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Mullah Omar’s Death Casts Dark Clouds over Afghanistan’s Pakistan-Led, Pakistan-Owned Peace Process
August 5 , 2015 Sushant Sareen
Views: 4040
The resistance by powerful Afghan Taliban leaders and field commanders to the nomination of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as successor of Mullah Mohammad Omar and his elevation as the new Emir of the Taliban mo...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Nagaland: Reasons to be Optimistic
August 4 , 2015 Nitin A Gokhale
Views: 13360
Late on Monday evening, the question uppermost in the mind of every observer who watches the north-east closely was: Will the Naga accord usher in permanent peace in the region, wracked by conflict for ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, North-East Insurgency

Islamic State and Southeast Asia
August 3 , 2015 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
Views: 5519
The tentacles of the Islamic State (IS) have reached Southeast Asia and the region is increasingly becoming a recruiting hub for the outfit. This is an alarming development as a few of these countries, ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Sri Lanka General Elections - Curtain Raiser
August 1 , 2015 Anushree Ghisad
Views: 7090
This is in continuations with series of previous articles where the political situation in Sri Lanka was assessed. Now the crunch time as it were has arrived for the political leaders and parties to not...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

The Ukraine Stalemate: Implications for India
July 31 , 2015 Dr Harinder Sekhon
Views: 4298
In a bid to defuse the standoff in Ukraine, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin spoke over the phone in...

International Relations and Diplomacy

A Mass Murderer is Neither an Icon Nor a Victim
July 31 , 2015 Sushant Sareen
Views: 3521
The most troubling aspect of the sinister and manufactured outrage of the usual suspects over the hanging of a mass murderer, Yakub Memon, is how easily this fringe group is able to impose itself on the...

National Security and Strategic Studies

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December 26, 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 26 December 2024

Afghanistan Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation-Al Jazeera The Pakistani military...

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Internal Security Monitor
December 16, 2024
Internal Security Monitor Vol 1, No 4

Speaking at the annual conference State Police Chiefs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again expressed concern at the...

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Africa Now
December 19, 2024
Africa Now (01-15 December, 2024)

OVERVIEW The African Continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. The continent continued to...

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December 23, 2024
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 December 2024)

Defence India and Cambodia Commence Inaugural Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX. India-Malaysia Join Military Exercise...

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December 2, 2024
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December 16, 2024
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India-Middle East-Europe corridor Will be Source of Regional Peace, Stability: Says French Trade Minister Following its...

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VIF Cyber Review
December 13, 2024
Cyber Review - November 2024

National The Government notified telecoms to report security incidents within specified timelines The Government of Bharat...

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Myanmar Round Up
July 8, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: June 2024

June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for Myanmar, marked by significant military operations, escalating conflicts, and a...

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West Asia Round Up
October 25, 2024
West Asia Roundup: September 2024

Abstract: Not only the world remained on tenterhooks with the fears of escalation in West Asia but also witnessed the...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
November 13, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 November 2024)

Economic China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion...

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November 26, 2024
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 November 2024), Issue 49

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Completes Flight Tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System Maiden Flight-Test of...

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US Insights
June 6, 2024
US- Insights - May 2024

India-US Relations How India-US relations could change after the 2024 elections This year the US and India are both holding...

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December 6, 2024
Culture and Civilisational Digest: November-2024

69 stone inscriptions dating back to 9th century discovered in Karnataka's Kodagu, transcription done- Deccan Herald The...

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Multilateralism Digest
June 3, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

I. India in the UN Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future India contributes to CTTF India chairs Committee A...

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June 5, 2023
China Digest (16-31 May 2023)

India-China Relations It is learnt that China objected to the proposal from India to add Abdul Rauf of the JeM to the UN...

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