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Indo-Pak Ties Likely to Remain Fraught in 2017
January 9 , 2017 Sushant Sareen
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2017 marks the 70th year of Independence and the ‘Great Divide’ between India and Pakistan. The 69th year – 2016 – saw a steep deterioration in the already not so normal state of relations b...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Central Asian , Indo-Pak Ties , Sino-Russian-Pakistan

Indus Waters Treaty Revisited
January 8 , 2017 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
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Recognising the need to impose costs on Pakistan for its relentless export of terrorism to India the Modi government is having a relook at the Indus Waters Treaty. This move, the first of its kind by an...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Indo-Pakistan , Indus Waters Treaty , Modi Government

पुलिस सुधारों के लिए पुलिस की मनोवृत्ति सुधारना आवश्यक है
January 6 , 2017 कर्नल शिवदान सिंह
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देश में जहां कहीं भी जघन्य या गम्भीर अपराध होते हैं तो संबंधित राज्य पुलिस तथा मीडिया रटी-रटायी पुलिसबल में संख्या की कमी को मुख्य कारण बताकर पुलिसिंग में कोताही से पल्ला झाड़ने की कोशिश करते हैं। परन्तु...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi

President Rahmon’s Visit: India-Tajikistan Relations Reach New Heights
January 6 , 2017 Dr Rashmini Koparkar
Views: 8586
State Visit India and Tajikistan have nurtured warm and strong relations through the ages. Tajikistan is in India’s extended neighborhood, and is a geo-politically significant country. Indo-Tajik ...

Tags : India-Tajikistan Relations , Indo-Tajik , President Rahmon

Developments in Myanmar
January 5 , 2017 PM Heblikar
Views: 4966
A week-long business exploratory trip to Myanmar was a rewarding experience and confirmed the availability of exponential opportunities to participate in developmental activities. The first thing to str...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Myanmar , Yangon

Is Swapping Hambantota Port Debt to Equity a Panacea for Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis?
January 4 , 2017 Anushree Ghisad
Views: 4793
The Sri Lakan cabinet has approved a proposal under which Sri Lanka will lease 80 percent of the Hambantota Port to Hong Kong-based China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort) for 99 years for $1.12 ...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

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