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Progress and Challenges Related to the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal
September 24 , 2014 Dr Vijay K. Sazawal
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Introduction This paper seeks to address factors that led to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, initial expectations, how those expectations evolved over time, policy drivers that keep the two parties from...

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

Need to Appoint Impartial Governors
September 23 , 2014 Dr M N Buch (late)
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Under Article 1 of the Constitution, read with the Preamble, India is sovereign and the sovereignty rests in the Union. The same Article makes India a Union of States, which means that whereas the coll...

Governance and Political Studies

China Eyeing Enhanced Role in Afghanistan Post US Drawdown
September 22 , 2014 Monish Gulati
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China's Foreign Ministry on 18 July said that it had appointed a special envoy for Afghanistan, underscoring its concerns on the political and security developments in the country.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Mountain Strike Corps along Indo-Tibet Border and Strategic Advantage
September 19 , 2014 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
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“Begin, be bold and venture to be wise” – Horace Cause for a Mountain Strike Corps

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

India Must Choose the Right Strategic Partner
September 19 , 2014 Mohan Kumar S
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Current Scenario

US, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

China’s Pakistan Syndrome and India
September 16 , 2014 Sushant Sareen
Views: 3375
As two giant countries sharing a common border, India and China have a host of issues between them that they need to sort out and work together.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

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