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Challenges India Faces in Resuming Dialogue with Pakistan
February 1 , 2016 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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Prime Minister Modi’s dialogue initiative towards Pakistan is premised on its stated willingness to make no distinction between good and bad terrorists, which implies a readiness to eliminate not only t...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Dialogue-- Pakistan , Pathankot , Prime Minister Modi

Diffidence, Defiance and Delusion: Maldives in Denial
January 18 , 2016 Anushree Ghisad
Views: 4286
'That which springs from comfort & consolation, is delusion of perception; For truth is absolute, not contingent on convenience'

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : European Parliament , Maldives , political turmoil

Maverick Pakistan : Army Leading It to Oblivion
January 18 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Views: 2862
The Pakistan Army continues to baffle. Known to be the power behind Pakistan’s foreign and security related policies its hold is also for the purpose of perpetuating its control over Pakistan’s polity a...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Pakistan , Pakistan’s foreign policy , Security

India’s Greatest Military Victory: The Role played by Lt Gen JFR Jacob in the Liberation of Bangladesh
January 14 , 2016 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
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At 93, one of India’s great military icons, Lt Gen JFR Jacob passed away in Delhi on Wednesday. Jakes to friends and colleagues, Lt Gen Jacob was a regular visitor to Vivekananda International Foundati...

Tags : 1972 , Bangladesh Liberation , East Pakistan , Lt Gen JFR Jacob , West Pakistan

‘Major Structural Reforms in PLA: Brief Initial Assessment’
January 13 , 2016 Jayadeva Ranade
Views: 3737
The crucial phase of the major military reforms -- described as 'far reaching and unprecedented' -- that were publicly announced on September 3, 2015, by Xi Jinping, who is concurrently the General Secr...

Military Affairs

Tags : China , Chinese Military , PLA , Xi Jinping

Events in Pathankot : A Breach Of Trust
January 12 , 2016 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Views: 3056
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Lahore was probably the last proverbial straw for the elements of the Deep State of Pakistan which is heavily opposed to any ideas of a peace process with India. The chain...

Terrorism

Tags : Pakistan , Pathankot Attack , West Punjab

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