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Islamic State and the Western World: An American Perspective
December 29 , 2015 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
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The penetration of the influence of the Islamic State (IS) on the American soil has increasingly become visible over the past few months. That a few (even microscopic minority) citizens are supporting t...

Terrorism

Tags : ISIS , Islamic State , Western World

Prime Minister Modi in Russia: An upturn Inevitable
December 25 , 2015 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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In 1986 the Army’s Staff College at Wellington, Nilgiris gave me my first recognition in professional writing by awarding me the Lentaigne Memorial Medal (named on the first Commandant, a legendary Brit...

International Relations and Diplomacy

India, Japan scale up their partnership
December 25 , 2015 Amb Kanwal Sibal
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The India-Japan relationship is acquiring increasing strategic importance. Japan’s economic partnership with India, although far below the actual potential of the relationship, has always been significa...

International Relations and Diplomacy

An UN Resolution on Syria : About Time
December 22 , 2015 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Views: 2822
It is rare to see the international community coming together on any issue which threatens the collective security of the world at large. When Daesh emerged as the freshest scourge everyone knew that it...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State , Syria , UN Resulation

Taking India-US partnership to the next level
December 21 , 2015 Nitin A Gokhale
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For years, the India-US defence partnership has been more about symbolism than substance. While the two countries conduct a spate of joint exercises across the three services, the previous United Progre...

Defence

Tags : Defence Partnership , India-US

Making It Happen: The Impediments In the way of Indo Pak peace process
December 18 , 2015 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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For a change it’s good that there isn’t too much euphoria over the announcement of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue between India and Pakistan during the recent visit of Mrs Sushma Swaraj, India’s E...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : India , Indo Pak , Pakistan

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