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Combined Commanders’ Conference 2017: Operational Preparedness and Defence Reforms need the Prime Minister’s Urgent Attention
February 6 , 2017 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
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Defence Preparedness On January 21, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the army, navy and air force commanders’ conference at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.While the text of the PM’s a...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Defence budget , Defence reforms , modernisation , Operational preparedness

International Conference on Security in the Indian Ocean Region, Vivekananda International Foundation, 07 Feb 2017
February 6 , 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
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The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world whose essential importance to global economic engagement, because of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the Gulf and dense sea lanes, has made it the l...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indian Ocean Region

New Blacklisting Policy - Some Thoughts
February 3 , 2017 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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While the new blacklisting policy issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 21 Nov 16 under the caption "Guidelines of the MoD for Penalties in Business Dealings with Entities" is indeed a forwa...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Blacklisting Policy , Defence , MoD

Disabilities Bill, a Landmark Achievement
February 1 , 2017 Shreya Kedia
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Of the current decade, the people of this country will remember month of December 16 for two reasons: One of a shocking reminder and the other of jubilation. The first pertains to the ghastly and sh...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Disabilities Bill , Disability rights , Divyang

राष्ट्र और जनताः पाकिस्तानी पाठ्यपुस्तकों का नजरिया
January 31 , 2017 Naina Singh
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इतिहास लेखन को हमेशा ही जूझना पड़ता है, एक ओर मूल्यों वाले इतिहासकारों के झुंड से और दूसरी ओर निष्पक्षता के उस नियम से, जिस पर समझौता नहीं किया जा सकता। किंतु अतीत के चित्रण को राष्ट्र स्थापना और सामूहिक...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , इतिहास , पाकिस्तान

The Finest Chief for The Finest Army
January 30 , 2017 General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
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“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." Alexander the Great Time to move on Ever since the nomination of the now incumbent Army Chie...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

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