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Time for India to use its Soft Power in China
August 22 , 2014 Prof R Vaidyanathan
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July 2014 is an important month for global economics and China. It is the first time in recent history that China has overtaken USA in GDP [adjusted for purchasing power parity or PPP] and has become nu...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Neighbour from Hell - India-Pakistan: Iron in the Soul
August 21 , 2014 Amb Prabhat P Shukla
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The decision to call off the scheduled Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan appears to have taken many by surprise, and left many in India quite unhappy. They seem to be unable to understand that...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Article 331 Needs A Re-look: Open Lok Sabha Nominations to Parsis Also
August 20 , 2014 Dr A Surya Prakash
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The House of the People (the Lok Sabha) has 543 elected members and two nominated seats. Article 331 of the Constitution stipulates that the nominated seats are exclusively for members of the Anglo-Indi...

Governance and Political Studies

Creeping Coup Redux: Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan
August 20 , 2014 Sushant Sareen
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A few months before the 1999 military coup, a monthly newsmagazine in Pakistan carried a cover story titled ‘Creeping Coup’. In his second stint as Prime Minister from 1996-99, Nawaz Sharif had started ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Sushma Swaraj’s Bangladesh Visit: A Good Start to “Neighbours First” Policy in Dhaka
August 12 , 2014 Monish Gulati
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Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Uniform Civil Code: Time for a Serious Endeavour
August 8 , 2014 RNP Singh
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The principle of application of Uniform Civil Code contained in the Directive Principles under Article 44 of the Constitution, describes “The state shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for all...

Governance and Political Studies

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New study suggests existence of a dockyard at Lothal, Gujarat, during Harappan Civilisation- The Indian Express Since the...

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