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Why did the Pakistani ‘Establishment’ Bring Back Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan?
December 15 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
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Nawaz Sharif is Back
Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is leaving no stone unturned in projecting himself as an ‘ideal’ Prime Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming General Elections scheduled for 08 February next year.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : General Asim Munir , Imran Khan , Nawaz Sharif , Pakistan , Pakistan Army

Forgotten Dimensions of Strategy: Russia- Ukraine War - Lessons for India
December 15 , 2023 Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3838
(Given below is the modified version of presentation given by Amb. DB Venkatesh Varma during Prof. Matinuzzaman Zuberi Memorial Lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 7 December 2023.) Kissinger Syndrome

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Biden , Grand strategy , India , Kautilya , Lessons , Palestine , PM Modi , Policy , Putin , Russia , Ukraine , Zelensky , Zuberi

Nuclear talks and Geopolitical Risk in East Asia
December 14 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 3840
Not everything is going well in the security arena in the Northeast Asian region as the security scenario is getting fragile at a faster rate. As North Korea continue to advance towards more sophisticat...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : geopolitical risk , KINU survey , nuclear extended deterrence , Taiwan card , Taiwan Strait , Washington Declaration

Venezuela-Guyana Standoff-another possible flash point in Latin America
December 13 , 2023 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 2398
On Sunday, 3rd December, Venezuela declared, through a five- question referendum, that the Essequibo province of its eastern neighbour Guyana belonged to Venezuela following which the Venezuelan parliam...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Guyana , Maduro , Oil , Territory dispute , US

The Magic of MANPADS- Making Sense of Indo-Russian Deal
December 12 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 4556
The Driver On 14 Nov 2023, the Russian media announced inking an arms deal with India which was a little different from the usual defence procurement cases. This deal is anchored on two provisions; the ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : the-magic-of-manpads-making-sense-of-indo-russian-deal

Legal Aspects of General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited F414 Engines Deal
December 11 , 2023 Kavya R. Krishnan
Article Views: 4029
Introduction
In a path-breaking defence deal, US’s General Electric (GE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 22nd June 2023, to co-produce F414 engines for Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2.

Technological and Scientific Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Defence , HAL , Jet Engines , US export laws , US relations

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