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Banning the Strategic Assets: What Pakistan’s Action against the Haqqanis and Jamaat Ud Dawa Means
January 24 , 2015 Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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The media is alive with reports of a potential ban on the Haqqani network and the Jamatud Dawaby the Pakistan authorities and last reports say that it has been put into effect. Similar bans on JuD, a cl...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Pakistan’s Jihadist Ban: Boondoggle or a Seismic Shift?
January 24 , 2015 Sushant Sareen
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For many days now, there have been reports in the Pakistan media – all clearly emanating from the same source but spaced out cleverly to time them with the visit of US President Barack Obama to India – ...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Indo-US Relations: The Obama Visit
January 23 , 2015 Amb Prabhat P Shukla
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The upcoming visit of President Obama as Guest of Honour for Republic Day 2015 is an occasion for stock-taking, and for laying the foundation for a more stable and productive relationship. This will be ...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Indo-US Cooperation and Perspectives on Climate Change
January 22 , 2015 Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain
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Climate change is an environmental problem that has various environmental, social and economic dimensions. Nations and citizens must determine how they can limit their own contributions to the negative ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to India: What it means for Defence Cooperation
January 19 , 2015 Dr Harinder Sekhon
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Hectic preparations are underway for the forthcoming visit of US President Barack Obama to India later this month where he will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade. This visit, like Prime Mini...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Analysing Sri Lanka Elections: Implications for India
January 12 , 2015 Nitin Gokhale
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Perhaps Mahinda Rajapaksa had seen the rapid decline in his popularity much before others did. That and apparently advice of astrologers who told him his propitious time was fast running out, forced Ra...

Sri Lanka, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

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