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De-mon — a multidimensional project
September 7 , 2017 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
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That 99 per cent of the de-legalised Rs 500/1,000 denomination notes was returned back to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been cited by opposition parties, experts and the media alike as the sole te...

Economic Studies

Tags : 500 1000 , Black Money , de-mon , denomination , Narendra Modi Indian Economy , Reserve Bank of India , S Gurumurthy

Some Lessons from Doklam
September 6 , 2017 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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While the resolution of the Doklam stand-off as reported by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 28 Aug is being hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough and an achievement of sorts for India in the ope...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security

Tags : Chinese Game Plan , Doklam stand-off , Japan , show of force

The Ever-expanding Right to Life and Personal Liberty
September 5 , 2017 Rajesh Singh
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Tags : Policies & Perspectives

चीन पर उत्कृष्टता केंद्र तैयार करना
September 4 , 2017 Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
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China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Excellence on China , Hindi , चीन उत्कृष्टता केंद्र , चीनी विशेषज्ञता

Beyond the Rhetoric - The Bottom line Challenges for Ground Based Air Defence
August 30 , 2017 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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Gun Systems No country the word over ever throws away its old calibres (implying gun systems). Russia is still going strong with its 57 mm, 85 mm air defence guns (besides the newer vintage of 23 mm an...

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Air defence , Development , Weapon up-grade

डोकलम में भारत-चीन टकराव के दौरान चीनी प्रचार का संक्षिप्त विश्लेषण
August 29 , 2017 Jayadeva Ranade
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डोकलम पठार पर भारतीय और चीनी सेना के बीच जारी टकराव के दौरान 16 जून से 1 अगस्त, 2017 के बीच चीन के प्रचार संबंधी प्रयासों और उसके सरकारी मीडिया की खबरों का विशलेषण करने पर कुछ रोचक बातें पता चलती हैं।

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese Propaganda , Doklum , Hindi , India-China , चीनी सेना , डोकलम , भारत-चीन टकराव

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