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India-Iran Relations: Prospects and Challenges
February 19 , 2015 Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam
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India’s relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran over the last few years have been marked by various hurdles. These pertained to the unresolved payment imbroglio for the import of Iranian crude oil; ...

Central Asia, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Developments in Maldives: Challenges for India
February 19 , 2015 Anushree Ghisad
Views: 16134
With fears of confrontation between the supporters of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and former President and human right activist Mohamed Nasheed sparking a wave of unrest in this littoral natio...

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

The Obama Visit: An Assessment
February 18 , 2015 Amb Prabhat P Shukla
Views: 6963
The hype over the nuclear deal has obscured the main achievement of the Obama visit: this is in the Joint Strategic Vision Statement for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region, to give the full name o...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Ukraine Crisis and The Challenges Ahead
February 16 , 2015 Dr Harinder Sekhon
Views: 6491
A ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Eastern Ukraine was reached in Minsk after a marathon session of negotiations running into almost seventeen hours amongst the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany ...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

India-US Civil Nuclear Deal: A Dependence Entrapment?
February 9 , 2015 Sarosh Bana
Views: 9305
India needs to proceed with utmost caution on its civil nuclear deal with the United States. The pathbreaking agreement, dramatically ‘operationalised’ in a 25 January meeting with India’s Prime Ministe...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Energy Security, US, Nuclear and Disarmament, International Relations and Diplomacy

Time to Bid Adieu to World Bank
February 3 , 2015 Prof R Vaidyanathan
Views: 5849
India has been one of the largest beneficiaries of World Bank assisted schemes in the last few decades and due to this, several health and educational schemes were implemented. But in the life of every ...

Economic Studies

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