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Rawalpindi’s Strategic Calculus and the Emergence of Militant Parties in Pakistani Electoral Politics
October 16 , 2017 Varun Nambiar
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When Pakistan’s erstwhile Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was declared ineligible to hold his office by the country’s Supreme Court on a corruption charge in August,1 Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD), the public charit...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

From Electoral to Alliance Politics in Nepal
October 16 , 2017 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
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As per the constitutional provisions, Nepal was expected to hold elections for the local units, apart from the provincial assemblies and the federal parliament, until January 21, 2018. Accordingly, the ...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : CPN-MC , CPN-UML , Madhesh , NC , Nepal elections , Nepal Local Units Elections , Nepal Parties

Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran: What Next?
October 15 , 2017 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Views: 5390
In a hard hitting speech on Friday the 13 October, 2017, President Trump announced that he would not certify to the Congress that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed with Iran is in US...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran , Iran nuclear deal , Islam , national security , President Trump , sanctions , US , US decertification

President of India Embarks His First Foreign Trip to Africa
October 14 , 2017 Dr Neha Sinha
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The African Connection At a time when India is trying to build its presence in Africa, President Ram Nath Kovind’s first foreign trip to Africa acquires special attention. The President of India was on ...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Djibouti , Ethiopia , President of India , state visit

70th Anniversary of Russia-India Relations: New Horizons of Privileged Partnership (VIF-RIAC Joint Paper)
October 14 , 2017 (VIF-RIAC Joint Paper)
Views: 5348
India had an enduring friendship with the Soviet Union during much of the Cold War. The two countries built a strong strategic, military, economic and diplomatic relations that culminated in the Indo-S...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Russia-India Relations , VIF-RIAC

नियंत्रण रेखा विरोधाभास
October 12 , 2017 Commodore Somen Banerjee
Views: 4685
डोकलम में भारत और चीन की फौजों के बीच ढाई महीने से भी अधिक समय तक तनावपूर्ण टकराव की स्थिति रही और 28 अगस्त, 2017 को उसका हल निकला। टकराव के दौरान चीन का सरकारी मीडिया तीखी और घमंड भरी बातें कहता रहा। स...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Bhutan , China , Doklam Issue , Doklam Paradox , क्षेत्रीय स्थिरता , डोकलम टकराव , तनावपूर्ण नियंत्रण रेखा

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