह मत दिया कि जनहित याचिकाओं की प्रणाली पर पुनर्विचार किया जाना चाहिए. न्यायालय की दो न्यायधीशों वाली बेंच छत्तीसगढ़ की राजधानी रायपुर में दायर एक याचिका पर बेहद आक...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , Public Interest Litigation , जनहित याचिका , सर्वोच्च न्यायालय

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