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Common Civil Code - the Law Commission Takes the First Step
November 25 , 2016 Dr A Surya Prakash
Views: 3760
The campaign launched by the radical Muslim clergy and phony liberals against the Law Commission of India’s well-intentioned and long overdue exercise to undertake a revision and reform of family laws

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : adoption , divorce , guardianship , Hindu Marriage Act , Law Commission , marriage , Muslim , Muslim clergy , personal law , Prasar Bharti , Surya Prakash , Uniform Civil Code

Hatred and Subterfuge : Pakistan's Proxy War on India
November 25 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Through my years as a senior commander in the Indian Army there was an annual feature which never escaped my attention. The yearly war game of my formation would invariably begin with a presentation by ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Ata Hasnain , hatred , Indian Army , Jaish e Mohammad , Lashkar e Toiba , mindset , Pakistan , Pakistan Army , Proxy War , US

Lessons from De-monetisation - the Bureaucracy Needs a Shake-Up
November 24 , 2016 Dr A Surya Prakash
Views: 3918
More than hoarders of black money, the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s announcement on November 8 to demonetize high value currency to strike at the root of illicit wealth appears to have stunned

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Administration , banks , Black Money , bureaucracy , De-monetisation

पाक सेना द्वारा पाकिस्तान की अर्थव्यवस्था की लूट तथा विश्व आतंकवाद
November 23 , 2016 कर्नल शिवदान सिंह
Views: 3316
पाक आतंकियों के उरी हमले के बाद एक बार फिर भारत-पाकिस्तान के रिश्ते तनावपूर्ण हो गये हैं तथा पिछले करीब दो महीने से भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच सीमा पर युद्ध जैसे हालात बने हुए हैं। इन हालातों में भी भारत ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi

After Demonetization a Good Governance from Babudom is Urgently Required for Transformation of India
November 22 , 2016 Lalit Joshi
Views: 4792
The decision of the Prime Minister to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes is a historic step lauded in general by people. The government hopes to win a decisive war against menace of corruption, black m...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : babu , bureaucracy , demonetization , Development , Good Governance , governance , India , Infant Mortality Rate , Make in India , Maternal Mortality Rate , Population , Population using Sanitation , Poverty Line , Rs 1000 , Rs 500

State Funding of Elections and Political Parties: Is India Ready?
November 22 , 2016 Rajesh Singh
Views: 5137
The politico-economic impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government’s de-monetisation decision is being played out since November 8, when Prime Minister Narendra...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Black Money , election , Funding , Policies & Perspectives , Political parties

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