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Unrelenting Abu Sayyaf Group Puts South East Asia on Edge
June 1 , 2016 Anushree Ghisad
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On 25 April Filipino extremist group Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) executed a Canadian hostage after a, ransom deadline expired. The incident has understandably raised serious concerns for the safety of the ot...

Indo-Pacific

Tags : South East Asia , vabu Sayyaf Group

Chabahar – The Gains for Afghanistan from Strategic Competition
June 1 , 2016 Shoiab A. Rahim
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The Indian quest for trade route to Iran and Afghanistan extending to Central Asia is about to be realised as the technical teams agreed after negotiations took place among countries in April, 2016 have...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , Central Asia , Chabahar

‘चीन की रोड एवं बेल्ट पहलः भारतीय दृष्टिकोण’
June 1 , 2016 Jayadeva Ranade
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रेशम सड़क आर्थिक पट्टी तथा 21वीं सदी की सामुद्रिक रेशम सड़क की दो परियोजनाओं को मिलाने के लिए सितंबर 2013 में जिस ‘वन बेल्ट, वन रोड’ कार्यक्रम का प्रस्ताव दिया गया था, उसके जरिये चीन पूरी दुनिया का घेरा ब...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi

Two Years of The Modi Government’s Pakistan Policy - A Review
May 30 , 2016 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
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With the PM Modi-led government completing two years in office on May 25, 2016, this is a good time to examine how successful its Pakistan policy has been, the challenges it faces in dealing with Pakist...

Governance and Political Studies

सैन्य मामलों में लंबित परिवर्तनः भारतीय सेना
May 30 , 2016 Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.)
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इतिहास साक्षी है कि, उन्नत हो रही प्रौद्योगिकी और बदलती रणनीति ने युद्ध लड़ने के तरीके में क्रांति ला दी है। हालांकि, प्रौद्योगिकी ने जितनी तेजी से सूचना और संचार प्रौद्योगिकी (आईसीटी) एवं मीडिया के क्ष...

Military Affairs, Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Hindi

The US about turn on F-16s for Pakistan: Is it for real?
May 29 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The US Congress about turn on the supply of F-16 advanced fighter aircraft for Pakistan appears less to do with policy and more an action borne out of frustration; a temporary inconvenience for Pakist...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : F-16s , Pakistan- US

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