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PM’s Visit to Iran : Back to Basics on a Crucial Relationship
May 4 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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Just a month or so ago Prime Minister Modi was in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing a long standing relationship which is of great strategic importance to India. Over 2 million Indians reside there, remit money...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India Iran Relation , Iran

The President Corrects Some Historical Facts - Gives Narasimha Rao His Due
May 4 , 2016 Dr A Surya Prakash
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Those who feel that the Congress Party and historians aligned to it have been less than fair to former Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao, can derive some comfort from the opinions expressed by the Presid...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Congress Party , Narasimha Rao , Pranab Mukherjee

क्या भारत के पास है योजना ‘बी’ (बलूचिस्तान)
May 3 , 2016 Sushant Sareen
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पाकिस्तान से बहस में कुछ बढ़त हासिल करने के लिए कुछ वर्षों से अब बलूचिस्तान भारत में एक प्रचलित-सा शब्द बन गया है। इस प्रक्रिया में भारत ने पाकिस्तानी राज्य की ताकत के खिलाफ एकाकी जंग लड़ रहे बलूचों का ...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi

राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा को खतरा पैदा करती-पाक आइएसआइ की बौखलाहट
May 2 , 2016 कर्नल शिवदान सिंह
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करीब 20 साल के बाद भारत में बहुमत से एक मजबूत सरकार केन्द्र में बनी। देश में चारों तरफ सकारात्मक एवं राष्टीय भावना से ओतप्रोत माहौल बनने लगा तथा अशांति फैलाने वाले तत्वों पर लगाम लगी जिसका उदाहरण है कश्...

Terrorism

Tags : Hindi

Foreign Secretaries Meeting: Frank, Yes; Constructive, No
May 2 , 2016 Sushant Sareen
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‘Still on square one’, pretty much sums up the meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the ‘Heart of Asia’ Senior Officials meeting in New Delhi. In fact, the m...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Civil-Military , Military Destabilizes , Pakistan

The Political & Security Dimensions for the summer of 2016 in J&K
April 29 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Views: 3405
While much has been written and discussed about the situation in J&K in the last few weeks most of it has been contextual to events. The Handwara incident sent out ominous signals, the fallout wasn’...

Jammu & Kashmir

Tags : Political & Security , Security Forces

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