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Building Dams with Donations
August 28 , 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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So dire is Pakistan’s financial health that it has been reduced to mobilise money from individual donors to build infrastructure projects which will cost hundreds of thousands of crores of rupees. In his first speech after becoming the Prime Minister, Imran Khan said that Diamer-Bhasha Dam was crucial for Pakistan

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Pakistan’s dam building , Pakistan’s financial crisis

Current International Order in Flux: Opportunities and Threats
August 28 , 2018 Pinaki Bhattacharya
Article Views: 3561
Early this year, a Rand Corporation researcher wrote: “…. we find specific causal evidence that the elements of the order (International Order) were either a necessary condition or a strongly contributing variable to realising values ranging from tens of billions of dollars

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , India , International order

National Register of Citizens (NRC) - The Next Steps
August 24 , 2018 Abhijit Chakravertty
Article Views: 3805
The process of filing appeals against the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the State of Assam, published on July 30, is underway. Individuals can file for review till October 28 and hearings will begin from December 15 this year.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Ilegal Immigration

Tags : Assam Accord , Illegal immigration , National Register of Citizens

ईरान का परमाणु समझौता, तेल और अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध
August 24 , 2018 Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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संयुक्त समग्र कार्य योजना (जेसीपीओए) के तहत गठित संयुक्त आयोग की बैठक 6 जुलाई को वियना में हुई। संयुक्त आयोग का गठन ईरान परमाणु समझौते के क्रियान्वयन के कारण होने वाले विवादों को सुलझाने की व्यवस्था के तौर पर किया गया था। अमेरिका के जेसीपीओए से बाहर निकलने के राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप के 9 मई के ऐलान के बाद इस प्रकार की यह पहली बैठक थी

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , ईरान परमाणु विवाद

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