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Iran's Presidential Election
May 22 , 2017 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Iran's just concluded 12th Presidential election attest the stability of the Iranian system. The election witnessed high voter turn-out of above 73 percent. Rouhani won 57 percent or 23,549,616 votes ou...

West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chabahar Port , INSTC , International North-South Transit Corridor , Iran , PM Modi , Presidential elections , Rouhani , Tehran

The 1971 Genocide: Resurgent Bangladesh’s Quest for Justice, Pakistani Obduracy and India’s Role
May 22 , 2017 Varun Nambiar
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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina recently concluded four-day visit to New Delhi which marked a significant milestone in both the country’s relationship. Although still considered one of th...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Bangladesh , East Pakistan , genocide , war-crimes

Vibrant India Volume 1 Number XII - The Removal of Lal Batti - A Stamp-Out on The VIP Culture
May 19 , 2017 Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji
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Tags : Vibrant India

South Asia in Global Economy and the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR)
May 19 , 2017 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
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Background The present century is Asian century in which South Asia plays a pivotal role. Though occupying only 3.4 per cent of world’s land surface area, it inhibits 24 per cent of world population1. U...

Economic Studies

Tags : economy , OBOR , One Belt One Road , regional trade , South Asia , South Asia in Global Economy

खिलाफत तो लगभग मरणासन्न है, लेकिन बाकी हैं समस्याएं और विचार
May 19 , 2017 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
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इराक में मोसुल को मुक्त कराने के लिए पिछले वर्ष अक्टूबर में जो दाएश विरोधी सैन्य अभियान आरंभ किया गया था, उसने महत्वपूर्ण बढ़त हासिल करते हुए इस वर्ष जनवरी में शहर के पूर्वी निकटवर्ती हिस्से पर फिर कब्ज...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , चरमपंथ , दाएश , सीरिया

India : Confronting Internal Security Challenges
May 19 , 2017 Lt Gen Kamal Davar, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
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Since the advent of independence, India has faced multitude of security challenges to its nationhood - both external and internal - and to its emergence as a deservingly significant player in the global...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Internal Security , J&K , Maoism

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