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Ukraine Developments: US/ EU Attempt to Stretch Europe’s Frontiers?
March 13 , 2014 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 6021
Developments in Ukraine should be understood as part of US/EU's project of stretching the frontiers of "Europe" eastwards as far as possible in order either to eventually topple the present Russian poli...

Europe, US, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Wendy Doniger Episode: An Analysis
March 12 , 2014 Dr Makkhan Lal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF (2015 - 2017)
Views: 11850
Wendy Doniger is once again back in news, as always, for the wrong reasons. This time the Penguin decided to withdraw her book rather than face the criminal charges in the court of law. For those who ma...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

BIMSTEC and BICM: Two Competing Sub-Regional Frameworks?
March 11 , 2014 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
Views: 3967
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently visited Myanmar to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation summit (BIMSTEC). This sub-regional framework came abo...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

US’ India Policy Reflects Strategic Miscalculations
March 7 , 2014 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Views: 3952
The United States of America is, once again, not managing its relations with India well. Gains made during George W. Bush’s presidency in building strategic trust between the two countries are being ste...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

The Stakes in Ukraine
March 6 , 2014 Amb Prabhat P Shukla
Views: 7414
As the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, foreign powers are getting overtly involved. Russian forces are already deployed in the Crimea, and there is the live danger that they will also enter eastern U...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

India’s North East Needs a Vision
March 4 , 2014 K G Suresh
Views: 5438
Background At the recently concluded World Book Fair in Delhi, the National Book Trust (NBT) organized a ‘North East Quiz’ among the school children visiting the annual exhibition. According to Mr Nirma...

Governance and Political Studies

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