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जिसकी लाठी उसकी भैंस: चीनी (और पाकिस्तानी) शासनकला का राग
May 2 , 2017 Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)
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क्लॉजेवित्स की ‘ऑन वॉर’ में ‘डिफेंस’ नाम के उबाऊ शीर्षक वाली छठी पुस्तक के पहले अध्याय में उनके सामरिक ज्ञान की एक और झलक दी गई हैः ‘रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी में और खास तौर पर मुकदमेबाजी में (जो जंग से काफी म...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : China , Defense , Hindi , OBOR , अखंड चीन , ओबीओआर , कब्जा , चीन , दावे , पाकिस्तानी , हिमालय पर डाका

नक्सलवाद पर सख्त नीति की जरूरत
April 28 , 2017 Shiwanand Dwivedi
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गत 24 अप्रैल को छत्तीसगढ़ के सुकमा जिला में एक नक्सली हमले को अंजाम दिया गया, जिसमे एक सीआरपीएफ के 24 जवान शहीद हो गए। छत्तीसगढ़ का यह सुकमा जिला नक्सल प्रभावित रहा है और यहां पहले भी कईबार नक्सलियों द्वा...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Leftwing Extremism

Tags : Hindi

Strengthening of the ‘Aadhaar’ Scheme
April 28 , 2017 Shreya Kedia
Views: 4636
The Union Government’s roadmap to expand the role of Aadhaar, from being just a voluntary document that was meant to maintain checks and balances on theft and pilferage from various social welfare schem...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : AADHAAR , Aadhaar card , Aadhaar Scheme , governance , income tax

Trincomalee: India’s Call
April 27 , 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
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Trincomalee, or ‘Trinco’ in mariners’ jargon, is a unique port which fulfils every ship captain’s dream. It has great depths of water, vast sea room to manoeuvre the largest of ships and provides safety...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Indo-Sri Lanka Accord , port development , Trincomalee

Human Shield: Army’s Young Leaders are Confronted with Unusual Situations Daily in Kashmir
April 26 , 2017 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
Views: 6867
The incident at Budgam must be seen in the correct context. Using a hostage as a human shield is neither part of the army’s SOP, nor is it ever likely to be encouraged or repeated. But, have armchair st...

Media Studies

Tags : Budgam , election , Jammu and Kashmir , Kashmir , Kashmir Valley , Major Beetul Gogoi , rescue , stone pelting

Current Conflict is Essentially between Global and Local
April 24 , 2017 Prof R Vaidyanathan
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The western world view has dominated for the last 200 or so years and hence their idea of “modern man’ is accepted as the “idea”. It is supposed to transcend territories and cultures. It assumes that “o...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Conflict , Economics , Global , globalization , Local , localization , Vaidyanathan

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