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Connectivity at the Core of India’s Act East Policy
September 14 , 2016 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
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Since early 1990’s when India ushered in economic reforms and amongst many other initiatives announced its ‘Look East Policy’, India’s vision has been to restore its traditional linkages with its immedi...

International Relations and Diplomacy

पूरे विश्व में हिंसा तथा आतंक के विरूद्ध फतवा जारी करने का समय
September 14 , 2016 कर्नल शिवदान सिंह
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बरेली की आला हज़रत दरगाह की संस्था मंजर-ए-इस्लाम सौदागरान ने पाकिस्तान के जमात-उल-दावा के संस्थापक तथा लश्कर-ए-तैय्यबा के प्रमुख हाफिज़ सईद के विरूद्ध फतवा जारी करते हुए उसे गैर इस्लामिक करार देते हुये हु...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Hindi

Has the AIMPLB lost its Relevance?
September 13 , 2016 Rajesh Singh
Views: 3432
Even as the dispute over triple-talaaq and polygamy amongst Indian Muslims rages in the society and in the courts, there has been an interesting twist to the episode. An advocate, Farha Faiz, who is als...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : AIMPLB , Muslim Law , Policies & Perspectives , Seventh century law

Challenges in Stabilising The Streets of Kashmir
September 13 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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After two months of strife in the Kashmir Valley we may be just heading into better control of the situation which resulted from the response to the killing of Burhan Wani the young South Kashmir milita...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Kashmir , LoC , Pakistan , South Kashmir

आसियान एवं आसियान सम्मेलनः ‘एक्टिंग ईस्ट’ के लिए अवसर एवं चुनौतियां
September 13 , 2016 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty
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सितंबर 2016 की शुरुआत कई महत्वपूर्ण सम्मेलनों के साथ हो रही है। पहला जी-20 शिखर सम्मेलन है, जिसके बाद आसियान से जुड़े कई सम्मेलन होंगे, जिनमें 11वां पूर्वी एशिया शिखर सम्मेलन और 14वां आसियान-भारत शिखर सम...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi

A Realistic Understanding of Pakistan
September 12 , 2016 Abhinav Pandya
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With the spate of violent protests in Kashmir and Pakistan’s diabolical attempts to vilify India on the false grounds of human rights violations, once again the age-old and perennially relevant question...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Global Islamic movement , Kashmir -Pakistan

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